Breakdown: 1975

Breakdown: 1975 (2025)

December 18, 2025 (US) • Documentary • 92m

Overview

In 1975, as America faced social and political upheaval, filmmakers turned chaos into art.

Director

Morgan Neville

Writer

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Top Billed Cast

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Narrator (voice)

Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks

Self

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Self

Frank Rich

Frank Rich

Self

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Self

Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

Self

Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone

Self

James Risen

James Risen

Self

James Wolcott

James Wolcott

Self

Jefferson Cowie

Jefferson Cowie

Self

Bill Gates

Bill Gates

Self

Joan Tewkesbury

Joan Tewkesbury

Self

Kurt Andersen

Kurt Andersen

Self

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Self

Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen

Self

Wesley Morris

Wesley Morris

Self

Naomi Fry

Naomi Fry

Self

Patton Oswalt

Patton Oswalt

Self

Peter Bart

Peter Bart

Self

Peter Biskind

Peter Biskind

Self

Rick Perlstein

Rick Perlstein

Self

Sam Wasson

Sam Wasson

Self

Todd Boyd

Todd Boyd

Self

Robert Altman

Robert Altman

Self - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage)

David Brinkley

David Brinkley

Self - Co-Host, NBC Nightly News (archive footage)

Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson

Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)

Kathy Carter

Kathy Carter

Self - Anti-Busing Activist (archive footage)

John Chancellor

John Chancellor

Self - Host, NBC Nightly News (archive footage)

Frank Church

Frank Church

Self - Chairman, Senate Select Committee (archive footage)

Sue Connor

Sue Connor

Self - Anti-Busing Activist (archive footage)

Rennie Davis

Rennie Davis

Self - Anti-War Activist & Venture Capitalist (archive footage)

Werner Erhard

Werner Erhard

Self - Founder, EST (archive footage)

Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford

Self - 38th President of the United States (archive footage)

Lynette Fromme

Lynette Fromme

Self - Attempted Assassin of President Gerald Ford (archive footage)

Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Self - Co-Host, 47th Academy Awards (archive footage)

Ken Kashiwahara

Ken Kashiwahara

Self - ABC News Reporter (archive footage

Ted Kennedy

Ted Kennedy

Self - Pro-Busing Senator (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self - 37th President of the United States (archive footage)

Dan Rather

Dan Rather

Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self - Former Governor of California (archive footage)

Geraldo Rivera

Geraldo Rivera

Self - Host, Good Night America (archive footage)

Felix Rohatyn

Felix Rohatyn

Self - Chairman, Municipal Assistance Corporation (archive footage)

Bert Schneider

Bert Schneider

Self - Producer, Hearts and Minds (archive footage)

Howard K. Smith

Howard K. Smith

Self - Host, ABC Evening News (archive footage)

Mario Van Peebles

Mario Van Peebles

Self - Director, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (archive footage)

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone

Self/Rocky/Machine Gun Joe Viterbo (archive footage)

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Self - Director of JAWS (archive footage)

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Self (archive footage)

Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Self - Director of Chinatown (archive footage)

Sidney Lumet

Sidney Lumet

Self - Director of Dog day afternoon (archive footage)

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

Self - Actor in Death Wish (archive footage)

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Self (archive footage)

Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Sonny Wortzik (archive footage)

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Travis Bickle (archive footage)

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

(archive footage)

Betty Ford

Betty Ford

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Morgan Neville

Morgan Neville

Director

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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

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