Breaking Away

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Breaking Away

Dave (Dennis Christopher) and his working-class friends Cyril (Daniel Stern), Moocher (Jackie Earle Haley) and Mike (Dennis Quaid) spend their post-high school days in Bloomington, Indiana, sparring with snooty students from the local university, chasing girls and—in Dave’s case—dreaming of competitive bicycle racing. The four friends face opposition from all corners as they decide to make Dave’s dreams come true in the university’s annual bicycle endurance race.

Breaking Away was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning one for Best Original Screenplay.

"The finished product is wonderful...Breaking Away... has a sense of place that goes hand in hand with its sense of humor. "
Janet Maslin, The New York Times
"The way the movie handles cycling, which isn't one of cinema's more heavily covered sports, introduces another entire dimension and transforms Breaking Away from a nice character piece to a literally breathtaking story."
Linda Holmes, NPR

This film is part of the Small Town, Big Dreams series.



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