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Breathless

  • 19831983
  • RR
  • 1h 40m
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5.9/10
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Richard Gere in 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?
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
9.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
6,584
966
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    • Director
      • Jim McBride
    • Writers
      • François Truffaut(story "A Bout De Souffle")
      • Jean-Luc Godard(screenplay "A Bout De Souffle")
      • L.M. Kit Carson(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Richard Gere
      • Valérie Kaprisky
      • Art Metrano
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jim McBride
    • Writers
      • François Truffaut(story "A Bout De Souffle")
      • Jean-Luc Godard(screenplay "A Bout De Souffle")
      • L.M. Kit Carson(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Richard Gere
      • Valérie Kaprisky
      • Art Metrano
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    • 72User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
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    Richard Gere and Valérie Kaprisky in Breathless (1983)
    Richard Gere and Valérie Kaprisky in Breathless (1983)
    Richard Gere and Valérie Kaprisky in Breathless (1983)
    Richard Gere and Valérie Kaprisky in Breathless (1983)
    Richard Gere in Breathless (1983)
    Valérie Kaprisky in Breathless (1983)
    Richard Gere and Valérie Kaprisky in Breathless (1983)
    Richard Gere and Valérie Kaprisky in Breathless (1983)
    Richard Gere and Valérie Kaprisky in Breathless (1983)
    Richard Gere in Breathless (1983)
    Richard Gere and Valérie Kaprisky in Breathless (1983)
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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
      • François Truffaut(story "A Bout De Souffle")
      • Jean-Luc Godard(screenplay "A Bout De Souffle")
      • L.M. Kit Carson(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Quentin Tarantino has said that this is one of the "coolest" movies, stating: "Here's a movie that indulges completely all my obsessions, comic books, rockabilly music and movies."
    • Goofs
      In the newspaper article that mentioned the death of a CHiP Officer, the text of the article has absolutely nothing to do with the headline.
    • Quotes

      Detective: "Don't F-U-C-K with the L.A.P.D."

    • 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 Time of the Gypsies (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Breathless
      Composed by Otis Blackwell

      Performed by Jerry Lee Lewis

      Rightsong Music, Inc./Obie Music

      Polygram Records, Inc.

    User reviews72

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    Top review
    Mehico! Mehico! Mehico!
    I got tired of watching my censored taped-from-TV version of this film, so I finally bought the DVD. I am one happy hombre. In addition to the superior video and audio quality, one gets several unobstructed views of the object of Gere's love/lust -- and that's no insignificant treat.

    One reviewer aptly referred to this film as Gere doing his "early-80s cheeseball riff on the sexiest man alive." I concur. "Breathless" could be seen as an expansion of his minor role as Diane Keaton's dangerous pretty-boy in "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" -- transposed from wintery Chicago to sultry L.A.

    I won't analyze this film. It doesn't hold up under criticism, and certainly there is plenty to dislike, starting with the relentlessly sociopathic behavior of its protagonist. Rather, in the spirit of the film's love-almost-conquers-all theme, here's just a partial list of what I love about "Breathless":

    1. Kaprisky in her see-through swimsuit. Rowrrrr! The rest of her wardrobe is pretty damn sexy, too. (The jury's still out on Gere's blue 'soot.')

    2. The kiss at the diving board. It has to be one of the best in cinema history. Kaprisky is a goner after that.

    3. Gere's line: "I think maybe I was rolling dice when I should have been rolling you." Cheesy, sure, but look at her face when he says it.

    4. The shower scene, together. Kaprisky running hot and cold. "Jesse, you're crazy." ... "So what?" ... "It's OK. I like it."

    5. Gere turning female heads wherever he goes, as he exudes his studly scent.

    6. Los Angeles as The Place to Be. I lived and loved in L.A. during the early/mid-80s, and can vouch for the intoxication of being young and on the go in the City of Dreams. It's one big-ass place. McBride and veteran lensman Richard Kline do a superb job of capturing its heat, light (L.A. sunsets put a glow over the whole city), and diversity -- from the downtown hotels and office towers, to the industrial sections, to the Hollywood hills, to upscale West L.A., to the beach communities (where we see what must be every mural in L.A.).

    7. The amazing ending. Gere taking his "all-or-nothing" motto to the wire. In what other movie will you see a dude dancing and singing to his woman while the cops have their guns drawn on him?

    "Breathless" is Gere at his best. Maybe Kaprisky, too, for whatever that's worth. Don't think too hard about it. Just enjoy the ride.
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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
    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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

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