Breakdown

Breakdown

It could happen to you.

Rating

3.3 (2)

Release Date

5/2/1997

Runtime

93 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$36,000,000

Revenue

$50,159,144

Homepage

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How It Feels

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A taut thriller about a man unraveling as he searches for his vanished wife in an unforgiving desert landscape where no one will believe him. The film expertly cranks up paranoia and claustrophobia despite its vast, open setting.

Mood

ParanoidTenseDread-soakedUnsettling

Themes

SurvivalFamilyCorruptionIsolation

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

Reviews

stormaciousd

Does Kurt Russell have the best head of hair out of all of Hollywood's leading men? I certainly think it's possible.

This is a fun action thriller.

brett

Kurt Russell was born to be an action star. From <I>Escape to New York</i> to <I>Executive Decision</i>, even <I>The Thing</i>, he has been an action powerhouse for many years.

<I>Breakdown</i> isn't as action-filled as the aforementioned films, but Russell can still capture the same amount of attention as them. He's a versatile actor, able to express different emotions and can snap on demand, but it's in this film where we him do it all. His role as Jeff, a devoted husband traveling with his wife across the country to their new home in California, is first shown as a relaxed, doting husband. When his wife is kidnapped, his demeanor changes and the emergency mode switch is turned on. The gang orchestrating these kidnappings have been at it for years, and it's his job to rescue his wife and end their reign of terror once and for all.

There are plenty of noteworthy action scenes in the film that LG OLED's Filmmaker Mode perfectly displayed. I remember seeing the film in theaters back in 1997, and watching it again today brought back the same memories and experience.

<B>Final thoughts</b>:
Get behind the wheel of this one, even if you're riding on fumes.

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