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Breakdown (1997/I)

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User Rating: 6.7/10 (12,215 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Jonathan Mostow
Writers (WGA):
Jonathan Mostow (story)
Jonathan Mostow (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
2 May 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
A cross-country trip. An unexpected breakdown. The trap has been set. more
Plot:
A man searches for his missing wife after his car breaks down in the middle of the desert. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
A nifty thriller, worthy of your time. more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kurt Russell ... Jeffrey 'Jeff' Taylor

J.T. Walsh ... Warren 'Red' Barr

Kathleen Quinlan ... Amy Taylor

M.C. Gainey ... Earl

Jack Noseworthy ... Billy
Rex Linn ... Sheriff Boyd
Ritch Brinkley ... Al
Moira Harris ... Arleen Barr

Kim Robillard ... Deputy Len Carver
Thomas Kopache ... Calhoun

Jack McGee ... Bartender at Belle's Diner
Vincent Berry ... Deke Barr
Helen Duffy ... Flo
Ancel Cook ... Barfly at Belle's Diner
Gene Hartline ... Tow Truck Driver
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence/terror and language.
Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (DeLuxe)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
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Trivia:
Writer/Director Jonathan Mostow got the idea for the film while driving through Las Vegas with his wife. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The condition of Jeff's pants when he arrives and leaves the bank to meet the kidnapper. more
Quotes:
Jeff: [pointing a gun at Red] You'd better pray she's still alive. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Road (2002) more
Soundtrack:
This Game Of Love more

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10 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
A nifty thriller, worthy of your time., 31 December 2004
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Author: id247 from United Kingdom

I spent this Christmas 2004 in Hungary, and watched Breakdown on TV the other night. Yes it was dubbed into Hungarian, but I'd already seen the film in the cinema a few years ago. And you know what? I was still as thrilled watching it in Hungarian as when I saw it in the cinema. Why? Because it tells its story mostly in visuals, this for me is the real power of a good film, using the images to tell the tale.

Kurt Russell is outstanding as the bewildered husband seeking his kidnapped wife, and yes while it reminded me of the superb Dutch film The Vanishing (the original 1988 version not the terrible Hollywood remake), and at times Spielberg's Duel, it still has a real freshness about it, with some great photography and direction.

Well worth a look, possibly Russell's best performance. 9/10

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