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TODAY'S MOVIE

BREAKING AWAY (1979): NYTimes1176BestFilms; Peter Yates' coming of age, town versus gown, father and son, and of course, breaking away from home (a metaphor) biking movie (whew). This is a very risky enterprise. There is soooooooo much chance for falling into the corn barrel. But this does not happen. The movie is a happy and sometimes bitter-sweet love letter to small town life and the boys who have to stay from those who have to grow up differently and leave. Steve Tesich won an Oscar for the screenplay. It is utterly charming and the kids are great. This is the very young Dennis Quaid's first featured role and you can see the early promise of those dynamite abs! He is a pretty good actor too. I am giving it a 3 out of Netflix5.