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Breakdown

Breakdown

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 2, 1997

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

User Score

69%

Original Title

Breakdown

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures, Spelling Entertainment, DDL Cinematografica

Director

Jonathan Mostow

Budget

$36,000,000

Revenue

$50,159,144

Description

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.