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In a world gone mad, you can trust Dwayne Hoover. - Breakfast of Champions
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Title: Breakfast of Champions

Release Date: 18 Feb 1999

Runtime: 1h 49m

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Hollywood Pictures, Flying Heart Films, Summit Entertainment

Production Companies: Hollywood Pictures, Flying Heart Films, Summit Entertainment

Overview: A millionaire car salesman who runs the biggest dealership in Midland City, Dwayne Hoover is a celebrity, loved and trusted by everyone. Then one day, he wakes up and realizes that his life is a total mess! But between the headaches posed by his pill-popping wife, a mistress who won't leave him alone, and a cross-dressing sales manager, Dwayne has picked a bad week for a midlife crisis.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.1 (102 votes)

Cast

  • Dwayne Hoover: Bruce Willis
  • Kilgore Trout: Albert Finney
  • Harry Le Sabre: Nick Nolte
  • Celia Hoover: Barbara Hershey
  • Francine Pefko: Glenne Headly
  • George 'Bunny' Hoover: Lukas Haas
  • Wayne Hoobler: Omar Epps
  • Grace Le Sabre: Vicki Lewis
  • Fred T. Barry: Buck Henry
  • Eliot Rosewater / Gilbert: Ken Hudson Campbell
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