Breaker! Breaker! is the title of a 1977 Chuck Norris film directed by Don Hulette. I just finished watching this film and to say the least it was heinous! But be advised...this film is groundbreaking in the sense that it clearly inspired the likes of Over the Top & Roadhouse, yet still manages to be terrible! This film is definitely MST3K material. Scene after scene I found myself either laughing or commenting on how ridiculous the scene was.
Norris (beardless btw) plays truck driver JD Dawes, who's such an awesome driver that when he pulls into a truck stop in the opening moments of the film, he doesn't need to drop his trailer in a spot (since I have a Class A CDL, I found that scene very amusing). Norris then sends his brother to pick up load for delivery as Chuck has business to tend to at the truck stop. That business is ARM WRESTLING! Didn't see that one coming did you? The cast of dudes playing the truck drivers is something to see. In fact it's almost as if Over the Top jacked the entire scene 10 years later. As Norris is winning the match his opponent punches him in the face. Bad move, when Norris comes face to face with the guy 30 seconds later, Chuck delivers a massive roundhouse kick to the dude's chest (the 1st of many roundhouses in the film).
While Chuck is having fun at the truck stop, his brother gets caught in a speed trap in a corrupt town (can ya see where it's all going yet?). I want to backtrack for a moment. This run is Billy's 1st solo run. Chuck manages to give him trucking advice like, don't let them overload the reefer & once loaded get the trailer weighed (Billy still manages to be overweight anyway). When Billy gets brought before the judge he looses his cool and gets hunted down. We don't see Billy until the end. Naturally when Billy doens't show up later JD starts to worry & finds out that Billy may have gone through Texas City (the corrupt town in California btw), a town where truckers dare not go.
This is where Chuck busts out his bitchin' Ford Van (complete with an airbrushed giant eagle design. It's a badass van!) to go find Billy. While searching for Billy, Norris manages to do the following:
With Billy safe, Chuck now has to take on the remaining corrupt cop. The final battle takes place in a stable where a horse is running about (I guess its symbolism but it went over my head). The bad guy is sitting on a fence waiting for the showdown and then he takes a few swigs of Wild Turkey?! Exactly what you want to do when facing Chuck Norris in the final battle (actually his fate was sealed when Norris came to town so why not have a few drinks I guess)! After Chuck wins the fight the last shot of the film is of the horse jumping over the fence. WTF!?!
I would like to add that for such a macho film, the scenes where Chuck 1st meets Billy & when he rescues him at the end have a few homosexual overtones. Not that there's anything wrong with that it's just weird & a bit humorous.
As bad as this film is (and it is BAD) it was a good laugh. I recommend my CDL co-workers to watch it whilst having a few cocktails of course. I just had to share this with other people that's why I wrote this. Thanks for your time.
Norris (beardless btw) plays truck driver JD Dawes, who's such an awesome driver that when he pulls into a truck stop in the opening moments of the film, he doesn't need to drop his trailer in a spot (since I have a Class A CDL, I found that scene very amusing). Norris then sends his brother to pick up load for delivery as Chuck has business to tend to at the truck stop. That business is ARM WRESTLING! Didn't see that one coming did you? The cast of dudes playing the truck drivers is something to see. In fact it's almost as if Over the Top jacked the entire scene 10 years later. As Norris is winning the match his opponent punches him in the face. Bad move, when Norris comes face to face with the guy 30 seconds later, Chuck delivers a massive roundhouse kick to the dude's chest (the 1st of many roundhouses in the film).
While Chuck is having fun at the truck stop, his brother gets caught in a speed trap in a corrupt town (can ya see where it's all going yet?). I want to backtrack for a moment. This run is Billy's 1st solo run. Chuck manages to give him trucking advice like, don't let them overload the reefer & once loaded get the trailer weighed (Billy still manages to be overweight anyway). When Billy gets brought before the judge he looses his cool and gets hunted down. We don't see Billy until the end. Naturally when Billy doens't show up later JD starts to worry & finds out that Billy may have gone through Texas City (the corrupt town in California btw), a town where truckers dare not go.
This is where Chuck busts out his bitchin' Ford Van (complete with an airbrushed giant eagle design. It's a badass van!) to go find Billy. While searching for Billy, Norris manages to do the following:
- get pulled over & get his van impounded
- fight the 2 crooked cops (and win)
- fight his way out of the court house (he went in on his own)
- fight the townspeople (and win!)
- get his van back
- bed the corrupt Judge's daughter in law,(she's a widower, relax) in the van no less!
- recaptured by the bad guys
With Billy safe, Chuck now has to take on the remaining corrupt cop. The final battle takes place in a stable where a horse is running about (I guess its symbolism but it went over my head). The bad guy is sitting on a fence waiting for the showdown and then he takes a few swigs of Wild Turkey?! Exactly what you want to do when facing Chuck Norris in the final battle (actually his fate was sealed when Norris came to town so why not have a few drinks I guess)! After Chuck wins the fight the last shot of the film is of the horse jumping over the fence. WTF!?!
I would like to add that for such a macho film, the scenes where Chuck 1st meets Billy & when he rescues him at the end have a few homosexual overtones. Not that there's anything wrong with that it's just weird & a bit humorous.
As bad as this film is (and it is BAD) it was a good laugh. I recommend my CDL co-workers to watch it whilst having a few cocktails of course. I just had to share this with other people that's why I wrote this. Thanks for your time.
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