Breaking Away

Name: Breaking Away
Released: 1979-7-1
Cast: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley, Barbara Barrie

Breaking Away

PG
1h 41m
1979

95%

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In this heartwarming film, a blue-collar teenager who’s tired of the snubs he gets from local college kids models himself after the members of an Italian bicycle racing team he idolizes. He dresses like them, rides like them, and tries to sound like them. But when the riders come to town and show their true colors, he realizes he has something they – and the mean college students lack – integrity.

Director:

Peter Yates

Producer:

Peter Yates

Writer:

Steve Tesich

Cast:

Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley, Barbara Barrie, Robyn Douglass

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

95%

Critics Consensus: At once a touching, funny coming-of-age story and a compelling sports film, Breaking Away is a delightful treat.

Reviews

Movie Nation

Roger Moore

Looking at it now, it’s obvious that even what it was selling back then was a sort of romantic, idealized and alcohol-free vision of post-high school youth, and perhaps it was set in still-seriously-segregated Indiana for a reason.

A textbook definition of a sleeper hit.

Part coming of age comedy, part underdog sports tale, and part glimpse into small-town America, the film is an effortless joy as it explores a tight friendship approaching the inevitable.

It's very, very much worth seeing.

Director Peter Yates's delightfully unpredictable comedy uses a local bicycle race to uncover the sexual, class and economic tensions within an all-American community.

March 14, 2021

FULL REVIEW

Additional Info

Genre:Drama, Comedy
Release Date:July 1, 1979
Languages:English
Captions:English, Spanish
Audio Format:
Stereo
Screen Pass Eligible:Yes

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Breaking Away

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