A free-spirited young woman, Breezy, hitches a ride with an aging real estate salesman, Frank. Sensing that she just wants to use him he tries to have nothing to do with her. She's not that easy to shake, however, and over time a bond forms between them.
Acting
Holden's world-weary resignation meets Lenz's fragile optimism
Direction
Eastwood's surprisingly gentle touch before he got macho again
Cinematography
Hazy California light that makes everything feel like a memory
Director
Clint Eastwood
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Eastwood bought the script himself when Universal balked at the age gap, then cast 53-year-old Holden opposite 20-year-old Lenz.
Released months after Roe v. Wade, Breezy's sexual agency reads as radical—though the film can't quite decide if she's liberated or lost.
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