Breaking In
“The last two guys you'd ever expect to get away with anything...are about to get away with it all.”
Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart", it will take him a long time to get as good as Ernie.
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Cast
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Burt Reynolds
Ernie Mullins
Known for
Boogie Nights
The Longest Yard
Casey Siemaszko
Mike Lafebb
Known for
Back to the Future Part II
Stand by Me
Sheila Kelley
Carrie aka Fontaine
Known for
The Good Doctor
The Guest
Lorraine Toussaint
Delphine the Hooker
Known for
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Forever
Albert Salmi
Johnny Scot
Known for
Caddyshack
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Harry Carey Jr.
Shoes
Known for
Back to the Future Part III
Trinity Is Still My Name
Maury Chaykin
Vincent Tucci
Known for
Entrapment
Dances with Wolves
Stephen Tobolowsky
District Attorney
Known for
Groundhog Day
Memento
Julianne Johnson
Hardware Store Cashier
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Wee Sing in the Marvelous Musical Mansion
Where the Truth Lies
Bill Forsyth Director · John Sayles Writer Michael Gibbs Composer
Worldwide gross $1.9M · Budget $5.5M · United States release October 13, 1989
Box office
Budget
$5,500,000
Worldwide gross
$1,877,618
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Act III Productions
Production
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 13, 1989
Theatrical
Germany
August 16, 1990 · Theatrical
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