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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
S1.E8
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Breakdown

  • Episode aired Dec 1, 1985
  • TV-PG
  • 30m
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7.1/10
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Andy Garcia, John Heard, and Stefan Gierasch in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

After arranging the arrest of a drug and weapons trafficker, a corrupt businessman is paralyzed in a car accident and taken to the morgue while in South America.After arranging the arrest of a drug and weapons trafficker, a corrupt businessman is paralyzed in a car accident and taken to the morgue while in South America.After arranging the arrest of a drug and weapons trafficker, a corrupt businessman is paralyzed in a car accident and taken to the morgue while in South America.

  • Director
    • Richard Pearce
  • Writers
    • Louis Pollock
    • Alfonse Ruggiero Jr.
    • David Stenn
  • Stars
    • John Heard
    • Andy Garcia
    • Stefan Gierasch
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    172
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    • Director
      • Richard Pearce
    • Writers
      • Louis Pollock
      • Alfonse Ruggiero Jr.
      • David Stenn
    • Stars
      • John Heard
      • Andy Garcia
      • Stefan Gierasch
    • 3User reviews
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    John Heard
    John Heard
    • Bill Callahan
    Andy Garcia
    Andy Garcia
    • Alejandro
    Stefan Gierasch
    Stefan Gierasch
    • Carl
    Al Israel
    Al Israel
    • Coroner
    Manuel Ojeda
    Manuel Ojeda
    • General Vorteez
    Alfredo Wally Barrón
    • Doctor
    • (as Wally Barón)
    Patrick Welch
    • Executive
    Salvador Godínez
    • Old Man
    • (as Chava Godínez)
    Rodrigo Puebla
    • Indio
    Ramiro Ramírez
    • Mestizo
    Guillermo Ríos
    • Coroner Assistant
    Paco Mauri
    • White Clad Man
    Sebastian Ligarde
    Sebastian Ligarde
    • Tim
    Pamela Gual
    • Secretary
    José Luis Cuevas
    • Roberto
    Raul Chavero
    • First Boy
    Alfred Hitchcock
    Alfred Hitchcock
    • Self - Host
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Richard Pearce
    • Writers
      • Louis Pollock
      • Alfonse Ruggiero Jr.
      • David Stenn
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    7kapelusznik18

    Just deserts

    ***SPOILERS*** Colorized re-make of the 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Breakdown" about a corrupt businessman Bill Callahan, John Heard,who ends up getting everything that's coming to him for all the hurt he caused to everyone he came in contact with. The last straw in Callahan's back-stabbing dealings was when he set up his #1 man Alejandro, Andy Garcia, running his drug, cocaine, operation in Barrero South America. Having him caught red handed by the military governor Gen. Vorteez's, Manuel Ojeda, police with both sacks of cocaine and cash, to pay off the general,Alejandro is sent away for life in a rat infested prison. With the now back-stabbing Callahan getting a free pass in running his drug operation by Gen. Vorteez for making him look good in having drug kingpin Alejandro arrested.

    Now feeling great, in having the heat off him, and on his way to the airport Callahan's car overturns speeding through a construction site leaving him paralyzed and unable to speak. Being able to see and hear the situation that he's in but not able to do, or say, anything about it the helpless Calhallan is picked up by the local hospital ambulance and brought to the morgue to be dissected and prepared for burial.

    ***SPOILERS*** Desperetly trying to show signs of life Callahan finally manages to force a tear out of his eye as the morgue assistant is about to cut him open and remove his bodily organs. You can just, like Callahan did, imagine what Callahan thought when he saw just who was about to slice him up who in fact was more impressed and happy in doing it to him alive then him being dead! ***MAJOR SPOILER*** It turned out to be the very man Callahan set up to take the heat, in running his drug operation, in keeping him from ending up behind bars is the one who's about to carve him up!

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      Remake of Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Breakdown (1955)

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    • Release date
      • December 1, 1985 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(season 1)
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      • Universal Television
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      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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