Breaking Away

1979 101 min Drama, Comedy

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.

IMDb 7.7 RT 95 Metacritic 91

budget $2,300,000 earnings $20,000,000 return 8.7x

director Peter Yates

writer Steve Tesich

cast