Tautly directed and superbly photographed, this crowd-pleasing thriller from 1997 is indebted to Steven Spielberg's Duel but more closely resembles Dead Calm in its strengths and weaknesses. Kurt Russell plays a stressed-out husband whose wife (Kathleen Quinlan) disappears after their car breaks down in the desert. Tracking down her whereabouts leads to an interstate theft and kidnapping ring, and as Russell pursues--and is pursued by--a vicious redneck played to perfection by J T Walsh (in one of his final film roles), the movie succumbs to several tense but utterly... conventional action sequences. That doesn't stop the movie from being an above-average nail-biter. It is so effectively directed by co-writer Jonathan Mostow that even the more surreal situations seem plausible and altogether unsettling. Russell's performance is key to the film's success--he's smart enough to be admirable and we can readily identify with his frustration, confusion and torment. Through him, Breakdown takes on the edgy quality of a wide-awake nightmare. --Jeff Shannon [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Jeff Taylor and his wife Amy are headed toward a new life in California when their car's engine dies on a remote highway. Amy accepts a ride from a helpful trucker while Jeff waits with the car. But when Jeff shows up at the agreed rendezvous, he finds his wife's not there. The locals aren't talking; the police aren't much help. With no one to turn to, Jeff battles his worst fears and begins a desperate, danger-ridden search to find Amy--before it's too late! Actors Kurt Russell, M.C. Gainey, Rex Linn, J.T. Walsh, Jack Noseworthy & Kathleen Quinlan Director Jonathan Mostow Certificate 15 years and over Year 1997 Screen Widescreen 2.35:1 Anamorphic Languages English ; French - Dolby Digital (5.1) Subtitles Dutch ; English ; French Duration 1 hour and 29 minutes (approx) Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.
Husband and wife Jeff (Kurt Russell) and Amy (Kathleen Quinlan) are driving from Boston to San Diego to make a fresh start when their car breaks down on a remote road. When truck driver 'Red' stops by he seems like a Godsend, offering to give Amy a lift to the nearest diner so that she can telephone for help. However, when Jeff manages to fix the car and drive to the diner, no-one has seen Red or Amy. He now embarks on a frantic search for his missing wife.
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