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Breaker! Breaker!

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Breaker! Breaker!	comment	Breaker! Breaker! is a 1977 action movie directed by Don Hulette and starring Chuck Norris in his first lead role.Norris plays John David "J.D." Dawes, trucker, badass and all-around nice guy. After JD's younger brother, Billy, goes missing in the middle of his first solo freight run, he and his sweet custom van go out to the notorious town of Texas City, California. There he befriends Arlene (Terry O'Connor), a waitress and single mom and the only person in town who isn't openly hostile to him (other than Arney, the mentally challenged gas station attendant). He runs afoul of town patriarch Judge Joshua Trimmings (George Murdock) and his band of corrupt deputies led by Sgt. Strode (Don Gentry).There is a reason this film usually isn't mentioned among Norris' other early works like Good Guys Wear Black or The Octagon. The script is threadbare, the acting is sub-par and the entire film has a no-budget exploitation feel (without the exploitation elements).The film is also available as a RiffTrax Video on Demand download.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_1f4a5154	comment	Fat, Sweaty Southerner in a White Suit: Judge Josh, complete with Panama hat.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_21718ffc	type	Deep South
Breaker! Breaker! / int_21718ffc	comment	Deep South: Well, Southern California, not that there's too much of a difference. Texas City is as stereotypical a redneck Wretched Hive as you get.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_301476a3	type	Car Meets House
Breaker! Breaker! / int_301476a3	comment	Car Meets House: Exaggerated with the truck convoy wrecking Texas City.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_32976084	type	Destination Defenestration
Breaker! Breaker! / int_32976084	comment	Destination Defenestration: This film marks the first appearance of Norris' trademark "Jump-kick the bad guy through a window" maneuver.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_35f57671	type	Minion with an F in Evil
Breaker! Breaker! / int_35f57671	comment	Minion with an F in Evil: Arney, though his brother, Wade, seems to make sure Arney doesn't know they are doing anything illegal.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_3c0a4666	type	Noodle Incident
Breaker! Breaker! / int_3c0a4666	comment	Noodle Incident: It's never made clear how Tex Trimmings was killed. Arlene claims Judge Josh was responsible, and the judge's accusation that Arlene drove Tex away by being a nagging shrew of a wife is clearly a lie, but otherwise nothing more is shared about how Tex died.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_40cbee83	type	Wretched Hive
Breaker! Breaker! / int_40cbee83	comment	Wretched Hive: Texas City apparently runs on moonshine running and truck hijacking. They were openly boasting about it in a town hall meeting JD walks in on.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_45332ff5	type	Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting
Breaker! Breaker! / int_45332ff5	comment	Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting: Inverted - JD was Kung-Fu Fighting everybody else.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_4f84cdef	type	Smug Snake
Breaker! Breaker! / int_4f84cdef	comment	Smug Snake: Judge Josh.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_4fa3a61f	type	The Barnum
Breaker! Breaker! / int_4fa3a61f	comment	The Barnum: Judge Josh, who has basically set up his own little fief in Texas City, frequently firing up the citizens with pride for the town and promising prosperity while he exploits them and anyone who comes to Texas City for all they're worth.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_50b05d30	type	Disproportionate Retribution
Breaker! Breaker! / int_50b05d30	comment	Disproportionate Retribution: When Arlene puts out the call for help, every trucker in range takes the opportunity to ride in and literally destroy the town. Somewhat justified in that Texas City had a reputation for abusing truckers and stealing their loads, not to mention the early mention by one of JD’s friends that Strode beat her trucker husband so badly that his right side is paralyzed.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_5313c266	type	Bookends
Breaker! Breaker! / int_5313c266	comment	Book Ends: A quite ironic set: the movie begins with Trimmings showcasing to the citizens of Texas City the documents he just received that declare the town a full official city and his promise to improve it. The film ends with Texas City dying at the hands of a bunch of heroic truckers going full demolition derby on the place in revenge for Trimmings' corruption and a play back of Trimmings' words over the montage of the burning town.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_53f5119f	type	The Dragon
Breaker! Breaker! / int_53f5119f	comment	The Dragon: Strode, though Deputy Boles is a more proactive villain, with Boles being the one to face JD in the showdown at the climax.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_59907e4f	type	Police Are Useless
Breaker! Breaker! / int_59907e4f	comment	Police Are Useless: The California Highway Patrol seemingly stays away from Texas City. The Texas City cops are all Judge Josh's goons.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_6439de78	type	Heroic Sacrifice
Breaker! Breaker! / int_6439de78	comment	Heroic Sacrifice: Arney steps in to keep JD from being executed by Wade, and ends up gut-shot for his troubles.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_79eb1e2e	type	Neutral Female
Breaker! Breaker! / int_79eb1e2e	comment	Neutral Female: Defied Trope. As soon as Arlene learns JD is in trouble, she manages to escape from Judge Josh's goons and call for help.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_828a5ca8	type	Roaring Rampage of Rescue
Breaker! Breaker! / int_828a5ca8	comment	Roaring Rampage of Rescue: The army of truckers who form The Cavalry at the end. A big part of the reason they ride in to help JD is that It's Personal.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_863fa679	type	What Happened to the Mouse?
Breaker! Breaker! / int_863fa679	comment	What Happened to the Mouse?: The only named character whose fate we know for sure is Arney. See No Ending.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_89dcd4e	type	Small-Town Tyrant
Breaker! Breaker! / int_89dcd4e	comment	Small-Town Tyrant: Judge Josh, to the letter.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_8b568cb7	type	Posthumous Character
Breaker! Breaker! / int_8b568cb7	comment	Posthumous Character: Tex Trimmings, Judge Josh's son and Arlene's husband, who the judge exploits the memory of in order to fire up the townsfolk, even when Arlene makes it clear that Tex hated Josh's guts, and claims he met his demise because Josh couldn't corrupt him.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_8d0785d5	type	Didn't Think This Through
Breaker! Breaker! / int_8d0785d5	comment	Didn't Think This Through: Billy is warned by JD and others to steer clear of Texas City. One anonymous CB exchange (Strode is on the other end) is all it takes to get Billy to change course and head straight towards it, and into a trap. Once he's "tried" for fraudulent crimes, he also attacks the cops and tries to escape instead of simply paying the annoying but completely affordable $250 fee. Billy took an inconvenience and turned it into multiple felonies. It should be noted though that $250 in 1977, adjusted for inflation, would equal over $1200, far beyond the amount a working class trucker would carry on their person.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_95b7c400	type	Faux Affably Evil
Breaker! Breaker! / int_95b7c400	comment	Faux Affably Evil: Judge Josh puts on a very jovial demeanor for most of the townsfolk in Texas City, but it's pretty obvious that he's an egomaniacal despot who only sees his constituents as exploitable rubes and/or his personal goon squad, and any attempt he makes at being good-natured is tainted by his naturally slimy, smarmy demeanor.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_9a8c7632	type	Dumb Is Good
Breaker! Breaker! / int_9a8c7632	comment	Dumb Is Good: Of the two adults in town that are nice to JD, one of them is a mentally challenged Manchild.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_a1b141f4	type	My God, What Have I Done?
Breaker! Breaker! / int_a1b141f4	comment	My God, What Have I Done?: Wade's reaction after killing Arney.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_b14836af	type	JustAFleshWound
Breaker! Breaker! / int_b14836af	comment	Just a Flesh Wound: JD is gut-shot from less than three feet away with a normal caliber bullet by Wade, yet he is able to rescue his brother and fight Boles in a long, drawn out brawl as if it were just a minor inconvenience.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_b349a835	type	Soiled City on a Hill
Breaker! Breaker! / int_b349a835	comment	Soiled City on a Hill: Texas City. The movie ends with the town destroyed.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_ca3a6dbd	type	Informed Ability
Breaker! Breaker! / int_ca3a6dbd	comment	Informed Ability: Strode is made out to be a menacing, dangerous brute of a man. He turns out to be a paunchy bully who gets his ass kicked by JD at every turn. In the end it's HIS right hand man, Deputy Boles, who gives JD the most trouble and fights him at the climax.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_ceec4df5	type	Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Breaker! Breaker! / int_ceec4df5	comment	Roaring Rampage of Revenge: The main force of the plot, though JD is a bit light on the "roaring" part... up until he sees Boles brutalizing his tied-up brother, at which point it becomes VERY literal when he kicks Boles through a wall while letting out a battle cry.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_d9e9ad7e	type	The Cavalry
Breaker! Breaker! / int_d9e9ad7e	comment	The Cavalry: The impromptu convoy of truckers who swoop in and rescue JD. Though they don't really "rescue" JD so much as "cause a commotion that ultimately ends up distracting JD's would-be executioner, allowing him to escape."
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_ea2e9f2d	type	No Ending
Breaker! Breaker! / int_ea2e9f2d	comment	No Ending: Once the climactic showdown between JD and Boles is over, one quick shot of the burning remains of Texas City later and roll credits.
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Breaker! Breaker! / int_fe5e40e2	comment	Gondor Calls for Aid: During the climax, Arlene manages to get to a CB radio and put out a distress call.
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