Oct 03, 2019 find out where breaking away is streaming, if breaking away is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Breaking away 2004 stream and watch online moviefone. Breaking away has a lot more in common with saturday night fever than the goonies, i suppose. Made by the british director of bullitt, entirely on location in bloomington, indiana, 40 miles southwest of indianapolis, this enormously likeable little movie a sort of rocky for cyclists got a surprise oscar nomination for best picture and actually picked up an academy award for for steve tesich s quirky script the house of wannabeitalian dave stoller dennis christopher. This year is the 40th anniversary of breaking away but it is still a pleasure to watch. It is, in fact, a treasure which is why its in half as many theaters as trash like bloodline. A group of young and restless high school graduates, townies in bloomington, ind.
Breaking away is a 1979 dramedy directed by peter yates and starring dennis quaid, dennis christopher, jackie earle haley and daniel stern in bloomington, indiana, dave stoller christopher and his friends mike quaid, a former star high school quarterback, moocher jackie earle haley, whos kind but with a hairtrigger temper, and cyril stern, a lovable. Steve tesichs warm, wise and wonderful screenplay touched a nerve in audiences and peter yates, the director, did a masterful job telling its quintessentially american story. Mar 31, 2020 not a trick all here and full and free i am a christian, but these are not necessarily christian type movies if you want a list that is more family friendly i have a christian movie playlist also. The film stars dennis christopher, dennis quaid, daniel stern, jackie earle haley, barbara barrie, paul dooley, and robyn douglass. He won the academy award for best original screenplay in 1979 for the movie breaking away. A short art film that visually tells a message of breaking away. The comingofage story meets the exhausting sports contest in the small, appealing film breaking away, released in 1979. The music of breaking away, free to use and share mark. Patrick williams, lionel newman breaking awayoriginal. Evelyn stoller takes a real estate class taught by an attractive widower.
The film is 8th on the list of americas 100 most inspiring movies compiled by the american film institute in. The inspiring 1979 treasure breaking away far flungers. It was created by steve tesich, who wrote the original film, and the film s director peter yates served as executive producer. At that moment, like many of my friends that next summer was spent in pursuit of hollywood stardom. They said it wouldnt come today this is the last time ill leave it to fate theres a war between us now static lines cutting through this ground is not a. Breaking away is a terrific film about workingclass kids in an upperclass town. The movie is as great today as it was 40 years ago. E qually at home on either side of the atlantic, british movie maker peter yates hit both the. Green berets ultralight bug out bag with gear recommendations duration. Released april 4th, 2004, breaking away stars dennis christopher, dennis quaid, daniel stern, jackie earle haley the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of 91 out.
Made by the british director of bullitt, entirely on location in bloomington, indiana, 40 miles southwest of indianapolis, this enormously likeable little movie a sort of rocky for cyclists got a surprise oscar nomination for best picture and actually picked up an academy award for for steve tesich s quirky script. Four buddies live in bloomington, indiana, facing life as working class cutters in a college town. Breaking away is a movie about four working class friends from a college town who are better know as the cutters a term for the stone quarry workers from town who never got to go to college, and how cycling becomes their unexpected ticket into bigger and better things. Breaking away movie 1979 dennis christopher, dennis. Played, superlatively, by dennis christopher, dennis quaid, daniel stern, and jackie earle haley, this is a. Exhibitors are scared to death of offbeat, original movies. Hes a character you can root for who still seems real. Breaking away is a 1980 american comedydrama television series that was based on the 1979 film of the same name. In the small college town of bloomington indiana, four friends are spending their summer together having graduated high school and dreading what the future holds. Cyril succumbs to the charms of an attractive college student. Dave dennis christopher and his workingclass friends cyril daniel stern, moocher jackie earle haley and mike dennis quaid spend their posthigh school days in bloomington, indiana, sparring with snooty students from the local university, chasing girls andin daves casedreaming of competitive bicycle racing. Breaking away 1979 is an utterly endearing comingofage story about a quartet of recent high school graduatesworkingclass townie kids in the university town of bloomington, indianatrying to sort out their possibilities. Director peter yates temptracked breaking away with classical music while he and his editor were working on the film.
Breaking away 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. My five closest friends and i went to every filming location for the movie breaking away that we could. Breaking away is a rich visual tapestry of life lived outside the spotlight. Breaking away won the 1979 academy award for best original screenplay for steve tesich, and was nominated for best actress in a supporting role barbara barrie, best director, best music, original song score and its adaptation or best adaptation score and best picture. Breaking away is a 1979 american coming of age comedydrama film produced and directed by peter yates and written by steve tesich.
Breaking away 33 movie clip victory for the cutters 1979 hd. But its rare to see a film that shows a teen so deeply in the thrall of his latest obsession without it becoming something sinister or dangerous. Nominated for five academy awards, including best picture and best director, breaking away won one oscar, for steve tesichs best original screenplay. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Stars dennis quaid, jackie earle haley and dennis christopher will gather for the gala at a bicycle conference. Its no surprise that breaking away won the oscar for best writing and was nominated for four more, including best director and best picture. It is themselves they struggle with, and their perceptions of themselves. Williams saw the film with the temp track and told yates that if that was what he wanted that it was okay with him and williams would just adapt that music. It is populated with original characters who feel completely real, they all have their ambitions, their fears and their. It was created by steve tesich, who wrote the original film, and the films director peter yates served as executive producer. Breaking away is a wonderfully sunny, funny, goofy, intelligent movie that makes you feel about as good as any movie in a long time.
Breaking away movie 1979 dennis christopher, dennis quaid, daniel stern. Dennis christopher, robyn douglass, jackie earle haley, daniel stern, dennis quaid, amy wright, hart bochner, barbara barrie, paul dooley. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Ive had an interest in cycling for quite some time now and was aware that breaking away and american flyers were the only two mainstream cycling films out there, well to my knowledge anyway. It is one of those coming of age films that can instantly make film goers grin from ear. Peter yates breaking away is a tender picture, starts off slowly and then turns into a beautiful flower. There are some wonderfully realistic touches to breaking away. Ive seen american flyers a few times now and enjoyed it too but breaking away had always eluded me until now. It makes this cycling movie much more than a good sports movie though its that, as well. Then he brought composer patrick williams on board.
The music of breaking away, free to use and share every cyclist is stirred by the classical music used in the academy awardwinning 1979 movie breaking away. Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the peter yatesdirected movie via. One of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite movies. Breaking away 1979 movie clip my name is enrico gimondi. An unemployed father uses his neglected skills as a cyclist to find a new path in life, and make some surprising personal discoveries. Breaking away 1979 trailer dennis quaid daniel stern youtube. Watch breaking away starring dennis christopher in this drama on directv.
Dennis christopher talks about being in breaking away duration. Find out where breaking away is streaming, if breaking away is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Daniel stern talks about the film breaking away which made the afi 10 top 10 in the sports movies category in 2008. This charming, academy award winner 1979, screenplay cycles high on comedy as four friends come to terms with life after high school. British moviemaker peter yates hit both the american tempo and the boxoffice jackpot with his first hollywood film, bullitt 1968. The presentation for this noteworthy release is topnotch on virtually every level. The difference is, that film makes no pretense about being anything but an entertaining, onedimensional flick. The movie wound up winning one academy award for best. With barbara barrie, shaun cassidy, jackie earle haley, tom wiggin. Noncollegiate bloomington, indiana bike enthusiast dave dennis christopher, who s been enjoying acting like he s italian, goes allin when he sees coed katherine robyn douglass hopping on a scooter on campus, their first meeting, in peter yates sleeper hit breaking away, 1979. Police release shocking video in fatal shooting of suspect. Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. The film pivots on the question of whether, and to what extent, this kind of breaking away is either necessary or desirable.
Breaking away directed by peter yates available on dvd. Fancy watching breaking away on your tv or mobile device at home. Steve tesich s warm, wise and wonderful screenplay touched a nerve in audiences and peter yates, the director, did a masterful job telling its quintessentially american story. When topnotch cyclist dave dennis christopher learns that. Breaking away is the story of kids who had let their own selfimage degrade to the point. Why i love the quarry in breaking away film the guardian. Dave, mike, cyril and moocher are out of school and at a loose end, rattling around the leafy, learned environs of. As a prequel, the series was set during the year prior to the events of the film. A coming of age film, it follows a teenager in bloomington, indiana who has recently graduated from high school and is unsure what to do with his life. Breaking away is a 1979 dramedy directed by peter yates and starring dennis quaid, dennis christopher, jackie earle haley and daniel stern in bloomington, indiana, dave stoller christopher and his friends mike quaid, a former star high school quarterback, moocher jackie earle haley, whos kind but with a hairtrigger temper, and cyril stern, a lovable loser, mostly hang out at the. We hum the italian symphony when we train, we sing libiamo as we roll home. The characters are not fancy or sophisticated, and their life goals are simple and well within reach. Breaking away follow dave and his friends as they attempt to beat a group of local college boys in their towns annual bike race in this touching yet hilarious academy award winning film. In the summer of 1979, i graduated from high school.
Used all my options, worked off my dues, played all the cards down, theres nothing to loos. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically. Watch breaking away online stream full movie directv. Breaking away debuted in 1979 and was a hit with audiences, critics and especially cyclists. Breaking away, a wonderful comingofage story, took critics and audiences completely by surprise in 1979 and the film was an instant boxoffice and critical success. A trailer is included as well as two tv spots, and julie kirgos essay continues the praise while pointing out that tesich and yates film acknowledges the oftdenied existence of a class system in america.
Breaking away 1979 a smalltown boy obsessed with the italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl. Original soundtrack recording of breaking away, music adapted. September 29, 1942 july 1, 1996 was a serbian american screenwriter, playwright and novelist. Directed by peter yates who directed the police action film bullitt in 1968 and written by steve tesich, expectations were not especially high but the film turned into the surprise hit of the year. Jul 16, 2010 breaking away 33 movie clip victory for the cutters 1979. Aug 22, 20 breaking away is a terrific film about workingclass kids in an upperclass town. Breaking away by peter yates dennis christopher, dennis. I hope i havent explained too much about the film or given away any surprises, as breaking away is better experienced than read about. Plus, watch over 4,500 free movies on vudu movies on us.
After that ordeal, dave throws away his false identity and convinces his friends to enter the universitys little 500 bicycle race against the college students. Watch break away 2012 full movie free online streaming. Rent, buy, and watch movies and tv shows with vudu. It follows a group of four male teenagers in bloomington, indiana, who have recently graduated from high school. Breaking away arrives on bluray from twilight time with a stunning transfer of the film, which has been encoded in 1080p high definition.