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Breaking Away

Name: Breaking Away
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1979-05-24
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 7.148

★ 7,1 /10 (301 Votes)

1979 EN 101 min

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.

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Release date

24/05/1979

Votes

301

Popularity

2.5

The movie that tells you exactly what you can do with your high school diploma!

Genres

Drama Comedy

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

101 min

Budget

$2,300,000

Revenue

$20,000,000

Dennis Christopher

Dave Stoller

Dennis Quaid

Mike

Daniel Stern

Cyril

Jackie Earle Haley

Moocher

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

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Lisa Shure

French Girl

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Jennifer K. Mickel

Girl

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)

Steve Miner

Student (uncredited)

Tom Ohmer

Fraternity Jock (uncredited)

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Bart A. Reed

Student (uncredited)

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John Vande Velde

Italian Rider (uncredited)

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**_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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