Breaking Away

July. 20,1979      PG
Rating:
7.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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

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