Breathless (1983)
Overview
Jesse, a small-time criminal, high-tails it to Los Angeles to rendezvous with a French exchange student. Stealing a car and accidentally killing a highway patrolman, he becomes the most wanted fugitive in L.A.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $7,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $19,910,002.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 11.735 |
Directed By
Jim McBride
Crew
Jim McBride
Martin Erlichman
Richard H. Kline
Robert Estrin
François Truffaut
L.M. Kit Carson
Jim McBride
Jack Nitzsche
Vivian McAteer
Joe Torrenueva
Bill Dance
Larry D. Howard
Robert Sordal
Lambert Marks
Michael Ross
Deborah Hopper
Donald O. Mitchell
Frank E. Warner
Bruce Bisenz
Elisabeth Leustig
Jud Kehl
Tom Lucas
Jeff Carson
Tracy Tynan
Pearl Kempton
Mako Koiwai
Richard Sylbert
Daniel Allan Carlin
Keith Addis
Albert Bettcher
George Gaines
Kevin O'Connell
Stephen Paley
Everett Creach
Rachel Igel
Julie Pitkanen
Jane Jenkins
J. Allen Highfill
Bruce Bisenz
Rick Kline
Jeff Imada
Gilbert B. Combs
Rick Barker
David Burton
Diane Carter
Mickey Alzola
Phil Chong
Marguerite Happy
Gary Littlejohn
William T. Lane
Leonard P. Geer
Laurie Creach
Jack Baran
Debra Michaelson
TOP CAST
Richard Gere
Jesse
Valérie Kaprisky
Monica
Art Metrano
Birnbaum
John P. Ryan
Lt. Parmental
William Tepper
Paul
Robert Dunn
Sgt. Enright
Garry Goodrow
Berrutti
Lisa Jane Persky
Salesgirl
James Hong
Grocer
Waldemar Kalinowski
Tomachoff
Jack Leustig
Highway Patrolman
Eugène Lourié
Dr. Boudreaux
Georg Olden
Kid
Miguel Piñero
Carlito
Henry G. Sanders
Man with Pipe
Bruce Vilanch
Man with Purse
Robert Mark Quesada
Police Officer
Nora Gaye
Vegas Girl
Andres Aybar
Campus Aide
Isabel Cooley
Photographer
L. Jerry Greenberg
Vendor
Javier Grajeda
Boudreaux's Aide
Robert Snively
Dour Professor
John Wyler
Professor #2
Jeni Vici
Stretch
Carl Munoz
Man with Tire Iron
Christopher White
College Student
Brien Varady
College Student
Keith Addis
Vegas Sharpie #1
Martin Erlichman
Vegas Sharpie #2
Peggy Ann Stevens
Disco Girl
Raymond Bear
Bodyguard
David Carson
Mr. Andre
Tracy McBride
Thunderbird Lady
Jesse McBride
Thunderbird Kid
Helen Kelly
Woman at the Hotel (uncredited)
Jennifer Leigh Rice
(uncredited)
Bruce Scivally
Student with Bicycle (uncredited)
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