| Breaker! Breaker! | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Don Hulette |
| Written by | Terry Chambers |
| Produced by | Sam Schulman Bernard Tabakin Don Hulette John Burrows |
| Starring | Chuck Norris George Murdock Terry O'Connor Michael Augenstein |
| Cinematography | Mario DiLeo |
| Edited by | Steven Zaillian |
| Music by | Don Hulette Terry Chambers Denny Brooks |
Production companies | Paragon Films Inc. Worldwide Productions |
| Distributed by | AIP |
Release dates |
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Running time | 85 min. (approx.) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $250,000[1][2] |
| Box office | $12 million[1] or $3 million[3] |
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.
J.D. (Norris), a trucker from California, learns that his old friend was assaulted and paralyzed by Sergeant Strode (Gentry), a policeman in Texas City, California. J.D. discovers that Strode has a history of "trapping" truckers for a corrupt judge named Trimmings (Murdock), who is running various rackets. Eventually J.D.'s younger brother (Augenstein), who is starting a trucking career, is deceived by Strode and goes missing. J.D. sets out to find him.
The film was a box-office success, grossing $12 million at the box office, but received generally negative reviews from critics.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
loswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Noted...: Chuck Norris Films Re-Enter Fight Scene". Los Angeles Times. May 2, 1981. p. c9.
- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 300. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada