Breaking All the Rules

Apr 1, 1985

1h 31m

★ 5.0

She's got one last day to do everything one last time!

Overview

Three robbers hide a stolen jewel inside a stuffed animal at one of the midway games in an amusement park. When Jack—a teen with a part-time summer job in the park—his best friend David and two girls hang out at the park, they get mixed up in the robbers' scheme to take back their jewel.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Téléfilm Canada

Filmline Productions

CTV

Breaking All the Rules Trailers

Cast

Jack

Carl Marotte

Debbie

Carolyn Dunn

David

Thor Bishopric

Angie

Rachel Hayward

Harry

Michael Rudder

Babyface

Pierre-Andre LaRoque

Patty

Papusha Demitro

Detective

Vlasta Vrana

Debbie's Mother

Beverly Murray

David's Stepmother

Michele Scarabelli

David's Father

Jérôme Tiberghien

Angie's Father

Bob Pierson

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