Cover: Breaking Away Rating: 0
20 Feb 2013

Details

Director:Peter Yates
Writer:Steve Tesich
Producer:Art Levinson, Peter Yates
Theatrical:1979
Studio:Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Genre:Drama
Duration:101
Awards:Won Oscar, Another 9 wins & 9 nominations
Languages:English
Subtitles:Spanish
Sound:Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Discs:1
Region:1

Summary

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...

Credits

Dennis Christopher ... Dave Stoller
Dennis Quaid ... Mike
David K. Blace ...
Daniel Stern ... Cyril
Jackie Earle Haley ... Moocher
Barbara Barrie ... Evelyn Stoller
Paul Dooley ... Ray Stoller
Robyn Douglass ... Katherine
Hart Bochner ... Rod
Amy Wright ... Nancy
Peter Maloney ... Doctor
John Ashton ... Mike's Brother
Lisa Shure ... French Girl
Jennifer K. Mickel ... Girl
P.J. Soles ... Suzy (as Pamela Jayne Soles)
David K. Blase ... 500 Race Announcer
Matthew F. Leonetti ... Cinematographer
Cynthia Scheider ... Editor
William S. Armstrong ... 500 Race Official
Howard S. Wilcox ... 500 Race Official
J.F. Brière ... Mr. York (as J.F. Briere)
Carlos Sintes ... Italian Rider
Eddy Van Guyse ... Italian Rider
Alvin E. Bailey ... Stone Cutter
Harold Elgar ... Stone Cutter
Floyd E. Todd ... Stone Cutter
Robert Woolery ... Stone Cutter
Russell E. Freeman ... Stone Cutter
Jimmy Grant ... Black Student Leader
Gail L. Horton ... Fight Spectator
Woody Hueston ... Owner of Car Wash
Jennifer F. Nolan ... Anthem Singer
Nora Owens ... Woman
Douglas Rafferty ... Sports Announcer
Bill Ringgenberg ... Race Starter
John W. Ryan ... University President (as Dr. John W. Ryan)
Morris Salzman ... Blond guy
Tom Schwoegler ... Team Captain
Mike Silveus ... Homecoming Car Kid