Breaker! Breaker! (1977)
A town without justice. A hero without fear.
Truck driver searches for his brother, who has disappeared in a town run by a corrupt judge.
- Date of release
- 1977-04-01
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (101)
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
- Director
- Don Hulette
Casting
- Chuck Norris — John David 'J.D.' Dawes
- George Murdock — Judge Trimmings
- Terry O'Connor — Arlene Trimmings
- Don Gentry — Sgt. Strode
- John Di Fusco — Arney
- Ron Cedillos — Deputy Bowles
- Michael Augenstein — Billy Dawes
- Jack Nance — Burton
- Miranda Garrison — Barmaid
- Dee Cooper — Jailer
- Kristine Helstoski — C.B. Voice (voice)
Interesting facts
Breaker! Breaker! is a 1977 American action film directed by Don Hulette and starring Chuck Norris in his first lead role. The co-stars include George Murdock, Don Gentry and Michael Augenstein. The film was a box-office success, grossing $12 million, but received generally negative reviews from critics.
Production
Norris said he was paid $5,000 to do the film. "I didn't know anything when I made that movie", said Norris. "We shot it in just 11 days. But it was amazing, people loved it anyway. It's a down-home kind of movie. It's still my dad's favorite."
"I want to become as big in the movie industry as I've been in the karate industry", said Norris in 1977. "I know I can do it because I have the faith to do it."
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