Breaker! Breaker!
| Breaker! Breaker! | |
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| 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 |
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Running time | 85 min. (approx.) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $250,000 |
| Box office | $12 million or $3 million |
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.