Breaking Away
“The movie that tells you exactly what you can do with your high school diploma!”
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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Cast
43 people
Dennis Christopher
Dave Stoller
Known for
It
Django Unchained
Dennis Quaid
Mike
Known for
The Day After Tomorrow
The Parent Trap
Daniel Stern
Cyril
Known for
Home Alone
The Wonder Years
Jackie Earle Haley
Moocher
Known for
Shutter Island
Watchmen
Barbara Barrie
Evelyn Stoller
Known for
Hercules
Private Benjamin
Paul Dooley
Ray Stoller
Known for
Cars
Insomnia
P.J. Soles
Suzy
Robyn Douglass
Katherine
Known for
Galactica 1980
The Lonely Guy
Hart Bochner
Rod
Known for
Die Hard
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Amy Wright
Nancy
Known for
The Deer Hunter
The Accidental Tourist
Peter Maloney
Doctor
Known for
The Thing
Class Rank
John Ashton
Mike's Brother
Known for
Beverly Hills Cop
Gone Baby Gone
Peter Yates Director · Steve Tesich Writer Patrick Williams Composer
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $2.3M · United States release July 20, 1979
Box office
Budget
$2,300,000
Worldwide gross
$20,000,000
Gross vs. budget
8.7×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Italian
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 24, 1979
Theatrical
United States · July 20, 1979
Theatrical
Australia
February 1, 1984 · Physical
Hungary
January 29, 1981 · Theatrical
Japan
April 12, 1980 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 13, 1980 · Theatrical
June 25, 2010 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
July 17, 1980 · Theatrical
Spain
February 20, 1980 · Theatrical
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