Breakdown



Breakdown was released on May 2nd, 1997.
Filming locations include Barstow, Lancaster, Nipton, Thousand Oaks and Victorville, CA. and Nelson, NV. and Moab, UT.


Texaco gas station - 13701 N. Hwy. 191 Moab, Ut. 84532
(Archview RV Resort & Campground) 


All "Now" pictures taken in 2013.


All "Now" pictures taken in 2020.



Breakdown - Utah 128 Castle Valley, Ut. 84532





Belle's Diner - 240th St. E between E Ave. P and E Ave. O Lancaster, Ca.





Jeff forces Red to pull over - Ivanpah Rd. and Morning Star Mine Rd. Ca. 92364





Earl chases Jeff - Old Forest Hill Rd. Auburn, Ca. 95603




Jeff drives into the river - Old Limestone Quarry Trail Auburn, Ca. 95603




Jeff floating down river - Near* Hwy. 49 and Old Forest Hill Rd. Auburn, Ca. 95603
(North Fork American River)




View of Brackett - Southern Nevada Liteweight Rd. Nv. 89019






Brackett Commerce Bank - 15561 7th St. Victorville, Ca. 92395




Earl picks up Jeff - Nipton Rd. Nipton, Ca. 92364




Earl's killed - Hwy. 165 Nelson, Nv. 89046






Truck stop - 2930 Lenwood Rd. Barstow, Ca. 92311




Red Barr's house - Thorton Ranch Rd. Thousand Oaks, Ca. 91361




Bridge - Golden State Hwy. Ca.
NOTE: About 1 1/2 mile from the bridge there is a gate,
so a partial walk to/from this location is required.





If you look closely you can see the slight color differential in the railing,
presumably where the semi went over.


I'd like to thank PaulH for his contribution to this post.

31 comments:

  1. parabens otimo trabalho, esse filme é uma lenda.

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  2. i go to the location in the next month

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  3. If I ever win the lottery, I'm going to contact you and have you take me to some abandoned movie locations like Bells Dinner, I'm going to buy and restore to original condition in the movies. I know people talk big and nothing happens, but it will happen. Thanks again for all your hard work.

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  4. The view of 'Brackett' was taken facing SW from the area at 35.829823, -115.225949 (just off Southern Nevada Liteweight Road).

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    1. Another unlikely find. Thank you for posting this!

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    2. To PaulH: WOW! Thank you! I've been looking for that spot since 2005! Here are the locations I found so far: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrlocation/albums/72157632018133624
      All the best, John (MrLocation), England.

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  5. ΠΟΛΥ ΚΑΛΗ ΔΟΥΛΕΙΑ ΜΠΡΑΒΟ!!! ΠΟΛΗ ΘΑ ΗΘΕΛΑ ΝΑ ΕΠΙΣΚΕΥΤΩ ΑΥΤΑ ΤΑ ΜΕΡΟΙ ΠΡΟΠΑΝΤΟΣ ΤΟ ΣΤΕΚΙ ΤΗΣ BELLS....

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  6. wow seeing the locations it's terrifying

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  7. Thank you for posting all of these. There is a select few people still following this movie but they are extremely thankful.

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  8. Great information board! We spend quite a bit of time in and around Moab, UT. The location of the actual car breakdown is along State Route 128 near mile marker 21 east of Moab. The camera angles appear to line up in all directions. I do have a few photos of the area near the Sorrel River Ranch. The Castleton Tower can be seen in the background during those scenes of the movie. Castle Valley, UT is within a few miles.

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  9. Also, the opening scenes were shot on the road to the West of what was the Texaco station. The building remains a commercial business as a Chevron convenience store. The scenes preceding the gas station fill-up and confrontation with Earl are just a few miles into Canyonlands where the transition is made from the lower elevation up to the higher elevation on the S-curve - Highway State Route 313. Awesome scenery, and a great drive. Continue on, and you reach Dead Horse Point, and Island in the Sky.

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  10. hanks man for the excellent job, not only count the people who comment here, there are thousands of people that watch all of your filming location posts and don't comment, I bet we are thousands of fans of this excellent webpage for movie lovers, I would also donate to anything, gasoline, tickets if you put it, you should put a donation button. Thanks again man.

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  11. I want to thank you for the great job, very interesting, especially since I very love this movie!
    (sorry for my English, I'm from Russia)

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  12. Nobody has found the location of where Jeff drives into the river trying to escape Earl?

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    1. It's at Mammoth Bar, off of Old Foresthill Rd. just East of Auburn, Ca. He drives into the American River.

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    2. I found this location in 2005. Go here for all my Breakdown pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrlocation/albums/72157632018133624

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    3. I have pictures from 2005 of this location ...
      https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrlocation/albums/72157632018133624

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  13. Excelente trabalho de localização dos sets de filmagem. Muito bom mesmo!

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  14. Your website is brilliant. I was sitting here watching Breakdown and was trying to find locations when I stumbled onto your website. Excellent work. Wish I had time to do this.

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  15. Thanks for posting this! I've been to that Texaco many times north of Moab and think about this movie every time. Also, In the early scenes of the movie, it appears they are driving back towards 191 coming from Canyonlands. The path carved in the rock on those turns and the two buttes Monitor & Merrimack in the distance.

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  16. Nice composition of now and then filming locations for 'Breakdown'!

    The odd thing about this movie is that most Kurt Russell fans(mainly women!) have seen the rest of his works, just not this film. How could that happen?

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  17. What a great job, never to late to thank you for sharing this post. It's been 26 years since this movie was released I remember it like yesterday, the first time I watched it I was with my family and I remember the scene where Kurt Russell open the door of little Deke's room and my parents said "look! the videogame you play", refering to the Doom videogame playing at TV. A truly underrated movie which will last forever. Thanks again for sharing this master piece.

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  18. Thanks. You did a great job!

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  19. This truly brightened my day! As an avid enthusiast of geography, location, and stunning scenery, I was captivated by the movie I watched today and found myself pondering how those places might appear in the present. Having never had the opportunity to visit the USA and likely never will, this experience is the closest I can get to exploring its landscapes. Thank you immensely for this virtual journey. I believe that visitors to your website would also share an interest in geography. In case you’re curious, I am from “Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu, India”—feel free to look it up on Google Maps!

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