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Breathless

  • 1983
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
11K
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Breathless (1983)
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When Jesse Lujack steals a car in Las Vegas and drives down to LA, his criminal ways only escalate - but when will it end?When Jesse Lujack steals a car in Las Vegas and drives down to LA, his criminal ways only escalate - but when will it end?When Jesse Lujack steals a car in Las Vegas and drives down to LA, his criminal ways only escalate - but when will it end?

  • Director
    • Jim McBride
  • Writers
    • L.M. Kit Carson
    • Jim McBride
    • Jean-Luc Godard
  • Stars
    • Richard Gere
    • Valérie Kaprisky
    • Art Metrano
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jim McBride
    • Writers
      • L.M. Kit Carson
      • Jim McBride
      • Jean-Luc Godard
    • Stars
      • Richard Gere
      • Valérie Kaprisky
      • Art Metrano
    • 82User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Richard Gere
    Richard Gere
    • Jesse
    Valérie Kaprisky
    Valérie Kaprisky
    • Monica
    Art Metrano
    Art Metrano
    • Birnbaum
    John P. Ryan
    John P. Ryan
    • Lt. Parmental
    William Tepper
    William Tepper
    • Paul
    Robert Dunn
    • Sgt. Enright
    Garry Goodrow
    • Berrutti
    Lisa Jane Persky
    Lisa Jane Persky
    • Salesgirl
    • (as Lisa Persky)
    James Hong
    James Hong
    • Grocer
    Waldemar Kalinowski
    • Tolmatchoff
    Jack Leustig
    • Hwy. Patrolman
    Eugène Lourié
    • Dr. Boudreaux
    • (as Eugene Lourié)
    Georg Olden
    • Kid
    Miguel Pinero
    • Carlito
    Henry G. Sanders
    Henry G. Sanders
    • Man with Pipe
    Bruce Vilanch
    Bruce Vilanch
    • Man with Purse
    Robert Mark Quesada
    • Police Officer
    Nora Gaye
    • Vegas Girl
    • Director
      • Jim McBride
    • Writers
      • L.M. Kit Carson
      • Jim McBride
      • Jean-Luc Godard
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      A couple love scenes were edited out in order to get an R-rating. In one of them, Jesse slowly cuts Monica's dress off by carefully using a pair of scissors. In the other, a palm tree exploded into flames behind them as they made out.
    • Goofs
      In the newspaper article that mentions the death of a CHiP officer, the text of the article has nothing to do with the headline.
    • Quotes

      Lt. Parmental: Listen, listen. Listen! Don't F-U-C-K with the LAPD!

    • Alternate versions
      Although the UK cinema version was uncut, the 1986 video release suffered 24 seconds of detailed edits to the scenes where Richard Gere breaks into and hot-wires a car, plus his breaking into 'Valerie Kaprisky''s flat using the lock pick. The cuts were fully restored in 2001 and the certificate downgraded to a "15".
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Blue Thunder/Return of the Jedi/Breathless/La Traviata (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Breathless
      Composed by Otis Blackwell
      Performed by Jerry Lee Lewis
      Rightsong Music, Inc./Obie Music
      Polygram Records, Inc.

    User reviews82

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    6/10

    Unheralded and unwanted remake

    "Breathless" is an unheralded '80s remake of Godard's revolutionary 1960 flick.

    In this one, Richard Gere plays the Belmondo role as a dimwitted yet charismatic car-thief who accidentally (or not?) kills a policeman during a traffic stop and goes on the run.

    He hooks up with a girl - Valerie Kaprisky playing a French girl in America, just as Jean Seberg played an American girl in France - and they go on the run together.

    Nowadays, "Breathless" is remembered mostly, if it is remembered at all, for Kaprisky's nude scenes. Gere is hard to swallow in the lead role; he just seems like an obnoxious idiot. We don't get into his head at all.

    Nor do we really understand Kaprisky's motivations. She seems too smart to do what she does, whereas Gere seems too stupid.
    • Groverdox
    • Dec 2, 2018
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 13, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Do posljednjeg daha
    • Filming locations
      • 11070 Strathmore Dr., Los Angeles, California, USA(Monica's apartment)
    • Production companies
      • Breathless Associates
      • Cinema '84
      • Miko Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $7,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $19,910,002
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,384,369
      • May 15, 1983
    • Gross worldwide
      • $19,910,002
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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