Breaking away

Yates, Peter, 1929-2011 (Added Author). Tesich, Steve. (Added Author). Christopher, Dennis. (Added Author). Quaid, Dennis (Added Author). Stern, Daniel, 1957- (Added Author). Haley, Jackie Earle, 1961- (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author).

Summary: Four friends come to terms with life after high school. When top-notch cyclist Dave learns that the world's bicycling champions are always Italian, he attempts to turn himself into an Italian, driving his parents crazy. But everything changes after he meets the Italian racing team--an encounter that ultimately leads him and his friends to challenge the local college boys in the town's annual bike race.

Item details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc [approximately 100 min.] : sound, color ; 3 3/4 in.
Edition: Includes widescreen and full screen versions.
Publisher: [Beverly Hills, Cal.] : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©2006, 1979.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Videodisc release of the 1979 motion picture. English with dubbed French language tracks; English and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. Academy Awards, 1979: Best Original Screenplay ; Golden Globe Awards, 1979: Best Film (Comedy or Musical).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music composed and conducted by Patrick Williams.
Participant or Performer Note:	Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, two sided disc, full screen (1.33:1) and widescreen (1.85:1) formats; Dolby digital stereo., mono.
Language Note:	English with dubbed French language tracks; English and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, 1979: Best Original Screenplay ; Golden Globe Awards, 1979: Best Film (Comedy or Musical).