Breaking Away

Also Known As: Bambino

Company: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Plot: Best friends Dave, Mike, Cyril and Moocher have just graduated from high school. Living in the college town of Bloomington, Indiana, they are considered "cutters": the working class of the town so named since most of the middle aged generation, such as their parents, worked at the local limestone quarry, which is now a swimming hole. There is great animosity between the cutters and the generally wealthy Indiana University students, each group who have their own turf in town. The dichotomy is that the limestone was used to build the university, which is now seen as being too good for the locals who built it. Although each of the four is a totally different personality from the other three, they also have in common the fact of being unfocused and unmotivated in life. The one slight exception is Dave. Although he has no job and doesn't know what to do with his life, he is a champion bicycle racer. He idolizes the Italian cycling team so much he pretends to be Italian, much to the chagrin...

Cast and Character: Dennis Christopher as Dave Stoller / Dennis Quaid as Mike / Daniel Stern as Cyril / Jackie Earle Haley as Moocher / Barbara Barrie as Evelyn Stoller / Paul Dooley as Ray Stoller / Robyn Douglass as Katherine / Hart Bochner as Rod / Amy Wright as Nancy / Peter Maloney as Doctor / John Ashton as Mike's Brother / Lisa Shure as French Girl / Jennifer K. Mickel as Girl / P.J. Soles as Suzy / David K. Blase as 500 Race Announcer

Creators: n/A

Description: A small-town teen obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl.

Directors: Peter Yates

Genres: Comedy / Drama / Sport

Location: 1010 S. Walnut Ave, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

MPAA: PG

Opening Weekend: n/A

Poster: posters/0078902.jpg

Rating: 7.6

Release Date: 20 July 1979 (USA)

Runtime: 101 min

Seasons: n/A

Sound Mix: Mono

Tagline: Somewhere between growing up and settling down... [Australia Theatrical]

Title: Breaking Away

Trailer:

Url: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078902/

Votes: 12,942

Writers: Steve Tesich

Year: 1979

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Breaking Away got rated 7.6.

About the movie: Best friends Dave, Mike, Cyril and Moocher have just graduated from high school. Living in the college town of Bloomington, Indiana, they are considered "cutters": the working class of the town so named since most of the middle aged generation, such as their parents, worked at the local limestone quarry, which is now a swimming hole. There is great animosity between the cutters and the generally wealthy Indiana University students, each group who have their own turf in town. The dichotomy is that the limestone was used to build the university, which is now seen as being too good for the locals who built it. Although each of the four is a totally different personality from the other three, they also have in common the fact of being unfocused and unmotivated in life. The one slight exception is Dave. Although he has no job and doesn't know what to do with his life, he is a champion bicycle racer. He idolizes the Italian cycling team so much he pretends to be Italian, much to the chagrin...

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