Breakdown (1997)
Overview
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 Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $36,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $50,159,144.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.855 |
Directed By
Jonathan Mostow
Crew
Basil Poledouris
Kevin Stitt
Lee Maymen
Jonathan Mostow
Derek Brechin
Jonathan Mostow
Dino De Laurentiis
Peg Cummings
Sam Montgomery
Carol Lewis
Martha De Laurentiis
Douglas Milsome
Jonathan Mostow
Michael Chandler
Jeffrey Sudzin
Jeffrey Sudzin
Susan Mills
Charles Simmers
Cindy Jo Hinkleman
Dennis Liddiard
Adam Druxman
Teresa Kelly
Pearl A. Lucero
Felipe Borrero
Thom 'Coach' Ehle
Dionne Dana
Gillian Johnson
M. James Arnett
Steve Jaszkowiak
Artist W. Robinson
Tom Hoerber
Gary Coppola
Artist W. Robinson
Albert Aquino
David J. Hudson
Harry Colomby
Jonathan Fernandez
Victoria Paul
Ellen Statham
Jimmy Romano
Gene Hartline
Al Jones
Troy Robinson
Diana R. Lupo
Seth Arnett
M. James Arnett
Pat Romano
Kevin L. Jackson
Steve Picerni
James M. Halty
Norm Compton
Shane Dixon
John Casino
Steve Kelso
Mark Ginther
Keii Johnston
Hugh Aodh O'Brien
Eddy Donno
Tom Glass
Sven-Ole Thorsen
John Casino
Carey Loftin
Bruce Paul Barbour
Michael M. Vendrell
Tommy J. Huff
Alexis Scher
Robert Presley
Cary Fisher
Richard Mosier
Greg Rhineer
Lance Layman
David 'D.R.' Rhineer
Gavin Alcott
Ronald L. Wright
Jimmy Raitt
Bryan Duff
Jennifer Howard
Larry Maguire
Steve Gehrke
Lon Thompson
Don Tomich
Eli Thompson
Robert Cheung
Mark Sadler
Heather Hillmeyer
Niles McElroy
Lloyd Moriarity
Eugene B. Kerry
Michael Listorti
Terry Dresbach
Doug Chartier
Dan Owen
Ron Santoyo
Vincent Torres
Craig Ames
Amy Wetherbee
Neil Greenberg
Lisa Mozden
Jon Johnson
Greg Teall
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Matvey Shatz
Richard Marvin
Robert Dawson
Mark Mauricio
David Tyrone
Jim Wills
Steve Boyd
Greg Johnson
Kevin Kern
Tom Houchins
Stacey Seeds-Ferrence
Richard L. Cowitt
Paul Iannizzotto
Jeri Baker
Malanie J. Romero
Jim Leabeater
Bill Coss
Larry D. Davis
Greg St. Johns
Paul Theriault
Jolanda Wipfli
Yusef Edmonds
Cheryl Starbuck
Randy Tepper
David Jarrell
Ron Cardarelli
Sid Lucero
John O'Grady
Gary Jensen
Steve Titus
Jeff Milewsky
Preston Brown
John Wildermuth
Sue Jennings
Joe Coleman
Raymond Stella
Casey Hotchkiss
Pernell Youngblood Tyus
Frank M. Holgate
Jason Poteet
David Elliott
Murvel Hanson
Reyes Rodriguez
Tristano Solari
Ron Hardman
Rick Sanders
Gigi Ferraioli
Loris Favaron
Dwayne Abernathy
Eric Turner
Jeffrey D. Stevens
Mark Thie
David Pessamato
Robert Ellison Knight
Val Kuklowsky
Earl Martin
Jeffrey Perkins
Barbara Harris
Robert Troy
Edward Steidele
Bob Rutledge
Mark McBryde
Basil Poledouris
Greig McRitchie
Steven Scott Smalley
Tim Boyle
Daryl B. Kell
Steve Forman
Judd Miller
Eric Colvin
Stuart Boros
Ken Kushnick
Scott Browning
Kim Horridge
Pamela Hilse
Paul Belenardo
Roberta Shintani
Keith Kumamoto
Dennis Cavalier
David Wolf
Mahnaz 'Mary' Mahdavi
Robert Krywicki
Pamela Chess
Hector Freeman
Brent Jose
Christopher Jones
Jim Petti
Cid Swank
Richard Foreman Jr.
Alex Hill
Jory Weitz
Rick Zeiff
Tony Hobbs
Deanna Stadler
Gunner Hunneke
Bennie Zura
Torben Bulbring
Shirley Delovich
Adam Press
Cynthia Martinez
Erica Pearce
Alfonso Flores
Richard Zarro
Ronald Zarro
Guy Faria
Tom von Badinski
David A. Poole
Steve Housewright
Phillips 'Flip' Wylly Jr.
Linda Emmons Cunningham
John Graffeo
Gerard Jordan
David L. McGuire
Mark Sakamoto
Gyula Tóth
Frank McEldowney
Jennifer Giancola
Kenneth Roth
Andrea Zuckerman
Brian Mercado
Hal Long
Dale Knight
Lawrence Andrews
Peter Morales
Robert Ellison Knight
TOP CAST
Kurt Russell
Jeff Taylor
J. T. Walsh
Warren 'Red' Barr
Kathleen Quinlan
Amy Taylor
M.C. Gainey
Earl
Jack Noseworthy
Billy
Rex Linn
Sheriff Boyd
Moira Sinise
Arleen Barr
Kim Robillard
Deputy Len Carver
Thomas Kopache
Calhoun
Jack McGee
Bartender
Vincent Berry
Deke Barr
Helen Duffy
Flo
Ancel Cook
Barfly
Gene Hartline
Tow Truck Driver
Steve Waddington
Cowboy In Bank
Rick Sanders
Truck Stop Trucker
Alitzah
Spanish Girl (uncredited)
Rick Zieff
Producer (uncredited)
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