When Dave, a top-notch cyclist, learns that the world's bicycling champions are always Italian, he attempts to turn himself into an Italian, driving his parents crazy. He even tries to impress his crush Katherine by posing as an Italian, much to the the displeasure of her boyfriend Rod. Everything changes after Dave meets the Italian racing team-an encounter that ultimately leads him and his friends to challenge the local college boys - Rod included - in the town's annual bike race.
Cast: Daniel Stern, Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid
Crew: Peter Yates (Director), Matthew F Leonetti (Director of Photography)
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Dates: 20 Jul 1979 (United States)
Tagline: Somewhere between growing up and settling down...
Did you know? The Indiana Student Foundation had initially promised director Peter Yates 20,000 student extras for the final race scenes. However, since only 3,000 showed up, Yates had to change his camera angles. Read More
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as Cyril
as Dave
as Mike
as Nancy
as Mom
as Rod
as Moocher
as Girl
as Mike's Brother
as French Girl
as Suzy
as Dad
as Doctor
as Katherine
Direction
Director
Production
Producer
Writers
Screenplay Writer
Camera and Electrical
Director of Photography
Still Photographer
Key Grip
Casting
Casting Director
Costume and Wardrobe
Costume Designer
Editorial
Editor
Makeup and Hair
Makeup Artist
Special Effects
Special Effects Coordinator
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono
Taglines:
Somewhere between growing up and settling down...
Dave, Mike, Cyril and Moocher are... BREAK ING AWAY
Dave, Mike, Cyril and Moocher are... BREAK ING AWAY
Filming Locations:
Trivia:
The film uses the term "Cutters" to refer to Bloomington townies who work cutting rock in the local limestone quarries.
The actual local nickname for Bloomington rock cutters were "stoners" or "stonies", but the production team went with "cutters" so as not to draw a parallel to drug references for viewers who were not raised in the area.
The Indiana Student Foundation had initially promised director Peter Yates 20,000 student extras for the final race scenes. However, since only 3,000 showed up, Yates had to change his camera angles.
According to Peter Yates, in the scene where Katherine slaps Dave, the slap wasn't faked but was real and rather hard. This scene took over 6 takes, with several onlookers flinching every time Dennis Christopher got slapped.
The actual local nickname for Bloomington rock cutters were "stoners" or "stonies", but the production team went with "cutters" so as not to draw a parallel to drug references for viewers who were not raised in the area.
The Indiana Student Foundation had initially promised director Peter Yates 20,000 student extras for the final race scenes. However, since only 3,000 showed up, Yates had to change his camera angles.
According to Peter Yates, in the scene where Katherine slaps Dave, the slap wasn't faked but was real and rather hard. This scene took over 6 takes, with several onlookers flinching every time Dennis Christopher got slapped.
