The Break
Paese d'origine: USA
Genere: Drama
Lingue: English
Plot: A depressed and destitute Nick Irons, a tennis pro banned from the tour for slugging a player during a TV match, agrees to coach a bookie's "head case" son, Joel, who wants to turn pro. The bookie wants his son to get out of tennis and contracts Nick to discourage him. Nick begins to do that but after an episode with his old flame, Jennifer, and after seeing the kid's determination he decides to teach him all the tricks, both physical and psychological, of the trade. The two battle the kids of a famous coach, unfair refs., injuries, travel all over the southern US, while Nick tries to woo his love back, finally to reach the big championship tennis match where all is resolved in dramatic fashion.
Visti censura internazionale: USA:PG-13 UK:12
Date di uscita internazionali:
| Portugal:February 1997 | (video premiere) |
| UK:June 1996 | (video premiere) |
| Ultra Stereo |
| USA:104 |
distribuzione cinematografica nazionale:
trimark pictures
produzione cinematografica: autumn winds productions overseas filmgroup
produttore cinematografico: van patten james van patten nels brough christopher j. craig sid
regista: katzin lee h.
attore: van patten vincent chong rae dawn sheen martin perrine valerie jorgensen ben russell betsy anderson daryl (i) graham gerrit goddard trevor schneider john e. buck justin page bracone roberto rudland todd hochman eric zurk steve van patten nels stolle fred drysdale cliff nowicki tom parady hersha ambrose brandon van patten pat king casey duran chauncey ayme david gerulaitis vitas
direttore della fotografia: flynn frank p.
scenografia: duffy tim (i)
montaggio: ibold douglas campling david
compositori: bullard kim
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: van patten vincent caffrey tom warren stephanie
costumi: walsh denise
troupe varia: foresta tony altman robert reed jensen jimmy e. campling patricia allen brett andrews michael (ii) binion terri blackman bruce boucher sharon s. brya trent campbell bob (iii) campbell david s. corrado michael cottrell richard l. cox john (ii) crago dan d brown nicholas duffield don edelman kevin j. fenclau douglas l. fisher chris fox richard l. fulmer ernest harrell hollister harvery iii edward d. katz jim (ii) kayl lawreen e. laninfa michael lego ray maguire michael (ii) malatesta alan j. mclemore lee melvin christine rammee richard realmuto anthony richard craig w. riding lee schwartz karen (ii) simao alex smith kevin (v) smith wells a. steadman stan swanson john (ii) turchin lori m. walsh michael j. waters kathryn wegner wayne
produzione cinematografica: autumn winds productions overseas filmgroup
produttore cinematografico: van patten james van patten nels brough christopher j. craig sid
regista: katzin lee h.
attore: van patten vincent chong rae dawn sheen martin perrine valerie jorgensen ben russell betsy anderson daryl (i) graham gerrit goddard trevor schneider john e. buck justin page bracone roberto rudland todd hochman eric zurk steve van patten nels stolle fred drysdale cliff nowicki tom parady hersha ambrose brandon van patten pat king casey duran chauncey ayme david gerulaitis vitas
direttore della fotografia: flynn frank p.
scenografia: duffy tim (i)
montaggio: ibold douglas campling david
compositori: bullard kim
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: van patten vincent caffrey tom warren stephanie
costumi: walsh denise
troupe varia: foresta tony altman robert reed jensen jimmy e. campling patricia allen brett andrews michael (ii) binion terri blackman bruce boucher sharon s. brya trent campbell bob (iii) campbell david s. corrado michael cottrell richard l. cox john (ii) crago dan d brown nicholas duffield don edelman kevin j. fenclau douglas l. fisher chris fox richard l. fulmer ernest harrell hollister harvery iii edward d. katz jim (ii) kayl lawreen e. laninfa michael lego ray maguire michael (ii) malatesta alan j. mclemore lee melvin christine rammee richard realmuto anthony richard craig w. riding lee schwartz karen (ii) simao alex smith kevin (v) smith wells a. steadman stan swanson john (ii) turchin lori m. walsh michael j. waters kathryn wegner wayne


