Movies

September, 1979

Teens on the loose are a seasonal phenomenon; every summer brings a spate of so-called youth movies, along with other light entertainment to get us through the dog days. One amiable sleeper among the current batch is Breaking Away, a surprisingly fresh and free-spirited comedy directed by British-born Peter Yates, best known for such action-adventure epics as The Deep and Bullitt. Filmed in and around Bloomington, Indiana, from a screenplay by Steve Tesich, a graduate of Indiana U, Breaking Away...

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