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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Peter Yates |
| Stars: |
Dennis Quaid |
| Actors: |
Robyn Douglass |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Self-Discovery · Friends · Coming Of Age · Personal Triumph · Bucolic · Essential Cinema |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Canadian; Gold O-Ring Packaging |
| UPC: |
024543428350 |
| Release Date: |
1979 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 40min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Canadian; Gold O-Ring Packaging, 1hr 40min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (January 30, 2007)
UPC: 024543428350 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 40min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (July 16, 2002)
UPC: 024543029007 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Steve Tesich |
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Professional Reviews
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(07/18/1979, p.C22, Janet Maslin): "...Wonderful. Here is a movie so fresh and funny it didn't even need a big budget or a pedigree..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"I want an answer, Evelyn. What are we going to do with him?" Dad (Paul Dooley)
"I don't know, dear. We could strangle him in his sleep."--Evelyn (Barbara Barrie)
"They're gonna keep calling us Cutters. To them it's just a dirty word. To me, it's just something else I never got a chance to be."--Mike (Dennis Quaid) to Cyril (Daniel Stern), Dave (Dennis Christopher), and Moocher (Jackie Earle Haley)
"What's the matter?"--Evelyn
"He's shaving!"--Dad
"Well, so what!"--Evelyn
"He's shaving his legs!"--Dad
"Refund?! Refund!?"--Dad |
| More Information |
| Details: |
BREAKING AWAY is a winning coming-of-age story with unusually well drawn characters, smart social commentary, and a terrific ensemble of fresh-faced actors soon to be famous. The rivalry between townies and college kids sets the scene for the story of four friends trying to figure out their future after high school graduation in Bloomington, Indiana. Raised together in the working-class quarry town, the boys consider themselves Cutters, proud of their father's heritage as limestone workers in the once prosperous factory town. But there is no future for the boys as Cutters, and not one of them has plans for college. So now that Mike (Dennis Quaid) is no longer a star quarterback, Moocher (Jackie Earl Haley) can't decide if he wants to break up or marry his girlfriend, and quick-witted Cyril (Daniel Stern) can no longer play the class clown, they have no idea what to do with themselves. Luckily, avid cyclist Dave (Dennis Christopher) knows exactly what he wants. He aspires to be one of the world's best bic... |
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