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Breakout

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Being a big Charles Bronson fan, i consider this to be among one of his best movies. The usually tight lipped quite guy is actually very colorful and alive in this action packed thriller. What a great cast also that are along for the ride Robert Duvall, Jull Ireland, Randy Quaid, Sheere North and even John Houston. Also, Another great score by Jerry Goldsmith. The real winner here is Bronson's performance.
Well for the DVD? it is barebones not even a trailer and although i would have loved to see some extras on this, chances of that happening are very remote. The biggest joy is to finally have this in the widescreen format 2.35:1 after countless years of watching the lousy pan and scan versions on video and laserdisc, this is a real treat to have and a MUST own for bronson fans.

Breakout

A must buy for Charles Bronson fans. His real wife, Jill Ireland, is just so beautiful. Robert Duvall, Sheree North, and Randy Quaid greatly support Bronson in this "breakout" tale of Bronson and company rescuing Duvall from a Mexican jail, for a crime he did not commit.
There is action, humor, action, and great tension and drama in this movie.

When BREAKOUT was released in 1975, it was shown at Jackson State Prison (Michigan). Several days later, someone tried to break an inmate out of the prison using a helicopter. Unlike the film it failed. But another classic example of life imitating art. The prisoners would have been better off trying to get an imitation of Sheree North in (the)black lingerie (sequence). BREAKOUT is yet again another enjoyable Bronson time waster, not of the caliber of his work with Michael Winner, but still worth a look. The Jerry Goldsmith score is first rate as expected.

Bronson, the only man who could take Chuck Norris in a fight, is at his best in this one. Hilarious quotes from Bronson help make up the differences in a thin plot. If you love Bronson, you need this one.

Typical Bronson actioner where he plays a gun for hire using a helicopter to get American businessman, Robert Duvall, out of a Mexican prison. Randy Quaid plays Bronson's assistant, and Bronson's then real-life wife, Jill Ireland, plays the wife of Duvall desperate to get her husband out. Director Tom Gries also directed the highly acclaimed western, "Will Penny" in 1968.

Made in 1975, this was a signature Bronson film that unfortunately typecast this highly talented actor who was unusually adept at a variety of roles as his wide body of work in film and television and in both the USA and abroad would attest. After these films, Bronson would later star in the highly-successful "Death Wish" series of film for which he is probably most known.

This film's action sequences, especially the helicopter rescue, will certainly keep you on the edge of your seat.

This isn't the best Charles Bronson film but it isn't terrible either. The plot is simple Jill Ireland pays Charles Bronson to save her husband played by Robert Duvall from a Mexican prison. It also needs to be noted that Robert Duvall's character was framed for murder.

After some convincing and negotiation of economics, Bronson takes the job. The acting in this film isn't too bad either. There is a bit of build up towards the actual "Breakout" in this film. Randy Quaid also plays a nice part as Bronson's sidekick.

There is some action and Bronson even manages to get into some hand to hand combat. Bronson also has a great sense of humor and good spirit as a man who is going to a foreign country to spring a man out of jail he has never met before. Not to mention the fact Bronson is breaking myriad laws both domestically and internationally. He really has a con artist/game show host quality about him. Just remember his five hundred dollar check that he "hasn't cashed" for over two years.

Overall "Breakout" is a decent movie, not to be confused with any of Bronson's vigilant films such as Death Wish (saga) or Cannon Films of the 80s. I would recommend a new comer of Charles Bronson to start out with any of these former films Charles Bronson did before watching "Breakout".

On a final note, there is a dummy used in this movie that is absolutely hilarious. I don't know if other people get amusement out of it, but I sure do.

Bronson was never an actor's actor, not in the traditional sense. A squint & smile did for him what a soliloquy did for Olivier.

The prototype for the action stars of today, his real asset was his presence - the man had sheer presence. You could feel the raw energy that boiled under all those ripped muscles. If he growled at you to jump - your only recourse would've been to ask how high.

Bronson was an honest-to-goodness badass, so any of his films can't be judged based on 'acting' per se. Rather you gauge it on how much fun you had in the viewing. And Breakout was pretty fun.

A decent action/adventure flick with one of the most outrageous death scenes you'll ever see.

When someone dies by a plane's propeller - typically you see the horror thru the eyes of either the victim or the witnesses, followed by a splash of red on the blades, plane fuselage and/or the ground. This is the first time I can recall seeing a 'body' take the devastating hit. Absolutely brutal. And, to be honest, actually kind of funny - because it's so clearly a stuffed mannequin getting Ginsu'd. It was the 1970's - no such thing as CGI back then.

What surprised me was this plot was literally lifted for a modern reboot. The Russell Crowe/Meg Ryan action/love story flick "Proof of Life", has the exact same storyline of Breakout. Had never heard this movie was clearly that film's inspiration. In fact, it's not even noted in IMDb's movie connections. (have added the update, but they're effete prigs who believe they "know better" than real film fans so....)

One word of caution - and it's a curious caution. There's an off-putting scene where Bronson's character, Nick Colton, finally expresses his love for the other man's wife. Instead of showing that moment of deep emotion by, say, caressing her cheek or touching the back of her neck - he gently grabs her throat. Now, I'm not sure what that means. I know for a fact that Bronson adored his real-life wife Jill Ireland, who plays the wife in this film. So I can only presume it's a very real personal interaction that we're seeing on the celluloid, something intimate that they're sharing with the audience. But if you didn't know about their off-camera relationship - the scene can be quite bizarre. So you've been warned.

I love this film! I enjoy Charles' Bronson's work and I find this one to be one of his better ones. This film has action, thrills and humor. My favorite scene in the film is when his character, a licensed pilot is trying to learn how to fly a helicopter. Flying a helo and a plane are completely different, as his character quickly discovers. Interaction between his instructor, his characters disbelief at not never being able to be as good as the instructor are priceless.
This is a great film to wile away a rainy day or boring afternoon. All the cast are at their best.

There are few dramas that are so much fun; few comedies that have such a taut plot. This film was just a great outing for Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland. Robert Duvall is miscast and underutilized as the victim of a conspiracy to falsely imprison an American in Mexico. Bronson is hired to get him out. Oddly enough, this unlikely scenario actually was a true story; odder still is the fact that Mexican law never considered this scenario and, thus, had no law prohibiting someone from rescuing someone from such a jail.
If you are a Bronson fan, you will defintely want this disk; it is funny, sexy, and a taut thriller, rolled into one. If you are a Robert Duvall fan, you should seek other movies, as he was only a very minor player in the overall plot.

A very good film,Bronson never made any really bad films,he did some average ones but not any terrible ones in my book.Plays a guy who runs a run down charter plane service who gets hired by Jill Ireland to break her husband out of a jail in Mexico,the husband played by Robert Duvall.I always thought they could have added in a bit more storyline into the film regarding the John Huston character who plays the father-in-law of Duvall.We know Duvall has been set up but this is never really explained to much,ie the reasoning behind it all.Still would reccommend to anyone.