Breaking Away

Breaking Away

100 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 24, 1979

Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his 3 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.

Breaking Away

100 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 24, 1979

Breaking Away
Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his 3 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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Breaking Away
Directors Ana Maria Quintana, Michael Grillo, Peter Yates
Writers Steve Tesich

Cast

Dennis Quaid

as Mike

Daniel Stern

as Cyril

Jackie Earle Haley

as Moocher

Dennis Christopher

as Dave Stoller

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

P.J. Soles

as Suzy