Synopsis

Dave Grohl plays a painfully awkward man preparing for a date with his girlfriend, played by Traylor Howard. His timid behavior, slow driving, and inability to handle everyday confrontations make the journey increasingly humiliating. After the couple arrives at a drive-in theater showing Me, Myself & Irene, Grohl's more aggressive alter ego emerges. The quiet date turns into a chaotic rock spectacle as the Foo Fighters perform around the theater, with the video mirroring the film's split-personality premise and its broad slapstick humor.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was created as a tie-in to the Jim Carrey comedy Me, Myself & Irene, which features "Breakout" on its soundtrack.

• Its central joke mirrors the movie's premise: Dave Grohl shifts from a meek, nervous character into a louder and more confrontational alter ego.

• Traylor Howard, who appears as Grohl's date, also played Layla, Charlie Baileygates' ex-wife in Me, Myself & Irene.

• Other actors from the film make appearances, including Tony Cox and Anthony Anderson.

• Dave Grohl's mother, Virginia "Ginny" Grohl, appears as the driver who angrily gestures at him for driving too slowly.

• The dog used in the pickup scene was called Marty. The apparent slap was performed with a prop rather than the dog being struck.

• Principal photography took place at the Mission Drive-In in Montclair, California, with additional scenes filmed around nearby residential streets.

• The production was documented on MTV's Making the Video, which also accompanied the video's 2000 premiere.

• "Generator" plays during the opening section before "Breakout" begins.

• The video was the first Foo Fighters clip to feature guitarist Chris Shiflett, who had joined the band after the filming of "Learn to Fly".