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Breaking In

  • 1989
  • 15
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.9K
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Breaking In (1989)
Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart", it will take him a long time to get as good as Ernie.
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Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart", it will take him a long time to get as good as Ernie.Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart", it will take him a long time to get as good as Ernie.Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart", it will take him a long time to get as good as Ernie.

  • Director
    • Bill Forsyth
  • Writer
    • John Sayles
  • Stars
    • Burt Reynolds
    • Casey Siemaszko
    • Sheila Kelley
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bill Forsyth
    • Writer
      • John Sayles
    • Stars
      • Burt Reynolds
      • Casey Siemaszko
      • Sheila Kelley
    • 21User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Burt Reynolds
    Burt Reynolds
    • Ernie Mullins
    Casey Siemaszko
    Casey Siemaszko
    • Mike Lafebb
    Sheila Kelley
    Sheila Kelley
    • Carrie aka Fontaine
    Lorraine Toussaint
    Lorraine Toussaint
    • Delphine the Hooker
    Albert Salmi
    Albert Salmi
    • Johnny Scot, Poker Player
    Harry Carey Jr.
    Harry Carey Jr.
    • Shoes, Poker Player
    • (as Harry Carey)
    Maury Chaykin
    Maury Chaykin
    • Vincent Tucci, Attorney
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    • District Attorney
    Richard Key Jones
    • Lou, Bob's Tire & Body
    Tom Lasswell
    • Bud, Bob's Tire & Body
    Walter Shane
    • Bob's Tire & Body Manager
    Frank A. Damiani
    • Waiter
    David Frishberg
    David Frishberg
    • Nighclub Singer
    John Baldwin
    • Sam the Apostle
    Eddie Driscoll
    • Paul the Apostle
    Melanie Mosely
    • Young Woman Apostle
    Galen Schrick
    • Choir Master
    K. Gordon Scott
    • Counterman
    • Director
      • Bill Forsyth
    • Writer
      • John Sayles
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    User reviews21

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    8HBeachBabe

    A delight

    I remember seeing this little film in the theater. It was a second run theater and this was the second part of a double feature with "The Abyss" which I had actually gone to see. I stuck around for this, not expecting much as Burt reynolds didn't have much a career going at this point. Boy, was I surprised! This film is a gem. A low-key comedy, where the humor doesn't come from gross-out belly laughs but from characters we can relate to. It was such a treat to see Reynolds shelve his tough-guy, trans-am persona and tackle a character role, showing warmth and depth akin to his work in Boogie Nights. I admit to a fondness for "caper" movies, and while this one fits the bill, it's not quite as clever in that department as some others, but this movie isn't about being clever, it's about people and how they relate to each other, even in the realm of burglars. If you haven't seen this, it's well worth renting.
    7mjneu59

    an assuming film that flew too low beneath our collective radar

    Burt Reynolds broke out of his leading man pigeonhole to attempt, for once, a more believable role, playing a middle-aged, low-rent burglar who enlists the help of a dumb but loyal grease monkey and then proceeds to give him lessons in both larceny and life. There are a few heists along the way, but this is more a character study than a caper film, and it works in large part because of the rapport and timing between Reynolds and his blue collar sidekick Casey Siemaszko. Both characters are losers, and it might be argued that losers make more engaging heroes, perhaps because they're easier to identify with. In the spirit of earlier Bill Forsythe films it's a slim but disarming comedy, with an extra measure of depth in the canny screenplay by John Sayles, as always the working man's champion, who along the way makes some minor but interesting points about the haves and the have-nots.
    stones78

    Reynolds "steals" this one

    Pardon my pun above, but if there's any reason at all to try and catch Breaking In, Burt Reynolds is the main reason. He underplays Ernie, a veteran safe cracker who goes about his business being low key and certainly not flashy at all. He winds up teaming up with a youngster named Mike, played by Casey Siemaszko, who rejuvenates Ernie and he hires him as an apprentice for odd jobs cracking safes. The first half of the forgotten film is the better half because of Reynolds' performance as the aging thief, and is both sympathetic and funny, especially the scenes he's teaching Mike the ropes. It's unfortunate Burt passed up on many good movie roles because the man can act. Anyhow, the latter half of Breaking In revolves around how flashy Mike has become with his cash rewards and his hooker/on and off girlfriend, which I thought slowed the film down a bit. I found Carrie annoying and uninteresting and rather selfish; not sure what Mike saw in her.

    Watch this film mainly for Reynolds' performance, as he plays his role convincingly and develops decent chemistry with Mike. Siemaszko also plays his role well, but not quite up to par with his partner in crime.
    Neuro-4

    Light & fun caper flick

    Even though I appreciate Burt's bombastic,snide,cocky,gum chewing persona of old it was fun seeing him as vulnerable and pragmatic. I love caper movies and even though this one is tongue-in-cheek it is quite entertaining. I especially love the cat-burglar genre. Siemaszcko does a nice job of combining the youthful and arrogant with the need for those "coming up" to learn from a mentor. The movie doesn't take itself seriously but provides a good relationship story. Alot of fun if you just let it happen to you without analyzing every aspect. If you liked Siemaszcko in this check him out in Young Guns, and 3 o'clock high.
    5merklekranz

    Dull caper film ......

    "Breaking In" is a very forgettable Burt Reynolds comedy. For a really great Reynolds chuckles film rent "The End". This one falls flat, with just one caper after another, it is very redundant. Not much can be said about the two main characters either. Both fail to elicit sympathy, and in fact Casey Siemaszko as the thief apprentice comes across as more stupid than sympathetic. The ending feels so tacked on, it is bewildering. It is also very unsatisfying, which is not a good way to end what has already been a tedious film experience. Not recommended, even for Burt Reynolds fans.................................. - MERK

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    • Trivia
      Final film of Albert Salmi.
    • Quotes

      Carrie aka Fontaine: What would I do with your balls, were they mine? Would I hang them by their shorthairs from my long painted nails? And crack a grin as they dropped, splat splat, on the floor? No, I wouldn't do that with your balls, were they mine. But I'd put them instead in some sort of shrine. I'd fondle them daily, and keep them in line, and give them a licking from time to time. Yes, that's what I'd do with your balls, were they mine.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Old Gringo/The Girl in a Swing/An Innocent Man/Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      What Would I Do
      Poem by Debilyn O'Flannery Riggs

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    • Release date
      • August 31, 1990 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Traumtänzer
    • Filming locations
      • Oaks Amusement Park - 7805 SE Oaks Park Way, Portland, Oregon, USA
    • Production companies
      • Act III Communications
      • The Samuel Goldwyn Company
      • Breaking In Productions
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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,877,618
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $679,200
      • Oct 15, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,877,618
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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