Main Cast: George Murdock, Terry O'Connor, Don Gentry, John di Fusco, Ron Cedillos
Release Year: 1977
Country: US
Run Time: 95 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
A typical Chuck Norris vehicle from the late '70s, Breaker! Breaker! is neither the first nor the last Hollywood attempt to translate the wide appeal of trucking into big-screen profits. Alhough, it is probably the least successful. In this "modern" Western, a small California town is ruled by the nefarious Judge Josh. Using CB technology, the Judge and his gang of henchman lure wayward truckers into their town in order to do them bodily harm. Eventually their evil ways catch up to them in the form of J.D. Dawes (Norris), who comes in search of his brother. What he finds, however, is nothing a little Tae Kwan Do and a case of dynamite can't fix. ~ Brian Whitener, All Movie Guide
Michael Augenstein - Billy Dawes; Dan Vandergrift - Wilfred; Douglas Stevenson - Drake; Jack Nance - Burton; Miranda Garrison - Barmaid; Chuck Norris - John David Dawes; Ray Saniger - Cook
Credit
Donald Hulette - Director, Steven Zaillian - Editor, Bernard Tabakin - Executive Producer, Donald Hulette - Composer (Music Score), Mario di Leo - Cinematographer, Donald Hulette - Producer, Terry Chambers - Screenwriter
Breaker! Breaker! is a 1977action film starring Chuck Norris. The story follows a truck driver, John David "J.D." Dawes (Norris), who must infiltrate a desert town and save his brother, Billy (Michael Augenstein), who is imprisoned by the town's corrupt judge (George Murdock).
The movie was featured on the May 24, 2007 episode of Late Night With Conan O'Brien where Conan used a "Breaker! Breaker! lever" similar to the "Walker, Texas Ranger" lever he used to showcase random scenes from the show for humor.
