#47-46 – Breaking Away
23 Points, 1 List, #3 Stethacantus
They want a fight, we'll give 'em a fight.
A year after graduation, four working class friends are lost and unsure what to do with their lives. After one of the friends, Dave, wins a Masi bicycle, he becomes wildly obsessed with the Italian cycling team and all things Italian. After an attempt to serenade a girl, Italian-style, goes awry, Dave’s friend Cyril ends up getting beaten up for his trouble by university students. As an apology for this, the school’s dean offers Dave and his friends entry into a local bike relay, the Little 500, where they will compete against the Italian bike team.
Shit Just Got Real! – Turns out the Italian bike team is all jerks!
Pure Adrenaline Percentage – 20% I never saw this one, but from what little I know about it, it is more of a coming of age sports movie. That said, there’s sure to be a training montage (maybe not, this was in the late 70’s, when montage’s weren’t completely inescapable) and a climactic race. Also, I assume their called Cutters because they cut some people up!
AAAAAAAAND ACTION!Sorry, I couldn’t find a decent clip from the movie, but maybe the Breaking Away TV Pilot would help instead.
https://www.youtube.com/v/AL7kdIAHtl8