Breaking Away poster

Breaking Away( 1979)

TV-MADramaComedy
71%
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The movie that tells you exactly what you can do with your high school diploma!

Overview

Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends' and parents' annoyance.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Dennis Christopher

      Dave Stoller

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      Dennis Quaid

      Mike

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      Daniel Stern

      Cyril

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      Jackie Earle Haley

      Moocher

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      Barbara Barrie

      Evelyn Stoller

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      Paul Dooley

      Ray Stoller

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      Robyn Douglass

      Katherine

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      Hart Bochner

      Rod

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      Amy Wright

      Nancy

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      Peter Maloney

      Doctor

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      John Ashton

      Mike's Brother

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      Lisa Shure

      French Girl

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      Jennifer K. Mickel

      Girl

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      P.J. Soles

      Suzy

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      David K. Blase

      500 Race Announcer

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      William S. Armstrong

      500 Race Official

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      Howard S. Wilcox

      500 Race Official

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      J.F. Brière

      Mr. York

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      Carlos Sintes

      Italian Rider

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      Eddy Van Guyse

      Italian Rider

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      Alvin E. Bailey

      Stone Cutter

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      Harold Elgar

      Stone Cutter

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      Floyd E. Todd

      Stone Cutter

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      Robert Woolery

      Stone Cutter

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      Russell E. Freeman

      Stone Cutter

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      Jimmy Grant

      Black Student Leader

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      Gail L. Horton

      Fight Spectator

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      Woody Hueston

      Owner of Car Wash

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      Jennifer F. Nolan

      Anthem Singer

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      Nora Owens

      Woman

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      Douglas Rafferty

      Sports Announcer

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      Bill Ringgenberg

      Race Starter

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      John W. Ryan

      University President

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      Morris Salzman

      Blond Guy

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      Tom Schwoegler

      Team Captain

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      Mike Silveus

      Homecoming Car Kid

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      Gregg Forrest

      (uncredited)

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      Dan Levinson

      Pedestrian (uncredited)

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      Steve Miner

      Student (uncredited)

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      Tom Ohmer

      Fraternity Jock (uncredited)

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      Bart A. Reed

      Student (uncredited)

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      John Vande Velde

      Italian Rider (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by Wuchak

    7
    Written by Wuchak on Mon Nov 18 2024
    **_Hanging out at the local quarry the year after high school and much more_** The son of a working class family in Bloomington (Christopher Dennis) is obsessed with Italy and bicycling as he hangs with his three “cutter” buds (Dennis Quaid, Jackie Earle Haley and Daniel Stern). He deals with his amusing parents (Paul Dooley and Barbara Barrie) while chasing a college lass (Robyn Douglass). Everything leads to the Little 500 bicyclist race at Indiana University. “Breaking Away” (1979) wisely focuses on the characters rather than bicycling and is comparable to “Dead Poets Society” from a ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    2300000.00

    Revenue

    20000000.00

    Keywords

    • indiana, usa
    • sports
    • bicycle
    • coming of age
    • working class
    • teenage boy
    • serenade
    • quarry
    • cycling
    • bicycle race