Four crazy types - we all can do it, no one can do us

Movie
German title	Four crazy types - we all can do it, no one can do us
Original title	Breaking away
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1979
length	101 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Peter Yates
script	Steve Tesich
production	Peter Yates
music	Patrick Williams
camera	Matthew F. Leonetti
cut	Cynthia Scheider

Four crazy guys - We All Can Make Us, No One Can Make Us is an American comedy film from 1979.

action

Dave is a Bloomington, Indiana avid cyclist whose love of Italy drove his father Ray crazy. His mother Evelyn, however, is understanding. To impress a fellow student Katherine, Dave pretends to be an Italian exchange student.

He and his friends Cyril, Mike and Moocher come from the working class and often get into arguments with the mostly wealthy students at the local university . When an Italian cycling team is asked to race in the area, Dave is thrilled. However, his excitement soon ends when he realizes that the Italians are not only snooty but also use dirty tricks to win. He and his friends form their own cycling team to take part in the annual university race. Dave is such an outstanding driver that, unlike the opposing teams, he can tackle the route alone. Only an injury forces him to stop. Mike, Cyril and Moocher take turns in the race again, but Dave's big lead is getting smaller and smaller, so he can be tied to his racing bike and finished the race victorious. The film ends with the relationship between Dave and his father improving. Dave enrolls at the university and meets a French student, so that he switches from Italo to Francophilia .

Reviews

The lexicon of the international film about the film: "A funny and excitingly presented story about young people's thoughts and feelings, which is a bit too harmonizing and equates the sporting victory with the solution to all problems, but convinces with atmosphere and actors."

Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" praises the film as "cheerful, funny, silly but intelligent."

Richard Schickel from TIME Magazine considers the film to be one of those small, star-studded productions that the studios can't really do anything with, but that can be sure of the audience's appreciation.

The Variety does not find the story original, but the good lead performances make the film an enjoyable light comedy.

Janet Maslin of the New York Times describes the film as "the wonderful end product of a hackneyed wave of films , so fun and fresh that it doesn't have a big budget."

The "TV Guide" states that the film tells a funny and moving story. The four young actors in the title role deliver excellent work.

synchronization

role	actor	German speaker
Dave	Dennis Christopher	Uwe Paulsen
Mike	Dennis Quaid	Elmar Wepper
Cyril	Daniel Stern	Thomas Petruo
Moocher	Jackie Earle Haley	Michael Nowka
Ray	Paul Dooley	Friedrich Georg Beckhaus
Mike's brother	John Ashton	Manfred Lehmann
Rod	Hart Bochner	Arne Elsholtz
Evelyn	Barbara Barrie
Katherine	Robyn Douglass
Nancy	Amy Wright
Suzy	PJ Soles

Awards

The film received numerous awards and nominations:

• Oscar in the category Best Original Screenplay (Steve Tesich), plus nominations in the categories Best Film , Best Director , Best Supporting Actress (Barbara Barrie) and Best Film Music (Patrick Williams).
• Golden Globe in the Best Film (Comedy / Musical) category . In addition, nominations in the categories Best Director , Best Screenplay , as well as in the former category Best Young Actor (Dennis Christopher).
• Other awards include the BAFTA Award in the Best Young Talent category (Dennis Christopher); the ALFS Award of the London Film Critics' Circle in the category Best screenwriter (Steve Tesich); the NBR Award of the National Board of Review in the category Best Supporting Actor (Paul Dooley); the NSFC Award from the National Society of Film Critics for Best Picture and Best Screenplay ; the NYFCC Award from the New York Film Critics Circle for Best Screenplay ; the WGA Award from the Writers Guild of America ; the Young Artist Award for Dennis Christopher, plus a nomination for Best Film with Young Actors ; nominated for a DGA Award of the Directors Guild of America .

background

The film premiered on July 18, 1979. In Germany it was released on March 7, 1980.

The script is based on a true story. The film character of Dave is based on the person of the racing driver David K. Blase, who won the university race and had a penchant for Italian. Bubble made a cameo in the film as the spokesman for the Bahnstadion.

The bike race depicted in the film really does exist. It takes place every year in Bloomington in the State of Indiana instead and is, in reference to the famous car race Indianapolis 500 , Little 500 . The “Cutter” cycling team also really exists. A team with that name was formed after the film was screened. In 2004, on the 25th anniversary of the film's premiere, the team won the race.

The film was Daniel Stern's debut.

The film resulted in a television series of the same name in seven parts, in which Barbara Barrie and Jackie Earle Haley played again.

Web links

• Breaking Away - We create all, we make no in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Four crazy types - we can all create, none can create us. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 19, 2017 .  
2. ^ Roger Ebert : Breaking Away. In: RogerEbert.com. January 1, 1979. Retrieved June 19, 2017 . 
3. ↑ https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,948511,00.html?iid=chix-sphere
4. ↑ http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117789511.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Janet Maslin : Breaking Away . In: The New York Times . July 18, 1979 (English, online [accessed June 19, 2017]).
6. ↑ Breaking Away. In: TVGuide.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017 (English).