Breaking Away (1979)

05/24/1979 (US) • 1h 41m

Drama, Comedy

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

Overview

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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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,300,000.00

Revenue

$20,000,000.00

Keywords

indiana, usa

sports

bicycle

coming of age

working class

teenage boy

serenade

quarry

cycling

bicycle race

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