Breakdown

Breakdown

95 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | May 2, 1997

When his SUV breaks down on a remote Southwestern road, Jeff Taylor lets his wife, Amy, hitch a ride with a trucker to get help. When she doesn't return, Jeff fixes his SUV and tracks down the trucker -- who tells the police he's never seen Amy. Johnathan Mostow's tense thriller then follows Jeff's desperate search for his wife, which eventually uncovers a small town's murderous secret.

Breakdown

95 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | May 2, 1997

Breakdown
When his SUV breaks down on a remote Southwestern road, Jeff Taylor lets his wife, Amy, hitch a ride with a trucker to get help. When she doesn't return, Jeff fixes his SUV and tracks down the trucker -- who tells the police he's never seen Amy. Johnathan Mostow's tense thriller then follows Jeff's desperate search for his wife, which eventually uncovers a small town's murderous secret.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Paramount, Dino De Laurentiis Company, Spelling Films
Original title Breakdown
Directors Charles Simmers, Adam Druxman, Artist W. Robinson, M. James Arnett, Jonathan Mostow
Writers Sam Montgomery, Jonathan Mostow

Cast

Kurt Russell

as Jeffrey 'Jeff' Taylor

J.T. Walsh

as Warren 'Red' Barr

Kathleen Quinlan

as Amy Taylor

M.C. Gainey

as Earl

Jack Noseworthy

as Billy

Rex Linn

as Sheriff Boyd

Moira Sinise

as Arleen Barr

Kim Robillard

as Deputy Len Carver

Thomas Kopache

as Calhoun

Jack McGee

as Bartender at Belle's Diner

Vincent Berry

as Deke Barr, Red's Son

Helen Duffy

as Flo

Ancel Cook

as Barfly at Belle's Diner

Gene Hartline

as Tow Truck Driver

Steve Waddington

as Cowboy In Bank

Rick Sanders

as Truck Stop Trucker