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Breakfast of Champions (1999)

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Average Rating: 4.2/10
Reviews Counted: 44
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 33

The movie is overwhelmed by its chaotic visual effects and disjointed storyline.

Average Rating: 3.4/10
Critic Reviews: 13
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 12

The movie is overwhelmed by its chaotic visual effects and disjointed storyline.

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In a small American town called Midland City, Dwayne Hoover (Bruce Willis) -- a loyal father, a successful car dealer, and a respected member of the community --lives with his wife Celia (Barbara Hershey), who's addicted to pills and TV shows, and his son Bunny (Lukas Haas), who is a weakling. What's more, his best friend and employee Harry Le Sabre (Nick Nolte) is a paranoid red-lace-lingerie fetishist. Dwayne finds short-term consolation in the arms of his secretary and mistress, Francine

R, 1 hr. 50 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Alan Rudolph

Written By: Alan Rudolph

In Theaters: Sep 17, 1999 Wide

On DVD: Jun 30, 2000

Buena Vista Pictures

Cast

Bruce Willis
Dwayne Hoover
Albert Finney
Kilgore Trout
Nick Nolte
Harry Le Sabre
Barbara Hershey
Celia Hoover
Glenne Headly
Francine Pefko
Lukas Haas
Bunny Hoover
Omar Epps
Wayne Hoobler
Buck Henry
Fred T. Barry
Vicki Lewis
Grace Le Sabre
Ken Hudson Campbell
Eliot Rosewater/Gilbert
Jake Johannsen
Bill Bailey
Will Patton
Moe
Chip Zien
Andy Wojeckowzski
Owen Wilson
Monte Rapid
Alison Eastwood
Maria Maritmo
Shawnee Smith
Bonnie MacMahon
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Commercials Director

Critic Reviews for Breakfast of Champions

All Critics (51) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (33) | DVD (2)

Rudolph's film, like most of his others, just isn't funny enough to sustain the lunacy.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: ReelViews

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

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Another middle-aged male-crisis opus, it begins on a note of total migraine-inducing hysteria, which continues unabated throughout.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Amy Taubin

Village Voice

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Unwatchable!

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

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The movie looks and feels like a frantic, live-action psychedelic cartoon.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

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Tasteless adaptation makes for flaky Breakfast.

January 1, 2000 Comment

Jonathan Foreman

New York Post

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Rudolph exagera ao transformar o filme em um del�rio (in)digno de Terry Gilliams, mas o roteiro, sua mensagem e as atua��es acabam equilibrando a balan�a.

September 20, 2005 Comment