The Break

– A depressed and destitute Nick Irons, a tennis pro banned from the tour for slugging a player during..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
1997
The Break (1997)

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.

Producing Country:
USA
Genre:
Release Date:

20 Feb 1998

Language:

English, Irish, Spanish

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Robert Dornhelm

Writer:

Ronan Bennett (screenplay), Stephen Rea (idea by)

Main Actors:

Stephen Rea, Alfred Molina, Rosana Pastor, Brendan Gleeson

Plot:

Dowd, who's IRA, escapes an Irish prison in a bloody jailbreak, making his way to New York City where he lives alone, avoids Irish hangouts, and works as a dishwasher. When a good deed gets him stabbed, one of the restaurant employees takes him in and finds him medical care. As Dowd recovers in the flat of Tulio and Tulio's sister Monica, he realizes that these Guatemalan exiles share his rebellious principles. When he learns they are planning a political assassination, he offers to help. His attraction to Monica contributes to his willingness to volunteer. However, the cops are closing in on him: can he make the hit, protect his new friends, and escape with Monica?

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

Castle Hill Productions

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%