Breaking Away
1979 · ★ 7.1 · Dir. Peter Yates
The movie that tells you exactly what you can do with your high school diploma!
Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his 3 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.
- Released
- 1979-05-24
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rated
- PG
- Language
- EN
- Budget
- $2.3M
- Box office
- $20M
- IMDb
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Dennis Quaid
Mike
Daniel Stern
Cyril
Jackie Earle Haley
Moocher
Dennis Christopher
Dave Stoller
Barbara Barrie
Evelyn Stoller
Paul Dooley
Ray Stoller
Robyn Douglass
Katherine
Hart Bochner
Rod
Amy Wright
Nancy
Peter Maloney
Doctor
John Ashton
Mike's Brother
Lisa Shure
French Girl
Keywords
Coming of ageSportsWorking classTeenage boyIndianaQuarryBicycleSerenadeCyclingBicycle raceIndiana, usa
