Breakdown (film, 1997)

Synopsis

Jeff and Amy Taylor took the road for San Diego, where a new life waits. In full desert, their car breaks down. A heavy truck stops. The driver, Red, propose to come to them to assistance. While Amy gives the responsability, with the helpful truck-driver, to go to quérir a breakdown truck, Jeff gets busy to repair the vehicle, that it succeeds in making start. It decides to go to join Amy but, with the transport cafeé, it does not find trace of his wife. In front of the silence of the autochtones, it takes again the wheel and sees the truck of Red. Questioned, he claims not to know it. Questioned by the police force, he ever denies to have met it.

Data sheet

Title: Breakdown
Québécois Title: fatal Breakdown
Realization: Jonathan Mostow
Scenario: Jonathan Mostow and Sam Montgomery
Production: Dino De Laurentiis, Martha De Laurentiis, Artist W. Robinson, Harry Colomby and Jonathan Fernandez
Production companies: Dino De Laurentiis Company, Paramount Pictures and Spelling Films
Budget: 36 million dollars (27,3 million euros)
Music: Basil Poledouris
Photography: Douglas Milsome
Assembly: Derek Brechin and Kevin Stitt
Decorations: Victoria Paul
Costumes: Terry Dresbach
Country of origin: the United States
Format: Colors - 2,35:1 - Dolby DIGITAL - 35 mm
Kind: Police officer, thriller
Lasted: 95 minutes
Comings out date: May 2nd 1997 (the United States), October 8th 1997 (France)
Film prohibited with less than 12 years at the time of its exit in France

Distribution

Kurt Russell: Jeffrey “Jeff” Taylor
J.T. Walsh: Warren “Red” Barr
Kathleen Quinlan: Amy Taylor
M.C. Gainey: Earl
Jack Noseworthy: Billy
Rex Flax: the sheriff Boyd
Ritch Brinkley: Al
Moired Harris: Arleen Barr
Kim Robillard: the assistant Len Carver
Thomas Kopache: Calhoun
Jack McGee: the barman at Belle' S Dinner
Ancel Cook: the pillar of bar at Belle' S Dinner
Vincent Berry: Deke Barr
Helen Duffy : Flo
Gene Hartline: the driver of the breakdown truck

Around film

turning was held with Barstow, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Victorville, in California. Like Sedona in Arizona, Nelson' S Landing in the Nevada and Moab in the Utah.
to be able to be near its family every evening in Los Angeles, Kurt Russell was transported by helicopter on the various spot of turning.
the truck of Red is a Peterbilt 377.
After the first was refused, Basil Poledouris composed one second partition for film.
In original script, in the scene of the station gasoline at the beginning of film, Red briefly discussed with Amy.

Original soundtrack

Burgers & Fries , interpreted by Charley Pride
This Game Off Coils , interpreted by Robbyn Kirmsse
Nobody Knows , interpreted by Robbyn Kirmsse
Walking Out The Back Door , interpreted by Robbyn Kirmsse

Distinctions

Nomination at the price of best the thriller and male best supporting role for J.T. Walsh, by the Academy of science fiction films, fantastic and horror in 1998.
Price of the female best supporting role for Kathleen Quinlan, at the time of the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards in 1998.

External bonds

Breakdown on Internet Movie Database
Critical DevilDead

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