Movie
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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Checked Sep 2, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Breaking Away
Cast
Dennis ChristopherDave Stoller
Dennis QuaidMike
Daniel SternCyril
Jackie Earle HaleyMoocher
Barbara BarrieEvelyn Stoller
Paul DooleyRay Stoller
Robyn DouglassKatherine
Hart BochnerRodCredits
- Directed by
- Peter Yates
- Written by
- Steve Tesich
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $2.3M
- Box office
- $20M
Production
20th Century FoxUnited States
