Breaking Away (1979)

  • PG
  • 07/20/1979 (US)
  • Drama, Comedy
  • 1h 40m

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.

Peter Yates

Director

Steve Tesich

Screenplay

Cast

Dennis Christopher's headshot

Dennis Christopher

Dave Stoller
Dennis Quaid's headshot

Dennis Quaid

Mike
Daniel Stern's headshot

Daniel Stern

Cyril
Jackie Earle Haley's headshot

Jackie Earle Haley

Moocher
Barbara Barrie's headshot

Barbara Barrie

Evelyn Stoller
Paul Dooley's headshot

Paul Dooley

Ray Stoller
Robyn Douglass's headshot

Robyn Douglass

Katherine
Hart Bochner's headshot

Hart Bochner

Rod

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