Breathless

Breathless

100 mins | Drama, Action, Romance | May 13, 1983

Jesse has to get out of Las Vegas quickly and steals a car to drive to L.A. On the way, he shoots a police officer. When he makes it to L.A. he stays with Monica, a girl he has only known for a few days. As the film progresses, the police get closer to him, and the crimes escalate.

Breathless

100 mins | Drama, Action, Romance | May 13, 1983

Breathless
Jesse has to get out of Las Vegas quickly and steals a car to drive to L.A. On the way, he shoots a police officer. When he makes it to L.A. he stays with Monica, a girl he has only known for a few days. As the film progresses, the police get closer to him, and the crimes escalate.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Orion Pictures, Breathless Associates, Miko Productions
Original title Breathless
Directors Julie Pitkanen, Jim McBride
Writers L.M. Kit Carson, Jim McBride, François Truffaut

Cast

Richard Gere

as Jesse

Valérie Kaprisky

as Monica

Art Metrano

as Birnbaum

John P. Ryan

as Lt. Parmental

William Tepper

as Paul

Robert Dunn

as Sgt. Enright

Garry Goodrow

as Berrutti

Lisa Jane Persky

as Salesgirl

James Hong

as Grocer

Waldemar Kalinowski

as Tomachoff

Jack Leustig

as Highway Patrolman

Eugène Lourié

as Dr. Boudreaux

Georg Olden

as Kid

Miguel Piñero

as Carlito

Henry G. Sanders

as Man with Pipe

Bruce Vilanch

as Man with Purse

Robert Mark Quesada

as Police Officer

Nora Gaye

as Vegas Girl

Andres Aybar

as Campus Aide

Isabel Cooley

as Photographer

L. Jerry Greenberg

as Vendor

Javier Grajeda

as Boudreaux's Aide

Robert Snively

as Dour Professor

John Wyler

as Professor #2

Jeni Vici

as Stretch

Carl Munoz

as Man with Tire Iron

Christopher White

as College Student

Brien Varady

as College Student

Keith Addis

as Vegas Sharpie #1

Martin Erlichman

as Vegas Sharpie #2

Peggy Ann Stevens

as Disco Girl

Raymond Bear

as Bodyguard

David Carson

as Mr. Andre

Tracy McBride

as Thunderbird Lady

Jesse McBride

as Thunderbird Kid

Helen Kelly

as Woman at the Hotel (uncredited)

Jennifer Leigh Rice

as (uncredited)

Bruce Scivally

as Student with Bicycle (uncredited)