''Breakaway'' (also known as ''Escape from Madness'') is a 1990 Australian

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and Deborah Unger. It is directed by Don McLennan.

Plot

An escaped prisoner abducts an accountant as he tracks a rodeo fair which is sheltering his wife.

Cast

as Joey *

as Reginald * Deborah Unger as Marion *

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as Hank Stardust *

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as Geoffrey *

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as Tanya * Mike Bishop as De Silva

Production

Filming took place in Victoria, Australia from 31 July – 9 September 1989.

Release

The film was released on video on a dubbed VHS in Germany by Highlight Video, on a Dutch-Subtitled VHS in the Netherlands by Excalibur Benelux and in Canada on NTSC VHS by Alliance Releasing. In the United Kingdom, it was released on video as ''Escape from Madness.'' The film has never been released on any format in the United States.

References

External links

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