The Pretenders "Caca de Vaca" - Joe "King" Carrasco "Breathless" - X Release It was released in the United States on May 13, 1983 by Orion Pictures. Breathless was screened at the Dallas International Film Festival on April 18, 2015. Home media Breathless was released on VHS in the United States and United Kingdom by Orion Pictures and Rank with a LaserDisc available in 1983. It debuted on DVD in the U.S. in April 2000 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with the theatrical trailer and booklet. In the U.S. and Canada, Shout Factory released the film in April 2015 on Blu-ray with one extra feature; a theatrical trailer. Reception Box office The film grossed $19,910,002 in the United States. Critical response Upon release, it received mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 60% based on reviews from 15 critics. On Metacritic it has a score of 52% based on reviews from 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Roger Ebert's contemporary review was a mixed 2.5 stars out of 4. He felt the film's mix of art-house and noir styles would not appeal to "average audiences" and believed Kaprisky was miscast and often seemed "lost", but praised Gere's performance: "I thought Gere was deliberately repugnant, but in an interesting way". The film has since gained minor cult status. American director Quentin Tarantino cited it as one of the "coolest" movies, commenting: "Here's a movie that indulges completely all my obsessions - comic books, rockabilly music and movies." The Silver Surfer poster in Freddy Newandyke's apartment seen in Reservoir Dogs is a homage to Jesse's Silver Surfer-obsession. British critic Mark Kermode is a fan of the film, and prefers it over the French original. See also Breathless (1960 film) List of American films of 1983 References External links 1983 films 1983 crime drama films 1983 romantic drama films 1980s romantic thriller films American crime drama films American neo-noir films American remakes of French films American romantic drama films 1980s English-language films Films directed by Jim McBride Films scored by Jack Nitzsche Orion Pictures films 1980s American films