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Breakdown (1997)

Breakdown (1997)

Action Drama Crime Thriller Mystery

It could happen to you.

Release Date: 1997, May 2
Directors: Jonathan Mostow
Countries: United States of America
Production: The De Laurentiis Company, Spelling Films, Paramount Pictures
Cast: Rick Zieff, Kurt Russell, M.C. Gainey, Kim Robillard, Rex Linn, Thomas Kopache, J.T. Walsh, Kathleen Quinlan, Jack McGee, Moira Sinise, Vincent Berry, Jack Noseworthy

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.

Keywords:

murder kidnapping desert stranded road trip diner california chase extortion new mexico woman in jeopardy paranoia deception bank abduction ransom barn donut vacation captive highway truck driver redneck