It could happen to you.
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.
Breakdown (1997) is a crime, mystery, thriller, drama and action film directed by Jonathan Mostow, released on May 2, 1997 with a runtime of 1h 33m. It stars Kurt Russell, J.T. Walsh, Kathleen Quinlan and M.C. Gainey. Viewers rate it 6.9 out of 10 across 1,151 ratings.
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Kurt Russell
as Jeff Taylor
J.T. Walsh
as Warren 'Red' Barr
Kathleen Quinlan
as Amy Taylor
M.C. Gainey
as Earl
Jack Noseworthy
as Billy
Rex Linn
as Sheriff Boyd
Ritch Brinkley
as Al
Moira Sinise
as Arleen Barr
Kim Robillard
as Deputy Len Carver
Thomas Kopache
as Calhoun
Jack McGee
as Bartender
Vincent Berry
as Deke Barr
Directed by Jonathan Mostow, written by Jonathan Mostow, Sam Montgomery and Jonathan Mostow, produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Martha De Laurentiis.
Average viewer score of 6.9/10 from 1,151 ratings.
In <i>Breakdown</i>, Kurt Russell and Amy Quinlan play a wealthy New England couple who find horror in Iowa. While driving cross-country, their car breaks down. The various local people they meet who initially seem helpful are in fact criminals working together. The wife is kidnapped, the husband is told to pay half a million to get her back alive, and Kurt Russell decides he'd rather fight. I found this a rather…
Reviewed on September 6, 2018
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…
Reviewed on May 16, 2020
Simple but really solid suspense-thriller with some good sequences especially the finale with great car stunts. Not much to the performances or characters, but Kurt Russell was, as usual, good in the lead and J.T. Walsh sinister as the primary villain. **3.75/5**
Reviewed on September 19, 2021
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Breakdown (1997) is available to stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel and MGM Plus, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Breakdown (1997) includes Kurt Russell, J.T. Walsh, Kathleen Quinlan, M.C. Gainey and Jack Noseworthy. The film was directed by Jonathan Mostow. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Breakdown was released on May 2, 1997 and runs for 1h 33m.
Breakdown (1997) holds an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 1,151 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime, mystery and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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