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Breaking Away is a 1979 American coming of age comedy-drama film produced and directed by Peter Yates and written by Steve Tesich. It follows a group of four male teenagers in Bloomington, Indiana, who have recently graduated from high school.
Jul 20, 1979 · Breaking Away: Directed by Peter Yates. With Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley. A working-class Indiana teen obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl while searching for life goals with his friends.
"Breaking Away" is a movie to embrace. It's about people who are complicated but decent, who are optimists but see things realistically, who are fundamentally comic characters but have three full dimensions.
This charming, Academy Award winner (1979, Screenplay) cycles high on comedy as four friends come to terms with life after high school.
Breaking Away 1979 A small-town boy obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl. Director: Peter Yates Writer: Steve Tesich Stars: Dennis Christopher,...
Nov 23, 2023 · Roger Ebert called "Breaking Away" (1979) a “cinematic miracle.”. “Breaking Away” is much more than a sports movie or a film about cycling. This fantastic "feel-good" movie is for everyone.
In Bloomington, Indiana, recent high school graduate Dave Stoller (Dennis Christopher) carries a cycling trophy as he walks through the woods with his friends Mike (Dennis Quaid), Cyril (Daniel Stern), and Moocher (Jackie Earle Haley), on their way to swim at an abandoned, water-filled quarry.
When the Italian bicycle team comes to their town to race, Dave is disillusioned by their snobbery and the dirty tricks they use to win. So Dave drops his Italian identity and he and his friends enter the university's bike race and compete with their college student rivals.
A cycling obsessed Indiana teen and his three working-class friends challenge the local college boys in the town's annual bike race. 2,341 IMDb 7.7 1 h 36 min 1979. X-Ray PG. Comedy · Drama · Charming · Feel-good. Available to rent or buy.
Breaking Away. COMEDY. This charming, Academy Award winner (1979, Screenplay) cycles high on comedy as four friends come to terms with life after high school. When top-notch cyclist Dave (Dennis Christopher) learns that the world's bicycling champions are always Italian, he attempts to turn himself into an Italian, driving his parents (Barbara ...
