Breaking Point (1976)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Bob Clark

Writers:

Stanley Mann (writer)
Roger Swaybill (screenplay)

Release Date:

2 June 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Innocence and fury don't mix - they explode!

Plot:

The Mafia tries to take revenge against a man who testified against them in court.

Plot Keywords:

Mafia | Vigilante | 1970s | Teacher | Witness Protection Program

Cast

Bo Svenson	...	Michael McBain
Robert Culp	...	Frank Sirrianni
John Colicos	...	Vincent Karbone
Belinda Montgomery	...	Diana McBain
Linda Sorenson	...	Helen McBain
Stephen Young	...	Peter Stratas
Jeff Lynas	...	Andy Stratas (as Jeffrey Lynas)
Gerry Salsberg	...	Vigorito
Richard M. Davidson	...	Hirsch
Dwayne McLean	...	Petrucci
Doug Lennox	...	Damoni
Jim Hunter	...	Gilligan
John 'Bud' Cardos	...	Fleming
Alan McRae	...	Ted Buchanan
Joanna Noyes	...	Sarah Kelly

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Astral Bellevue Pathé

Movie Connections:

References "The Addams Family" (1964)

Points that break

Breaking Point: Bob Clark's lost vigilante epic finally gets a shameful full frame release from the ornery bastards at Fox, most likely in an attempt to cash in on the man's fatal car wreck. Bo Svenson, a full and lanky vertical 7'8", is taking his stepson home from an intense sports game when he sees two gangsters beating a poor man right outside his home. He interferes like a true neighbor would, bludgeoning the attackers with his gargantuan fists. Predictably, after the Bo's testimony, the mob sends out torpedoes to rub him out in some truly baffling hit-man reasoning and logic like throwing a Molotov cocktail at a man standing right next to a river. There's nothing here that distinguishes itself from any other Death Wish clone or Walking Tall entry, with minuscule action scenes peppered throughout the final third. If you're lucky enough to stay awake that long, you'll be treated to a magnum facial, a 2x4 used as a spear and Svenson flipping a house over a cliff. Robert Culp plays a weary police officer that's half Boggs and half, well, nothing. Love the music credit which actually lists a computer for the synthetic score!