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Breaking Away (1979)
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A small-town teen obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl. Director:Peter YatesWriter:Steve Tesich |
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| Dennis Christopher | ... | ||
| Dennis Quaid | ... |
Mike
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| Daniel Stern | ... |
Cyril
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Barbara Barrie | ... | |
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Robyn Douglass | ... |
Katherine
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| Hart Bochner | ... |
Rod
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| Amy Wright | ... |
Nancy
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Peter Maloney | ... |
Doctor
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Mike's Brother
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Lisa Shure | ... |
French Girl
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Jennifer K. Mickel | ... |
Girl
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| P.J. Soles | ... |
Suzy
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David K. Blase | ... |
500 Race Announcer
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Storyline
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... Written by Huggo
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Los muchachos del verano See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$17,702 (USA) (15 July 1979) (1 Screen)Gross:
$16,424,918 (USA)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Cyril: Well, we're a little disturbed by developments in the Middle East, but...
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(uncredited)
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University patriarch Herman B. Wells, the 11th President of Indiana University, Bloomington and longtime Chancellor, can be seen clearly in the crowd shots during the Little 500. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: The stadium for the final bike race is obviously mostly empty, with spectators being moved around. See more »Quotes
Mike's Brother: How are you fellas doing?Cyril: Well, we're a little disturbed by developments in the Middle East, but...
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"Trail to Mexico"(uncredited)
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