The Breaks (1999)

Director:

Eric Meza

Writer:

Mitch Mullany (writer)

Release Date:

26 February 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

He's a brother that pales by comparison.

Plot:

A Sunday in the life of Derrick King, an Irish kid raised in South Central L.A. by a Black family. He talks Black...

Cast

Paula Bel	...	Paula - 'the Ho'
Paul Benjamin	...	Clerk
Lamont Bentley	...	Darryl
George Clinton	...	Himself
Loretta Devine	...	Floria
Justin Doran	...	Nilla
E-40	...	Judge
Pierre Edwards	...	The Pimp (as Pierre)
Alex Esta	...	Poet Ling Ling
Art Evans
John Farley	...	Police Officer
Kevin P. Farley	...	Police Officer
Ricky Harris	...	Militant Leader
Charity Hill	...	Dream Girl
Edwin Hodge	...	Tiki
Teddy Lane Jr.	...	Large Jaw Guy in Jail
Darius McCrary	...	Shaquan
Eddie Mui	...	Kim
Mitch Mullany	...	Derrick King
Paula Jai Parker	...	Ann
Carl Anthony Payne II	...	Chris
Gary Payton	...	Man Quizzing Derek in Prison
Clifton Powell	...	Cosmo
Reynaldo Rey	...	Uncle Deion
Sam Scarber	...	Cop
Larry B. Scott	...	Paraplegic Inmate
Speedy	...	Derrick's Father
Xzibit	...	Jamal
Barry Brandt	...	Cop (uncredited)
WC	...	Whiskers (uncredited)

Directed by
Eric Meza

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mitch Mullany		writer

Produced by
Bob Shapiro	....	line producer
Terry Spazek	....	producer

Original Music by
Tree Adams

Cinematography by
Carlos González

Film Editing by
Matthew Colonna
Kevin Wiebelhaus		(co-editor)

Casting by
Betsy Fels
Anissa Williams

Production Design by
Simon Dobbin

Production Management
Mark B. Lasser	....	unit production manager
Laura Stuart	....	production manager
Robert E. Warner	....	unit production manager

Art Department
Scott Buckwald	....	property master
Laura J. DeRosa	....	art department coordinator

Sound Department
Pembrooke Andrews	....	assistant dialogue editor
Bobbi Banks	....	supervising sound editor
Jeff K. Brunello	....	sound effects editor
Chris David	....	sound re-recording mixer
Elisabeth Flaum	....	sound effects editor
John R. Fors	....	boom operator
Shawn Kennelly	....	adr mixer
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
Dov Schwarz	....	dialogue editor
Cathie Speakman	....	supervising adr editor

Special Effects by
Jor Van Kline	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Christopher Dusendschon	....	hazeltine optical element timing: THDX (uncredited)
Christopher Dusendschon	....	in-show optical compositor: THDX (uncredited)

Stunts
Chris Blackwood	....	stunts
Hollis Hill	....	stunts
Larry Nicholas	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
William Ambrose	....	best boy grip
James Boniface	....	generator operator
Mark J. Coyne	....	assistant camera
Craig Lerner	....	grip
Richard A. Ludt	....	key grip
Barry Norwood	....	first assistant camera
Paul Ott	....	grip
Tyler Williams	....	assistant camera

Music Department
Richard A. Harrison	....	preview music editor

Transportation Department
John W. Barbee	....	transportation coordinator
James Boniface	....	driver

Other crew
Ted Campbell	....	production assistant
Michelle A. De Mayo	....	post-production accountant
Donique Patton	....	script supervisor
Tory Reed	....	key set production assistant
Tim Turner	....	production accountant
Donald E. Wygal	....	assistant production coordinator (as Don Wygal)

Distributors

• Artisan Entertainment

MPAA:

Rated R for strong crude sexuality and language, and for violence and drug content.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

UK:18 | Germany:16 | USA:R

Goofs:

Continuity: When the drug dealer hugs Derrick, he is alternately holding/not holding a gun between shots.

Movie Connections:

References The Mack (1973)

How can I help you my young..........Your white.

All he has to do is come home with a carton of milk.

"The Breaks" was one of the funniest movies that I've seen in a long time. It's the story of Derrick King (Mitch Mullany). Derrick , is an Irish immagrant who is raised by a black family in Compton. Derricks' mother finally gets fed up with his behavior as a brainless, thoughtless ,sex-crazed slacker that she kicks him out of the house unless he can successfully come home with a quart of milk.

His holy quest for calcium, he runs into every kind of obstacle imaginable in the south central projects.

This film is laugh a minute. Done in the true spirit of films like "Friday" "CB-4" and "Don't Be a Menace to Society While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood" it keeps the lauphs comming. The film spoofs scenes from "Pulp Fiction" "Good Will Hunting" and "Good Times"

This is not a film for the squemish. Those who cringe at crude humor my not enjoy this film. For everyone else, rent it today, you wont be disappointed.