Breaking Away

Breaking Away (1979)

The movie that tells you exactly what you can do with your high school diploma!

  • Genre: Drama, Comedy
  • Release Date: 1979-05-24
  • User Rating: 7.1/10 from 248 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: 20th Century Fox
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Peter Yates
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Trailer

Summary

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.

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  • 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
Directing Peter Yates Director
Production Art Levinson Associate Producer
Production Peter Yates Producer
Camera Matthew F. Leonetti Director of Photography
Editing Cynthia Scheider Editor
Production Jane Feinberg Casting
Production Mike Fenton Casting
Art Patrizia von Brandenstein Art Direction
Art Lee Poll Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Betsy Cox Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Marvin G. Westmore Makeup Artist
Directing Michael Grillo Assistant Director
Art Mark Wade Property Master
Sound Michael Moyse Sound Editor
Sound Dan Sable Sound Editor
Crew Conrad E. Palmisano Stunt Coordinator
Camera James Glennon Camera Operator
Lighting Mike Weathers Gaffer
Sound Leonard A. Engel Music Editor
Directing Ana Maria Quintana Script Supervisor
Production Elise Rohden Production Coordinator
Writing Steve Tesich Screenplay
Sound Patrick Williams Original Music Composer