Breaking Away
“The movie that tells you exactly what you can do with your high school diploma!”
1979•PG•1h 41m•7.2•Released
DramaComedy
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.
Director
Peter Yates
Writer
Steve Tesich
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$20M
Languages
English, Italian, French
Studio
20th Century Fox
Cast
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
Lisa Shure
French Girl
Jennifer K. Mickel
Girl
P. J. Soles
Suzy
David K. Blase
500 Race Announcer
Production
Company
20th Century Fox
Producer
Peter Yates
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