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Breakfast of Champions

Breakfast of Champions

In a world gone mad, you can trust Dwayne Hoover.

19995.01h 50m

Overview

A millionaire car salesman who runs the biggest dealership in Midland City, Dwayne Hoover is a celebrity, loved and trusted by everyone. Then one day, he wakes up and realizes that his life is a total mess! But between the headaches posed by his pill-popping wife, a mistress who won't leave him alone, and a cross-dressing sales manager, Dwayne has picked a bad week for a midlife crisis.

Directed by Alan Rudolph
Written by Kurt Vonnegut, Alan Rudolph
Produced by David Blocker, David Willis, W. Mark McNair
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0M0

Top Cast

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

Dwayne Hoover

Albert Finney

Albert Finney

Kilgore Trout

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Harry Le Sabre

Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey

Celia Hoover

Glenne Headly

Glenne Headly

Francine Pefko

Lukas Haas

Lukas Haas

George 'Bunny' Hoover

Omar Epps

Omar Epps

Wayne Hoobler

Vicki Lewis

Vicki Lewis

Grace Le Sabre

Buck Henry

Buck Henry

Fred T. Barry

Ken Hudson Campbell

Ken Hudson Campbell

Eliot Rosewater / Gilbert

Themes & Keywords

indiana, usahusband wife relationshipbased on novel or booksuccesscar salesmanauthorextramarital affair

About Breakfast of Champions

Breakfast of Champions is a comedy, drama film released in 1999 exploring themes of indiana, usa, husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, success, car salesman, author. Directed by Alan Rudolph, it stars Bruce Willis, Albert Finney, Nick Nolte. A millionaire car salesman who runs the biggest dealership in Midland City, Dwayne Hoover is a celebrity, loved and trusted by everyone. Then one day, he wakes up and realizes that his life is a total mess! But between the headaches posed by his pill-popping wife, a mistress who won't leave him alone, and a cross-dressing sales manager, Dwayne has picked a bad week for a midlife crisis.

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