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Breaking Away

film by Yates [1979]
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    • Dennis Quaid
      Dennis Quaid
      / Stardom: Breaking Away, The Right Stuff, and Great Balls of Fire!

      His breakthrough film, Breaking Away, was released in 1979. The coming-of-age comedy follows a group of aimless, working-class townies in Bloomington, Indiana, who battle arrogant Indiana University students in the Little 500 bicycling race. Quaid’s convincing performance as Mike, the angriest of the townies, led to many opportunities…

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      His breakthrough film, Breaking Away, was released in 1979. The coming-of-age comedy follows a group of aimless, working-class townies in Bloomington, Indiana, who battle arrogant Indiana University students in the Little 500 bicycling race. Quaid’s convincing performance as Mike, the angriest of the townies, led to many opportunities…

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