Breakdown
6.9/10
Rating
93 min
Runtime
1997
Release Year
Jonathan Mostow
Director
Cast
Kurt Russell, J.T. Walsh, Kathleen Quinlan, M.C. Gainey, Jack Noseworthy
Quick Synopsis
Jeff and Amy Taylor, a married couple traveling across the country, face car trouble when their SUV breaks down in the New Mexico desert. While stranded, a passing truck driver offers Amy a ride to a nearby café so she can call for help. Jeff manages to repair the SUV and heads to the café, only to find Amy missing. When he confronts the truck driver, the man denies ever meeting them to the police. This leads Jeff to urgently search for Amy, trying to uncover what happened to her.
Detailed Synopsis of Breakdown
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.
