The Breaks

Story

Synopsis

Derrick, a racially-confused Irishman raised in the hood by a black family is having the worst day ever. Determined to prove to his fed-up mother and would-be girlfriend that he's not a screw-up, he sets out to do one thing right (get some milk) and even that proves to be a challenge! Hilarious encounters with racist red-neck cops, local gangsters and 'flamboyant' pawn shop owners ensue, and along the way Derek shows that he can actually do things for others and maybe even get his own life together.

Director

Eric Meza

Writers

Mitch Mullany

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

26 February 1999

Ensemble

Cast

• Mitch Mullany

  Derrick King

• 

  Loretta Devine

  Floria

• 

  Anthony Anderson

  Inmate #1

• 

  E-40

  Judge

• 

  Shireen Crutchfield

  Girl In The Car

• 

  Carl Anthony Payne II

  Chris

• Oscar Dillon

  Inmate #3

• 

  Paul Benjamin

  Clerk

• Isaiah Barnes

  Charles

• Paula Bel

  Paula

• 

  George Clinton

  Self

• Max Becker

  Young Derrick