Breaking Away, Too Riske'

[Bill Bove]

A local city has deemed the all time great movie "BREAKING AWAY" to have "innapropriate content" and thus is not suitable to be shown at a planned bicyle film festival.

***? Really now,what could be innapropriate in that movie? A wonderful story about finding your identity and growing up. As relavent today as when it was released what, thirtyfive years ago.

Del Ray Beach, FL. Get your head out of the sand/arse.

[Viper]

Bill, you just broke my heart atmo.

[Elefantino]

Unbefreakinglievable.

Eight years after butterfly ballots, we are still proving to the world that we are effin' nuts.

[goonster]

A local city has deemed the all time great movie "BREAKING AWAY" to have "innapropriate content" and thus is not suitable to be shown at a planned bicyle film festival.

Lugs and non-aero brake cables. Riding sans casque. The horror . . . :no:

Not in my backyard!

[Blue Jays]

Perhaps it's the imagery of scruffy tearaway Dennis Quaid with a cigarette pack rolled into his sleeve that pushed them over the brink?

[johnnymossville]

I think I was 12 when I saw it the first time. All of a sudden I want to see it again. Too Risque? Where?

[Blue Jays]

/\/\ Saw that movie at least ten times, on each occasion the topic of Breaking Away is raised in the forums, I'm compelled to watch it again! It's a true classic. :beer:

[paczki]

Does "Cutters" mean something I don't know about? Is it something the naughty the kids do these days? Or a gang?

[capybaras]

maybe there is a porno called that

[Blue Jays]

/\/\ Yes, perhaps a stone-cutting gang, of sorts! :D

[Viper]

I saw it ten times in one weekend back in 1980 on Showtime atmo. :beer:

[johnnymossville]

I had a dream that every guy I ever sold a car to came back and wanted a refund, and there he was, writing out checks! Man I love that movie. I have to find a copy somewhere now.

[stevep]

did they see the movie?
everyone here has seen it.
i cannot fathom inappropriate content.
???

[1centaur]

Damn that Jackie Earle Haley and his tight cut-offs!

[swoop]

did they see the movie?
everyone here has seen it.
i cannot fathom inappropriate content.
???

i'm with steve... what content could be red flagged? no movie is more vulgar than real life... but that movie is to vulgarity what britney spears is to gandhi...

you knows?

[MarleyMon]

Hoosier-phobes!

[soulspinner]

Same county as all the hanging chads, loosen up already...

[saab2000]

Ultra-rightwing theocrats. But don't forget that violent video games and violent TV shows and violent movies are 'family entertainment'.

I am only vaguely familiar with the movie (sorry folks). Is there a boob displayed?

[Ti Designs]

Watching that kid draft a truck at 70 MPH after shifting into the small chainring screwed me up for life...

[Blue Jays]

/\/\ Dave had a smooooooth pedaling style and a well-fitting sweet Masi to do that!
Heck, he had a mission. "Mama, the Italians are coming! Team Cinzano!" :beer:

[stevep]

saab,
its a great flick. you should rent it . but be sure to put it in a brown paper bag and pull the shades down when you watch it.
you dotn want the neighbors to know what yr into.

[YO!!!]

Several months ago I attended a Del Ray Beach city counsel meeting.

If you had been to one, you could have expected this kind of decision.

I didn't say you would understand it, but you could certainly understand
why it came about.

[saab2000]

Several months ago I attended a Del Ray Beach city counsel meeting.

If you had been to one, you could have expected this kind of decision.

I didn't say you would understand it, but you could certainly understand
why it came about.

Please relate.

[ti_boi]

Florida is the strangest of political places....the people there are a mix of retirees and corrupt imbeciles....

[Michael Maddox]

Florida is the strangest of political places....the people there are a mix of retirees and corrupt imbeciles....

Maybe you could send us up some retirees? We seem to have all the corrupt imbeciles up here in Tallahassee.

[Longdaddy]

Gary Rybar: name of the fantastic rider who drafts the semi at an actual speed of 50-55 MPH (his words...er, rather, her words , to me....a story for a different time)

Gary rode for Delta Chi fraternity, at the time the Team that held the most wins at the Little 500 (I'm a member and rode from 88-91) with 7.

The original Cutters team were all Delta Chi riders. They left the house after a falling out....also, different time, different story. This was filmed prior to the falling out, so a lot of the team (and other actual riders) were used in the filming.

I'm full of facts (drilled into my head as a pledge), but here is one more:

The big Italian rider on team Cinzano? Curly hair...also a Delta Chi. Name: Eddy Van Guyse. Born in Belgium. I think he is doing something in the cyclng industry, still.

Anybody else want to chime in?

Longdaddy

IU: 87-92

[djg]

Ultra-rightwing theocrats. But don't forget that violent video games and violent TV shows and violent movies are 'family entertainment'.

I am only vaguely familiar with the movie (sorry folks). Is there a boob displayed?

That's the mystery here. I haven't seen the movie recently, but I have seen it three or four times and it's pretty darn clean. I believe that the character played by Dennis Quaid might say sh_t once or twice, and maybe hell, but I don't recall any uncovered female breasts, f-words, Dennett-ish lectures on the folly of faith, or hommages to European socialist movements. It's not clear to me what ultra-any-wing persons would wish to censor in the movie. A young man's leg shaving? Do folks recall if we see any Cutter butt in the swimming scene at the old quarry? Maybe the town no-fun merchants confused Breaking Away with Breaking the Waves?

[Longdaddy]

might get offended since since the dad says "God D@mn" twice and Moocher says it once.

sigh....I love this country.

[Blue Jays]

Perhaps they have the movie confused with the Spinal Tap single Break Like The Wind or something?

[Dave B]

seeing how 95% of the teams travel to florida for spring break (training rides) I would think Florida would like to reconsider.

All of my spring breaks were to cook/ride/mechanic for the team. Coached a girls team etc.

The movie is a great thing. The actual event is pure joy. I wish more people actually new about it and copied it. Amazing way to have intra school rivalry!

Plus the parties (not much any more, but up until the early 90's) were legendary!

[Longdaddy]

[QUOTE=

Plus the parties (not much any more, but up until the early 90's) were legendary![/QUOTE]


Late 80's: 54 kegs in 6 days.....

that's a party(s)!

[kerrycycle]

As a Purdue grad, I would not let my kids watch it. It might influence my kids to go to IU...

[William]

...they are talking about the directors cut (un-cut version). The diaper/under wear race on the old velodrome behind the quarry is controversial even by today's standards....

http://web.mac.com/dlbyron/iPhoto/bike-hugger-photos/255F5514-C893-4723-85C2-F183BF7566EE.jpg



Tis true.




William ;)

[Dave B]

Late 80's: 54 kegs in 6 days.....

that's a party(s)!


Varsity Villas!!!!!!!!!!! Man read so many of those reports inthe paper. PLus have of IU's student population in orange vests working the next day to clean the campus up!

[jerk]

maybe they're banning it because it sucks and replacing it with a good movie.

jerk

[Blue Jays]

/\/\ I wonder if that can that be found at Blockbuster or NetFlix? I'll have to take a look and view it in addition to the inspirational Breaking Away again.
Would love to see historic footage of racing on the cobblestones.

[Ti Designs]

Several months ago I attended a Del Ray Beach city counsel meeting.

If you had been to one, you could have expected this kind of decision.

I didn't say you would understand it, but you could certainly understand
why it came about.


It's too late to build a big fence around Del Ray, that sort of thing has spread to the whole country. People equate cyclists riding on the roads with base jumpers or drug dealers or drug dealing base jumpers. My town has banned bicycles on school grounds 'cause that exersize thing is bad for kids and they seem to like the mid afternoon traffic jams. Now there's talk in another local town to ban racers from training on public roads. Keep in mind they know nothing about cycling, but they do make decisions - which is always a good combination. So someone in the meeting who at some point had to go all the way around a cyclist on their way somewhere, costing them tens of seconds, raises the issue of racing cyclists using public roads for training. Then the two least informed - dare I say dumbest arguments popped up. First, racing speeds on public roads are dangerous. I pointed out that my fastest training ride averaged almost 22MPH, putting it well below the speed limit. Then someone else asked if it would be OK if they had a vollyball game on public streets, 'cause somehow that's the same thing...

[stevep]

maybe they're banning it because it sucks and replacing it with a good movie.

jerk

ok if they change the title to
sunday in church

[aLexis]

I'm pretty sure it's Liz Hatch's fault.

[Bill Bove]

I'm pretty sure it's Liz Hatch's fault.
It is her (FL) home town :rolleyes:

Apperently the decision was made AFTER the council members or their designee actually viewed the film :confused:

Jerk, while A Sunday in Hell is a terrific movie Breaking Away is also still a good movie.

Ti, if I train as I commute will I have to reroute around that town?

[Louis]

I'm not sure what all the confusion is about. The mere fact that the hero of the movie expresses admiration for a foreign country (and a European one at that) is enough to ban the movie IMO. :no:

[Viper]

I'm not sure what all the confusion is about. The mere fact that the hero of the movie expresses admiration for a foreign country (and a European one at that) is enough to ban the movie IMO. :no:

I highly doubt that's the reason. In fact the Europeans turn out to be the villains of the movie atmo. I dunno who is viewing in this movie in Florida and what ages they are, but there is 'adult language'; there are cuss words througout the flick which some might find offensive to their children's ears.

While we are cyclists who adore this movie, some of us seem unable to see it from the other pov; today's kids are on a path of perdition with the violence, drugs, internet, Britneys, Lindsey Lohans of the the world and perhaps...perhaps we should try to understand, maybe even applaud the old fashioned family values which we seldom see.

Again, I'd feel fine lending my copy to Handsomerob so he can watch it with his entire family (ages 3 and up) but some folks might wince at some cuss words or the premise of Dave trying to win a bike race while also getting laid atmo.

http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/7009/Breaking-Away/overview

[witcombusa]

Memorable Quotes from
Breaking Away (1979)

Cyril: Hey! Are you really gonna shave your legs?
Dave: Certo! All the Italians do it.
Mike: Ah. Some country. The women don't shave theirs.


Moocher: Hey, come on in, Dave.
Dave: Nah, I read where this Italian coach said its no good to go
swimmin' right after a race.
Mike: Who's swimmin'? I'm takin' a leak.


Dad: God-damned see-thru coffee!
Mom: He was very sickly until he started riding around on that bicycle.
Dad: Yeah... well... now his body's fine, but his mind is gone.


Dad: He's never tired. He's never miserable.
Mom: He's young.
Dad: When I was young I was tired and miserable.


Dave: Buon giorno, papa!
Dad: I'm not "papa." I'm your god-damned father.


Mom: What's the matter?
Dad: He's shavin'.
Mom: Well... so what?
Dad: ...his legs.


Mike: They're gonna keep callin' us "cutters." To them, it's just a
dirty word. To me, it's just somethin' else I never got a chance to be.


Dad: What are we gonna do about him?
Mom: I don't know dear. We could always strangle him while he's asleep.


Dad: What is this?
Mom: It's sauteed zucchini.
Dad: It's I-tey food. I don't want no I-tey food.
Mom: It's not. I got it at the A&P. It's like... squash.
Dad: I know I-tey food when I hear it! It's all them "eenie" foods...
zucchini... and linguini... and fettuccine. I want some American
food, dammit! I want French fries!


Cyril: I sure miss playing basketball. I got depressed as hell when
my athlete's foot and jock itch went away.


Cyril: I was sure I was going to get that scholarship. My dad of
course was sure I wasn't. When I didn't, he was real understanding,
you know. He loves to do that. He loves to be understanding when I fail.


Mike: That's the place to be right there, Wyoming! Nothin' but
prairies and mountains and nobody around. All you need is your bed
roll and a good horse.
Cyril: Don't forget your toothbrush! You're still in your cavity-
prone years.


Mike: You want to tell me who did it?
Cyril: It was dark... All I can tell your for sure is that they all
wore Brut after-shave and reeked of Lavoris.


Dave: Did you ever go to confession?
Moocher: Twice.
Dave: Did it make you feel better?
Moocher: Once.


[as they go for a marriage license:]
Moocher: I wonder if I have to have a job to qualify.
Nancy: I don't think so. I think it's mostly blood and relatives that
they're interested in.
Moocher: Blood and relatives... well, that's great. I got both of them.


Dad: I don't care if the second coming's coming!


Dad: No, I don't feel lucky to be alive! I feel lucky I'm not dead.
There's a difference.


Dad: I didn't want you to be this miserable. A little bit's all I
asked for.


Dad: I was proud of my work. And the buildings went up. When they
were finished the damnedest thing happened. It was like the buildings
were too good for us. Nobody told us that. It just felt
uncomfortable, that's all.


Dad: You guys still go swimmin' in the quarries?
Dave: Sure.
Dad: So, the only thing you got to show for my 20 years of work is
the holes we left behind?


Dad: If you eat so much, Moocher, how come you're so damned small?
Moocher: Oh... It's my metabolism. I eat 3 times a day and my
metabolism eats 5 times a day.


Dave: You mean we might be a father?
Dad: No. I might be a father. And your mom might be a mother. And YOU
might be a brother. See, that way I keep it all in the family.
Moocher: Wow! Hey, I didn't think people your age...
Dad: The next word may be your last, kid!


[Dave crosses himself on learning of Team Cinzano's imminent arrival]
Mom: Oh, Dave, try not to become Catholic on us.


Suzy: [On the phone] Oh, hi Rod, I just wanted you to know that
there's some guy outside with a guitar serenading Kath!


Dad: I had a dream last night that everyone I ever sold a car to came
back and there you were, handing them back their money!


Dad: Refund? Refund?


Mike's Brother: How are you fellas doing?
Cyril: Well, we're a little disturbed by the situation in the Middle
East, but other than that...


Dave: Everybody cheats. I just didn't know.


Moocher: [looking at Dave's beat up bike] Doesn't look that bad to me...
Dave: That's cause you don't have to ride it!
Moocher: Well, you know, you don't have to ride it either, Dave.
We're not gonna beg you.
Cyril: We may plead, but we would never beg!


Mike: [after discovering that the college kids beat Cyril up] They
want a fight, we'll give 'em a fight.
Cyril: We rednecks are few... college paleface students are many. I
counsel peace.


Nancy: You know what?
Moocher: No, what?
Nancy: I'm leaving home, that's what.
Moocher: What?


Moocher: [Watching the college kids on campus] Sure look like they've
got it made.
Mike: That's because they're rich.
Dave: Italians are poor, but they're happy.
Mike: Yeah, maybe in Italy.


Dave: You hear from your folks, Mooch?
Moocher: Yeah, my dad called. He wanted to know if the house was
sold. He could use the money something fierce.
Dave: Well, you can come and live with me when it's sold. In Italy,
everybody lives together.
Moocher: [laughs] Since you won that Italian bike, man, you've been
acting weird. You're really getting to think you're Italian, aren't you?
Cyril: I wouldn't mind thinking I was someone myself.


Cyril: You know what I'd like to be?
Mike: Smart?
[laughs]
Cyril: A cartoon of some kind. You know, like when they get hit on
the head with a frying pan or something, and their head looks like
the frying pan, with the handle and everything? Then they just go
booiiing
[shakes head]
Cyril: and their head comes back to normal? Wouldn't that be great?

[bironi]

. :beer: