Breakdown

"It could happen to you."

May 2 1997 R 1h 33m
Crime, Drama, Mystery

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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Plot

Jeff and Amy Taylor are moving to California and must drive across the country. When they find themselves stranded in the middle of a desert with hardly anyone or anything around, their trip comes to a sudden halt. Amy had taken a ride with a friendly trucker to a small diner to call for help, but after a long time, Jeff becomes worried. He finds that no one in the diner has seen or heard from his wife. When he finds the trucker who gave Amy the ride, the trucker swears he has never seen her. Now Jeff must attempt to find his wife, who has been kidnapped and is being held for ransom. But who can he trust?

Written by

Jonathan Mostow, Sam Montgomery

Directed by

Jonathan Mostow

Cast

Kurt Russell, J.T. Walsh, Kathleen Quinlan

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Spelling Films, Dino De Laurentiis Company, Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Trailers
Breakdown - Trailer
Breakdown (1997) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD]
Scores
# of Votes
65,202
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
73
Popularity
NA