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Breaking In Details

1988 Certificate 15
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Before retiring, professional thief Ernie decides to pass all his knowledge onto a young boy, Mike. While Mike is clearly very keen, things don't go the way that Ernie had planned. Read more

Starring Burt Reynolds, Casey Siemaszko, Sheila Kelley, Lorraine Toussaint
Director Bill Forsyth
Genres Comedy

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Breaking In

Before retiring, professional thief Ernie decides to pass all his knowledge onto a young boy, Mike. While Mike is clearly very keen, things don't go the way that Ernie had planned.

Starring Burt Reynolds, Casey Siemaszko, Sheila Kelley, Lorraine Toussaint, Albert Salmi, Harry Carey Jr.
Director Bill Forsyth
Studio MGM ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 30 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 24 Jan 2005
Production year: 1988
  • Critics' reviews (3) of Breaking In

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    An over-optimistic title for Scottish director Bill Forsyth, making his second attempt at a Hollywood breakthrough after the British success of Gregory's Girl and Local Hero. Burt Reynolds, as an ageing burglar teaching his skills to a younger man (Casey Siemaszko), suits the humorous style, but John Sayles's script stresses mildness at the expense of momentum. The resulting shaggy-dog story possesses a measure of charm, but more bite would have helped.

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  • Forsyth's second American picture (the first actually shot in the States) is a gentle comedy about a couple of guys who... read more on Time Out

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Gentle movie---Reynolds terrific!

    Enjoyable, quirky comedy concerning ageing criminal[Burt Reynolds] becoming mentor to novice[Casey Siemaszko] and teaching him about life as well as his '... more

      • George Hughes from Clackmannanshire, Scotland.
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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Gentle movie---Reynolds terrific!

    Enjoyable, quirky comedy concerning ageing criminal[Burt Reynolds] becoming mentor to novice[Casey Siemaszko] and teaching him about life as well as his '... more

      • George Hughes from Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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