Truck driver searches for his brother, who has disappeared in a town run by a corrupt judge.
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IMDb's plot summary for Breaker! Breaker! Is short and sweet – "Truck driver searches for his brother, who has disappeared in a town run by a corrupt judge." There's really not much more that needs to be said about the plot. Chuck Norris goes looking for his brother, discovers he disappeared in a backwoods town, kicks everyone in sight, calls his trucker buddies to bust up the buildings, rescues his bother. That's it. There are no twists or turns or other surprises. Breaker! Breaker! moves from point A to point B in the straightest line imaginable. If the writers spent more than 30 minutes on the script, they were wasting their time. For me, Breaker! Breaker! is predictable, silly, and not a lot of fun. Watching Breaker! Breaker!, it's difficult to believe that Norris would go on to have the film career he did. Other than kicking a few dudes, Norris doesn't offer much. He was never an award quality actor, but some of his films are at least entertaining. Even some of his early films are fun – I especially enjoy Silent Rage. I say this to point out that I'm not a hater – I just don't enjoy this movie. Two things that I did, however, enjoy were the performances of George Murdock and Jack Nance. Murdock's over-the-top portrayal of Judge Joshua Trimmings is one of the few highlights. And Jack Nance is always a lot of fun. It's a shame these guys are wasted in this turkey of a film.
Dumb bit of business that has some value as an unintentional comedy but nothing else. Chuck Norris stars as a high-kicking truck driver out to find his little brother, who ran into trouble in a hick town in California run by a cartoon villain. This really could have been fun but, sadly, it's not. The script is full of tired clichés and cardboard characters. The production values are so cheap it looks like it was made for television. The town where the bulk of the movie takes place appears to be one of those old western sets from the silent movie days. I doubt there's more than ten nails holding up the whole place. The climax involving a convoy of truckers demolishing the town is pretty unimpressive since a good gust of wind would've done the trick. Chuck gets to do some arm wrestling, barroom brawling, lovemaking, and, of course, kicking. Speaking of which, the fight scenes are nothing to brag about. The highlight of the movie is the corny montage of Chuck and his girlfriend walking and talking while some cheesy song plays. This is really a stinker. It was obviously meant to cash in on the short-lived trucker and CB craze of the '70s, one of the most baffling fads ever. Like I said before, some fun could have been had here but this is just a slog to get through.
Chuck Norris comes to town looking for his brother who has been brutalized by a bunch of crooked redneck jerks. Chuck systematically beats the freaking hello out of each and every one of them. What's not to like, this stuff is Dope man... You will love each and every ash kicking moment and there are lots of them. Chuck even gets in a bit of wise cracking along the way. I almost felt sorry for the bad guys...naw I didn't. This flick thrilled me, chilled me, and never bored me one iota. This is Chuck at his best and ranks right up there with Lone Wolf McQuade and Forced Vengeance as one of the very best butt kicking shows out there in movie land. A sure fire can't miss thrill ride right to the very end. Go for it.
I had heard of this movie but knew nothing about it except Chuck Norris and cb'ers. Got to see it last night and after about 10 minutes knew it was a real STINKER but it did have a redeeming quality. Once I started pointing out the stupid and inane parts (virtually every part of the film) I started laughing at this clunker. And then the laughs just kept coming scene after scene. The acting(?), the dialogue, non-continuity, sets, directing, EVERYTHING was totally absurd. As serious film making I would give it 0 stars, BUT, as a comedy I give it a 9. Funniest movie I've seen in years. No sense giving examples, there are too many. I hope to buy this somewhere and have some friends over for beer and pick this thing apart. what a hoot!!!