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Breaking Away (1979)

Cast

  • daniel stern movies
    Daniel Stern
    as Cyril
  • jackie earle haley movies
    Jackie Earle Haley
    as Moocher
  • dennis quaid movies
    Dennis Quaid
    as Mike
  • hart bochner movies
    Hart Bochner
    as Rod
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Genres & Description

Action Comedy Drama Romance Sport

7.7 / 10

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. He idolizes the Italian cycling team so much he pretends to be Italian, much to the chagrin...

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DeepSeaBarracuda
Does anyone know the song at 1:01 ? - @Sunday, January 6, 2019 6:34 AM

Robert Houser
My movie club teacher showed us this.Then sadly he took his own life.This movie holds a special place in my heart. - @Monday, December 24, 2018 4:03 PM

brad lafferty
Met Barbara Barrie at Zabars in the west side of Manhattan, very friendly, told her Breaking Away was one of fav movies - @Friday, November 16, 2018 11:11 PM

Da'kinebud187
GREATEST movie until Diner was released ! When Dave finally realizes that everyone cheats including the Italians, he calls his papa , Dad. Dave: "How are you feeling dad" ? Dad: "Dad"? "Well I'll tell you how I'm feeling son, I had a dream that everyone I ever sold a car to came back for a refund, and you were there handing out the checks" This was brilliant writing and an epic movie for it's time ! - @Wednesday, September 12, 2018 5:31 AM

Gaetana Nelson
Underrated movie. - @Monday, July 23, 2018 2:28 AM

healingypsy
Thank you so much ! I've been searching for this my whole life since i saw it on TV as a kid. : ) - @Thursday, July 19, 2018 7:07 PM

metallitech
20 people really are Italian! - @Sunday, April 1, 2018 9:00 AM

Khalid Rahimoon
This cycling topic has been copied has been copied by Indians...as Jo jeeta wahe sikandar 😂 - @Friday, February 2, 2018 10:15 AM

John Ellis
This was the greatest Midwestern theme movie of all time - even better than "Hoosiers" - @Wednesday, October 12, 2016 5:05 AM

jaye ellis
this was the greatest midwestern romantic movie of all time.... not saying that much. but it was a great movie - @Monday, June 27, 2016 4:14 AM

SamuraiSamara 69
I'm 54 and still somewhere between growing up and settling down. WTF! - @Thursday, June 9, 2016 1:45 PM

cano21
My favorite movie of all time!  Papa!! Chow Papa!! - @Friday, March 18, 2016 6:33 PM

Sergio Acosta
buena - @Monday, February 8, 2016 11:24 AM

MerkinMuffly
Great movie, but just a horrible trailer. - @Sunday, November 8, 2015 8:24 AM

oldmelodies
remade as jo jeeta wahi sikander - @Thursday, September 10, 2015 6:40 PM

Forgotten Path
Love this movie! Finally got a chance to watch again now that I quit my day job. - @Thursday, August 13, 2015 4:19 PM

blankchck
"Refund?  REFUND?!!" - @Tuesday, June 2, 2015 4:38 AM

michaeljfiorito
<3 - @Monday, May 4, 2015 4:37 AM

wildwest1
Good stuff! - @Wednesday, April 15, 2015 1:18 AM

samuel stukes
I love this movie...Paul Dooley is hilarious as the dad. - @Wednesday, October 15, 2014 2:54 PM

David Alvarez
Brilliant! Such a fun and delightful film, Love his fake italian. - @Sunday, August 24, 2014 10:58 AM

richard murphy
Adore this Movie - @Monday, June 9, 2014 9:52 PM

xpez
ITs funny to compare the comedic timing in the editing of this trailer to trailers of today. there is so much silence and empty beats...haha so awkward. Almost makes it seem ironically funny. HAHAHA! - @Friday, May 30, 2014 7:46 AM

huzak1
Sorry should be best university - @Sunday, March 23, 2014 10:53 AM

huzak1
One of my favorite films. Set in the best city and universities in the world. - @Sunday, March 23, 2014 10:51 AM

Woody Hueston
I played the car wash owner , with jackie , it was fun that day... - @Saturday, March 22, 2014 8:07 PM

Sarah
A bit of trivia: Paul Dooley and Dennis Christopher played father & son two other times: in "A Wedding" (around the same time as this) and much later in a pretty good episode of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" ("Cherry Red"). You can almost imagine them in Criminal Intent as the same characters 25 years later. - @Saturday, December 7, 2013 3:13 PM

Sabrina Hoover
BEST MOVIE EVA - @Wednesday, October 23, 2013 2:40 AM

WillyM79
This came out the year I was born - @Saturday, September 7, 2013 1:25 AM

LaJewel
Won the Oscar for best screenplay - @Wednesday, September 4, 2013 11:37 PM

PatinOmaha
There were some special effects for the crash scene. There are some freeze frame pictures of the scene. If you search on "picasa web breaking away cinzano road race" you'll find them. - @Friday, August 2, 2013 12:50 AM

Martindyna
For me this is `The' cycling film and I've never forgotten it. The comraderie of the friends sticking together, the funny father who pretends to dislike his son but clearly doesn't and the likeable mother who sometimes puts the father straight in his critical views. Don't forget to punch the clock! Bam! - @Saturday, June 15, 2013 3:22 PM

Brad Tessier
Good movie. And that refund scene was hilarious. - @Monday, May 27, 2013 11:51 PM

Kristian Trakov
FYI this won best screen play - @Thursday, April 25, 2013 5:36 AM

Adolph Greenburg
its Beta Theta Pi and they might get their victory revoked - @Monday, April 22, 2013 10:04 PM

WonkaVator72
Loved this movie when I first saw it. I recall Siskel and Ebert (god rest them both) saying that if you didn't like the movie, they'd refund your money. Good call on both their parts. - @Monday, April 8, 2013 11:58 PM

Trevor Wilson
This is loosely based on a true story. "Dave" became a teacher at Arlington High School in Indianapolis. He once got a speeding ticket on IN-37 on his bike. - @Tuesday, February 19, 2013 1:39 PM

AshCosgrove
Daniel Stern is his name, and being awesome is his game. - @Saturday, February 2, 2013 7:52 AM

manning8
Go Cutters! - @Saturday, January 26, 2013 3:12 AM

Gentelman210
El equipo Cinzano........ Bastardos.... - @Thursday, January 10, 2013 12:11 PM

xaviar detach
@7beers He was only about 170lbs. Pencil, spindly legs. But knock yourselfout either way - @Sunday, January 6, 2013 3:27 PM

xaviar detach
@PatrickTRandolph Same here and I'm 47 now. These type of films, including Hoosiers , are sadly, becoming extinct in the form of the garbage that is made "Generally" today. I'm glad I was a teenager when this movie came out. - @Sunday, January 6, 2013 3:23 PM

electrochide
what's the name of the song Dave serenades to Kathy??? - @Monday, November 26, 2012 11:58 PM

atomicdoug
American Flyers is cheesy - @Tuesday, October 16, 2012 4:30 PM

Paul Warren
I know it's a little late, but I always liked American Flyers. - @Monday, September 24, 2012 8:43 AM

John Gilinsky
A beautifully humourous poignant sensitive coming of age movie set in the American middle class heartland in an age of liberal idealism spurred on by the huge numbers of baby boomers in the movie audiences which fuels and reinforces the positive human qualities of growing up: learning one's own limits, respecting others feelings, learning to be true to oneself, knowing that as we grow up we split apart from dear family and/or friends and acquire new ones, persistence as a universal positive. - @Saturday, September 15, 2012 11:20 PM

choprn
You should watch The flying scotsman.Best bycicle movie so far. - @Friday, July 27, 2012 6:54 PM

Liftorangejuice
do you guys know some more bicycle movies? - @Wednesday, July 18, 2012 11:10 AM

wlhardy
I have loved this movie since the first time I saw it on TV in the early 1980s, but it's hardly been shown on TV since & I didn't want to pay for a copy online. Went into a used bookstore yesterday & found the DVD--at last! This movie has no explicit scenes, hardly any vulgar language or violence, no special effects--only a great screenplay & wonderful acting. That's all a movie needs (IMO) but Hollywood doesn't seem to think that way any more. - @Sunday, July 15, 2012 12:05 AM

cranjass
fanucchi! - @Monday, April 23, 2012 3:55 AM

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