Breaking the Rules (1992)
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50% want to see it
(34 ratings)
Dying of leukemia, Phil is given only one more month to live, so he gathers together his two childhood friends and travels to California where he intends to audition for a television trivia game show. While on their road trip, they encounter various situations and meet a middle-aged woman with a… More Dying of leukemia, Phil is given only one more month to live, so he gathers together his two childhood friends and travels to California where he intends to audition for a television trivia game show. While on their road trip, they encounter various situations and meet a middle-aged woman with a free spirit who decides to join them. ~ Kristie Hassen, Rovi
- Directed By
- Neal Israel
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
PG-13,
- Studio
- HBO Video
Critic Reviews
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Breaking the Rules is a movie about a guy who finds out he has a month to live, and decides to spend it in the worst buddy movie ever made.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Anemic Guy Movie. The cast tries hard, to little avail.
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Cast
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Jason Bateman
as Phil Stepler
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C. Thomas Howell
as Gene Michaels
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Jonathan Silverman
as Rob Konigsberg
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Annie Potts
as Mary Klinglitch
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Krista Tesreau
as Rob's date
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Kent Bateman
as Mr. Stepler
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Marty Belafsky
as Young Rob
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Steve Chambers
as Redneck #2
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Shawn Phelan
as Young Phil
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Mark Rosenblatt
as Bartender
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Frank Welker
as Special Vocal Effects
- Pam Rack
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Jackey Vinson
as Young Gene
