Breaking Away
The movie that tells you exactly what you can do with your high school diploma!
7.2
306 votes
1979
1h 41m
Drama
Comedy
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.
Directed by Peter Yates
Top 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 BrotherL
Lisa Shure
French GirlJ
Jennifer K. Mickel
Girl
P. J. Soles
SuzyD
David K. Blase
500 Race AnnouncerW
William S. Armstrong
500 Race OfficialH
Howard S. Wilcox
500 Race OfficialJ
J.F. Brière
Mr. YorkC
Carlos Sintes
Italian RiderE
Eddy Van Guyse
Italian RiderDetails
Status
Released
Release date
May 24, 1979
Budget
$2.3M
Revenue
$20M
Language
English, Italian, French
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