Breaking In is a 1989 American crime comedy film directed by Bill Forsyth, written by John Sayles, and starring Burt Reynolds, Casey Siemaszko and Lorraine Toussaint.

The two engage in a few heists together, such as one involving a supermarket and a friendly dog, and a Fourth of July robbery of an amusement park during a fireworks show.

Ernie is content to live in a tract home on the fringe of the city, but Mike cannot resist using his newfound money for material items, and his firing from the mechanic shop serves to drive a wedge between the two.

Ernie maintains a steady, paying relationship with a prostitute, Delphine, who fixes Mike up with her apprentice, Carrie.

Mike's newfound wealth perks the suspicions of the authorities, and he has to try to not turn in Ernie to get a lighter sentence.

Forsyth envisioned John Mahoney for the lead role, but Act III Productions wanted a higher profile name.

[7] Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote that the film had "a lot of the appeal of a 1949 Oldsmobile convertible that still looks almost new and drives like a dream, if none too fast.

Reynolds has a comfortable screen presence and can act…he shows the warmth and quirkiness that made him fun to watch in the first place.