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Breaking Away (1979)
7.6
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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| Jackie Earle Haley | ... | ||
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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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| John Ashton | ... |
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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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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Mom: It's sauteed zucchini.
Dad: It's I-tey food. I don't want no I-tey food.
Mom: It's not. I got it at the A&P. It's like... squash.
Dad: I know I-tey food when I hear it! It's all them "eenie" foods... zucchini... and linguine... and fettuccine. I want some American food, dammit! I want French fries!
Mom: [to the cat, who has jumped up onto the table] Oh, get off the table, Fellini!
Dad: Hey, that's *my* cat! His name's not Fellini, it's Jake! I won't have any "eenie" in this house!
[to the cat]
Dad: Your name's Jake, you hear?
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(1814) (uncredited)
Music by John Stafford Smith
Lyrics by Francis Scott Key
Played and Sung by people at the 500 Race, led by Jennifer F. Nolan See more »
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Initially, the Indiana Student Foundation promised director Peter Yates 20,000 student extras for the final race scenes. Unfortunately, only 3,000 showed up, causing Yates to change his camera angles. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: When Dave first collides with another bike during the race and crashes, he has blood and dirt on his leg. When he eventually comes into the "pit area" to make an exchange, there is no dirt, blood or marks visible on his leg. See more »Quotes
Dad: What is this?Mom: It's sauteed zucchini.
Dad: It's I-tey food. I don't want no I-tey food.
Mom: It's not. I got it at the A&P. It's like... squash.
Dad: I know I-tey food when I hear it! It's all them "eenie" foods... zucchini... and linguine... and fettuccine. I want some American food, dammit! I want French fries!
Mom: [to the cat, who has jumped up onto the table] Oh, get off the table, Fellini!
Dad: Hey, that's *my* cat! His name's not Fellini, it's Jake! I won't have any "eenie" in this house!
[to the cat]
Dad: Your name's Jake, you hear?
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Soundtracks
"The Star Spangled Banner"(1814) (uncredited)
Music by John Stafford Smith
Lyrics by Francis Scott Key
Played and Sung by people at the 500 Race, led by Jennifer F. Nolan See more »
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