Breaking Away (1979)
by Alternative Reel Staff

MPAA Rating: PG

Director: Peter Yates

Starring: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley, Paul Dooley, P.J. Soles


"They're gonna keep callin' us 'cutters.' To them, it's just a dirty word. To me, it's just somethin' else I never got a chance to be."

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This well-acted flick takes place among a group of townies (known as "cutters") in an Indiana college town. The aimless teens - Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Dennis Christopher and Jackie Earle Haley - focus their energies on winning a bike race.



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