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Breakdown

It could happen to you.

1997 · R · 1h 33m

Directed by Jonathan Mostow

7.0

TMDB audience score
1,187 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver offers Amy a ride to a nearby café to call for help. Meanwhile, Jeff is able to fix the car and make his way to the café, but Amy isn't there. He tracks down the trucker ― who tells the police he's never seen Jeff or his wife before. Jeff then begins a desperate, frenzied search for Amy.

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Cast

  • Kurt Russell
    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 Sinise
    Arleen Barr

  • Kim Robillard
    Deputy Len Carver

  • Thomas Kopache
    Calhoun

  • Jack McGee
    Bartender

  • Vincent Berry
    Deke Barr

  • Helen Duffy
    Flo

  • Ancel Cook
    Barfly

  • Gene Hartline
    Tow Truck Driver

  • Steve Waddington
    Cowboy In Bank

  • Rick Sanders
    Truck Stop Trucker

  • Alitzah
    Spanish Girl (uncredited)