Breakdown

May 2, 1997

1h 33m

★ 6.9

It could happen to you.

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.

Genres

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

Action

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

The De Laurentiis Company

Spelling Films

Breakdown Trailers

Cast

Jeff Taylor

Kurt Russell

Warren 'Red' Barr

J. T. Walsh

Amy Taylor

Kathleen Quinlan

Earl

M.C. Gainey

Billy

Jack Noseworthy

Sheriff Boyd

Rex Linn

Ritch Brinkley

Arleen Barr

Moira Sinise

Deputy Len Carver

Kim Robillard

Calhoun

Thomas Kopache

Bartender

Jack McGee

Deke Barr

Vincent Berry

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