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  • Three of the main characters sit on the hood of a car; the other sits on a bicycle.
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Saturday, October 5, 11:00 AM

Sunday, October 6, 11:00 AM

Starring Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, and Daniel Stern

Rated PG

(1979, Peter Yates) “Great, we’ve graduated, so now what?” gripe Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Jackie Earle Haley, and Daniel Stern (in his debut), as they hang around an abandoned quarry – but then Christopher discovers Italian-accented bicycle racing, to the befuddlement of his ex-stonecutter dad Paul Dooley. Shot in Bloomington, Indiana and based on a true story by Oscar-winning scripter Steve Tesich. DCP. Approx. 100 min. MPAA rated PG.

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