Breaking Away is a 1979 film which tells the story of a group of local boys from Bloomington, Indiana who put together a bicycle racing team to compete against teams from Indiana University. It stars Dennis Christopher , Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley, Barbara Barrie and Paul Dooley .
The movie was written by Steve Tesich and directed by Peter Yates .
It won the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay, 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.
In 1980, a television series version of Breaking Away was released. It starred Shaun Cassidy, Vincent Gardenia, Barbara Barrie, Jackie Earle Haley, Thom Bray and Tom Wiggin .
The Little 500, the bicycle race that forms the centerpiece of the plot, is an actual race held annually at IU.
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