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Breakdown (1997)

R 05/02/1997 (US) Crime, Drama, Mystery 1h 35m

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When his SUV breaks down on a remote Southwestern road, Jeff Taylor lets his wife, Amy, hitch a ride with a trucker to get help. When she doesn't return, Jeff fixes his SUV and tracks down the trucker -- who tells the police he's never seen Amy. Johnathan Mostow's tense thriller then follows Jeff's desperate search for his wife, which eventually uncovers a small town's murderous secret.

Jonathan Mostow

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Sam Montgomery

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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 Sinise

Arleen Barr
Kim Robillard

Deputy Len Carver
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A review by John Chard

80%

Written by John Chard on May 16, 2020

Super Thriller.

Breakdown is directed by Jonathan Mostow and Mostow co-writes the screenplay with Sam Montgomery. It stars Kurt Russell, J.T. Walsh, M.C. Gainey, Kathleen Quinlan, Rex Linn, Jack Noseworthy and Ritch Brinkley. Music is by Basil Poledouris and cinematography by Douglas Milsome.

When his SUV breaks down on a remote Southwestern road, Jeff Taylor (Russell) lets his wife, Amy (Quinlan), hitch a ride with a trucker to get help. When she doesn't return, Jeff fixes his SUV and tracks down the trucker -- who tells the police he's never seen Amy...

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