Breakdown
📖 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.
🎥 Production Details
- Tagline
- “It could happen to you.”
- Release Status
- Released
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Action
- Director
- Jonathan Mostow
- Original Language
- EN
🎭 Cast
Kurt RussellJeff Taylor
J.T. WalshWarren 'Red' Barr
Kathleen QuinlanAmy Taylor
M.C. GaineyEarl
Jack NoseworthyBilly
Rex LinnSheriff Boyd
Ritch BrinkleyAl
Moira SiniseArleen Barr
Kim RobillardDeputy Len Carver
Thomas KopacheCalhoun🎬 Similar Movies
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Breakdown about?
- 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.
- Who directed Breakdown?
- Breakdown was directed by Jonathan Mostow.
- When was Breakdown released?
- Breakdown was released on May 2, 1997.
- How long is Breakdown?
- Breakdown has a runtime of 1h 33m.
- Where can I track Breakdown?
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