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Breaking Away (1980 – 1981)

Breaking Away

^{(1980 – 1981)}

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1h

Drama, Family

November 29th, 1980

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Breaking Away is a 1980 American comedy-drama television series that was based on the 1979 film of the same name. It was created by Steve Tesich, who wrote the original film, and the film's director Peter Yates served as Executive Producer.

As a prequel, the series was set during the year prior to the events of the film. Shaun Cassidy took over the role of Dave Stohler, a young man mad about bicycle racing and all things Italian. Barbara Barrie, Jackie Earle Haley and John Ashton reprised their roles from the film. The television series was set in Bloomington, Indiana, but was actually shot in Athens, Georgia.

The show was caught up in the 1980 Screen Actors Guild Strike and did not begin production until that fall. While heavily promoted by ABC, it was overlooked by TV audiences once it got on the air and suffered low ratings. It was cancelled after eight episodes were filmed, though only seven episodes aired during its original run. ABC showed reruns of the show during the summer of 1981, and it was also rerun by the Arts & Entertainment cable channel during 1985–1987.

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Cast

Barbara Barrie
Evelyn Stoller
Shaun Cassidy
Dave Stoller
Jackie Earle Haley
Moocher
Tom Wiggin
Mike
Thom Bray
Cyril
Vincent Gardenia
Ray Stoller
Shelby Brammer
Nancy
Steve Doubet
Steve
Dominique Dunne
Paulina Bornstein
John Ashton
Roy
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Directors

Stan Lathan
(2 episodes, 1980-1981)
Jack Bender
(1 episode, 1980)
Kim Friedman
(1 episode, 1980)
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Producers

Herbert B. Leonard
co-executive producer / producer (8 episodes, 1980-1981)
Peter Yates
executive producer
(8 episodes, 1980-1981)
Glenn Gordon Caron
supervising producer
(7 episodes, 1980-1981)
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Writers

Steve Tesich
created by
(7 episodes, 1980-1981)
Steve Tesich
story
(1 episode, 1981)
Steve Tesich
written by
(1 episode, 1980)
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Keywords

friendship
bicycle
working class
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

November 29th, 1980 (United States of America)

Alternative Titles

Breaking Away (original title)
Breaking Away (Australia)
Breaking Away (Canada) (English title)
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Locations

Athens, Georgia, USA

Running Times

60 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

20th Century Fox Television

Distribution Companies

American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (United States of America) (1980-1981) (original airing)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (United States of America) (1980-1981) (original airing)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (United States of America) (1980-1981) (original airing)
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