Breezy (1973)

Breezy is a teen-aged hippy with a big heart. After taking a ride with a man who only wants her for sex, Breezy manages to escape. She runs to hide on a secluded property where stands the ... See full summary »

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Writer:

Jo Heims

Stars:

William Holden, Kay Lenz, Roger C. Carmel

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Holden	...	Frank Harmon
Kay Lenz	...	Breezy
Roger C. Carmel	...	Bob Henderson
Marj Dusay	...	Betty Tobin
Joan Hotchkis	...	Paula Harmon
Jamie Smith-Jackson	...	Marcy (as Jamie Smith Jackson)
Norman Bartold	...	Man in Car
Lynn Borden	...	Overnight Date
Shelley Morrison	...	Nancy Henderson
Dennis Olivieri	...	Bruno
Eugene Peterson	...	Charlie
Lew Brown	...	Police Officer
Richard Bull	...	Doctor
Johnnie Collins III	...	Norman
Don Diamond	...	Maitre'D

Storyline

Breezy is a teen-aged hippy with a big heart. After taking a ride with a man who only wants her for sex, Breezy manages to escape. She runs to hide on a secluded property where stands the home of a middle-aged divorced man, Frank Harmon. Frank reluctantly takes Breezy in only to fall, unexpectedly, in love with her.

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Plot Keywords:

police | guitar | sex | breasts | female frontal nudity | 

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Taglines:

Her name is Breezy, and love was all they had in common

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 1974 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Begegnung am Vormittag

Filming Locations:

8002 Rothdell Trail, Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Malpaso Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Publicity for this picture, a romantic movie, stated that the film was a "now romance".

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Goofs

When Frank gives in and decides to take Breezy to the Pacific Ocean so she can see it for the first time, it is early morning. Upon arrival at the ocean the sun is clearly behind the ocean casting shadows into the beach not away from it, thus in reality the scene was shot at sunset not sunrise.

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Quotes

Frank Harmon: If that's all, then what's been going on the past six months?
Betty Tobin: Not very much. Don't you remember? No strings? No ties? No great need for each other? Those were your rules. Bless your heart, you kept every one of them. But I broke 'em all. Anyway, you might remember that for next time. Any time a girl agrees to an arrangement like that, she's already in love with you. It's just a question of appetite. Crumbs or no cake at all.
Frank Harmon: I don't know what to say.
Betty Tobin: Well, I guess that says it all.

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Connections

Referenced in Hollywood Mouth 2 (2014)

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Soundtracks

Breezy's Song
Lyrics by Marilyn Bergman and Alan Bergman
Music by Michel Legrand
Vocal by Shelby Flint

User Reviews

The Innocent Era of the 70's

Even though William Holden is the star of the film, it is Kay Lenz that holds the film together. Her beauty and innocence is what makes the movie enjoyable. With a sexy over bite like Jessica Simpson's, Lenz represents the ignorant bliss that made up the 70's. Holden, on the other hand, represents the tired and unhappy generation that made up the quiet and conservative solitude of the 60's. With moments much like Weekend with the Babysitter, Breezy has its moments of eye candy and sex. An early Clint Eastwood film, Clint didn't use direction to interest his audience but the story of 2 completely different people who somehow fall in love when nothing else makes sense.