Breaking Away

     

Breaking Away1979

Stars: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Rating: PG
Runtime: 101 minutes

Peter Yates's flag-waving film stands with To Kill a Mockingbird and American Graffiti as one of the best films about small-town Americana. Steve Tesich won an Oscar for his semi-biographical screenplay about four 19-year-olds who don't know what to… more »


Cyril:
I was sure I was going to get that scholarship. My dad of course was sure I wasn't. When I didn't, he was real understanding, you know. He loves to do that. He loves to be understanding when I fail.

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