Breakdown (film)
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| Breakdown | |
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 Promotional Poster for Breakdown |
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| Directed by | Jonathan Mostow |
| Produced by | Jonathan Mostow |
| Written by | Jonathan Mostow |
| Starring | Kurt Russell J.T. Walsh Kathleen Quinlan |
| Music by | Richard Marvin |
| Cinematography | Douglas Milsome |
| Editing by | Derek Brechin, Kevin Stitt |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 2, 1997 |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $36,000,000 USD |
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Breakdown is a 1997 film, written and directed by Jonathan Mostow. The film stars Kurt Russell, J.T. Walsh and Kathleen Quinlan. The film was released on May 2, 1997 by Paramount Pictures. It was filmed on location in Sacramento, Moab and Arizona.
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[edit] Plot summary
A couple (Jeff & Amy) are moving to California and must drive across the country. When they find themselves with car trouble in the middle of the desert, with hardly anyone around — their trip comes to a halt.
Amy accepts a ride with a friendly trucker to a small diner to call for help - but after a long time of Amy's absence, Jeff gets worried. He discovers that no one in the diner has seen his wife. When he catches up with the trucker who offered her the ride in the first place, the trucker swears that he has never seen her.
Now he must attempt to find his wife, who is being held at ransom — who can he trust?
[edit] Cast listing
- Kurt Russell (Jeff Taylor)
- Kathleen Quinlan (Amy Taylor)
- J.T. Walsh (Warren `Red` Barr)
- M.C. Gainey (Earl)
- Jack Noseworthy (Billy)
- Ritch Brinkley (Al)
- Moira Harris(Arleen Barr)
- Rex Linn(Sheriff Boyd)
- Kim Robillard (Deputy Len Carver)
- Jack McGee (Belle's Bartender)
- Helen Duffy (Flo)
- Vincent Berry (Deke)
- Ancel Cook (Barfly at Belle's Diner)
- Steve Waddington (Cowboy In Bank)
- Gene Hartline (Tow Truck Driver)
- Rick Sanders (Truck Stop Trucker)
- Thomas Kopache (Calhoun)
[edit] Trivia
- The road map at the beginning is a map of New Mexico, the road names have been changed and landmarks and town names have been changed or new fictitious ones added.
- Kurt Russell was helicoptered in and out of the areas of shooting so he could be with his family in Los Angeles at night.
- In the original script, Red talks briefly to Amy in the gas station store at the beginning of the film.
[edit] External links
- Breakdown at the Internet Movie Database
