Nov 4, 2009 | Mountain Xpress
Genre: Comedy/Action Directed by: Bill Forsyth Starring: Burt Reynolds, Casey Siemaszko, Sheila Kelley, Lorraine Toussaint Despite containing one of Burt Reynolds' best performances, Bill Forsyth's Breaking In did no more for the Scottish filmmaker's Hollywood career than Housekeeping had.
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