Breaking Away Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

IMDb

Released Date

July 20, 1979

Distributor

Twentieth Century Fox

Genre

Drama

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$16,424,918 + $0 = $16,424,918

Cast

Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley, Paul Dooley, Amy Wright, Dennis Christopher, Barbara Barrie, Robyn Douglass

Dennis Quaid

as Mike

Daniel Stern

as Cyril

Jackie Earle Haley

as Moocher

Paul Dooley

as Dad

Amy Wright

as Nancy

Dennis Christopher

as Dave

Barbara Barrie

as Mom

Robyn Douglass

as Katherine

About Breaking Away

A working-class Indiana teen obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl while searching for life goals with his friends.

About

Coming-of-age drama about four teenagers in Bloomington, Indiana. They all graduated from high school the year before and are not sure what to do with their lives.

Trivia

Writer Steve Tesich won the 1979 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The film received nominations in four other categories, including Best Picture.