Breaking All the Rules (1985)
Breaking All the Rules (1985), directed by James Orr, starring Carl Marotte and Carolyn Dunn.
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She's got one last day to do everything one last time!
Synopsis
Three robbers hide a stolen jewel inside a stuffed animal at one of the midway games in an amusement park. When Jack—a teen with a part-time summer job in the park—his best friend David and two girls hang out at the park, they get mixed up in the robbers' scheme to take back their jewel.
- René VerzierCinematography
- James OrrDirector
- Nick RotundoEditing
- David J. PattersonProducer
About the film
Breaking All the Rules is a 1985 American-Canadian comedy film directed by James Orr.
The film deals with a part-time employee in an amusement park. He is unwittingly connected to a stolen diamond hidden in his workplace, and with the attempts of the thieves to retrieve it.
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Breaking All the Rules is a 1985 American-Canadian comedy film directed by James Orr.
The film deals with a part-time employee in an amusement park. He is unwittingly connected to a stolen diamond hidden in his workplace, and with the attempts of the thieves to retrieve it.
Plot
Jack spends his summer doing a part-time job in an amusement park. Meanwhile, an expensive diamond is stolen by three thieves. In order to escape from the police, the thieves hide the diamond inside a fluffy toy at the park. However, Jack's fingerprints were left at the crime scene unintentionally.
It is the last day of summer vacation, so Jack decides to hang out with his best friend David. On their way to the park, they meet two cute girls: Debbie and Angie. The four have a good time in the park, and Jack and David both fall in love with the girls, but they don't know that the three thieves have come back to the park and plan to take their diamond back.
Cast
Production
The film was written by Rafal Zielinski who called it "a personal project". He arranged finance from New World but says "then there was a regime change at the studio, and behind my back they hired another writer and rewrote the script. They only told me this one week before shooting, and said that if I didn’t like it, then they’ll get this new screenwriter to direct it as well. I freaked out. It was a gorgeous, sensitive, coming-of-age movie, but they had turned it into some silly comedy. I was so destroyed by this. I felt I’d been, well, raped."
References
External links
Breaking All the Rules at IMDb
Text from Breaking All the Rules (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_All_the_Rules_(film)
Trivia
- It premiered on April 1, 1985, a Monday.
- It runs 1h31 — a typical feature length.
- This film's quiz has 13 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosTéléfilm Canada, Filmline Productions, CTV
- CountriesCanada, United States
- LanguagesEnglish
- StatusReleased
Photos
Cast
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Carl Marotte
Jack -
Carolyn Dunn
Debbie -
Thor Bishopric
David -
Rachel Hayward
Angie -
Michael Rudder
Harry - Pierre-Andre LaRoque Babyface
- Papusha Demitro Patty
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Vlasta Vrana
Detective - Beverly Murray Debbie's Mother
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Michele Scarabelli
David's Stepmother - Jérôme Tiberghien David's Father
- Bob Pierson Angie's Father
- Tiffany Silverman Jack's Sister
- Lillian Horowitz Jack's Mother
- Lillian Horowitz Jack's Mother
- Daniel Nalbach Jack's Father
- J. Winston Carroll Chuck Carson (uncredited)
- Derek McKinnon Hairdresser
Quiz about this movie
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Crew
- René Verzier Cinematography
- James Orr Director
- Nick Rotundo Editing
- David J. Patterson Producer
- Pieter Kroonenburg Producer
- Paul Zaza Original music
- David Preston Screenplay
- Edith Rey Screenplay
- Edith Rey Story
- Rafal Zielinski Story
Questions about this film
What is Breaking All the Rules about?
Breaking All the Rules: Three robbers hide a stolen jewel inside a stuffed animal at one of the midway games in an amusement park. When Jack—a teen with a part-time summer job in the park—his best friend David and two girls hang out at the park, they get mixed up in the robbers' scheme to take back their jewel.
Who directed Breaking All the Rules?
Breaking All the Rules was directed by James Orr in 1985.
Who stars in Breaking All the Rules?
The cast of Breaking All the Rules includes Carl Marotte, Carolyn Dunn, Thor Bishopric, Rachel Hayward and Michael Rudder.
How long is Breaking All the Rules?
Breaking All the Rules runs for 91 minutes, or 1h31.
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