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Release Date:
2 May 1997 (USA)
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Plot:
A man searches for his missing wife after his car breaks down in the middle of the desert. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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2 nominations
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In the middle of a desert
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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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Rated R for strong violence/terror and language.
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95 min
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Certification:
Iceland:14 (original rating) |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
Singapore:NC-16 |
South Korea:15 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Australia:M |
Germany:16 |
Ireland:15 |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:15 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R (certificate #34949) |
Argentina:13
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Writer/Director Jonathan Mostow got the idea for the film while driving through Las Vegas with his wife.
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Continuity: The broom in the bank's bathroom.
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Billy, Gang Member:
[to Jeff] You the fella looking for his wife?
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Nobody Knows
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Jeff Taylor (Kurt Russell) and Amy Taylor (Kathleen Quinlan) are a couple who are moving to San Diego.Their car breaks down in a desert.Amy goes along with a truck driver to call some help from the diner.But she never comes back.Jeff drives all around the desert looking for his wife and he asks some people for his wife, but everybody says they haven't seen her.What has happened to Amy?Watch the movie and find out.Breakdown is totally worth checking out.Kurt Russell's performance is amazing and the other actors are great too. Breakdown is a thrilling action thriller, that keeps the suspense on every second of the movie.