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The movie that tells you exactly what you can do with your high school diploma! - Breaking Away
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Title: Breaking Away

Release Date: 24 May 1979

Runtime: 1h 41m

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Director: 20th Century Fox

Production Companies: 20th Century Fox

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.1 (259 votes)

Cast

  • Dave Stoller: Dennis Christopher
  • Mike: Dennis Quaid
  • Cyril: Daniel Stern
  • Moocher: Jackie Earle Haley
  • Evelyn Stoller: Barbara Barrie
  • Ray Stoller: Paul Dooley
  • Katherine: Robyn Douglass
  • Rod: Hart Bochner
  • Nancy: Amy Wright
  • Doctor: Peter Maloney
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