Bicycle porn.

Finally settled down and watched Breaking Away. I thought it was beautifully shot. Loved the music, the seventies clothes and cars and girls and college campus. Women back then just seem more beautiful. Everyone is tan and toned and has fabulous wavy hair and sparkling white teeth.

Again, Dennis Quaid in his prime. That man can rock cut-off denim shorts in a quarry like none another. I take my hat off to you, sir. The bike shots, especially in motion, were fantastic. I love that whirring sound they make. Bonus points for recognizing Jackie Earl Haley as a young, freakishly short young men in the film. I'll always think of him as the creepy child molester in Little Children. He totally should have the Oscar. Love my comeback stories.

interesting fact from imdb.com: The production team decided to call the Bloomington townies "cutters" because they felt the actual local nickname ("stoners" or "stonies") would draw a parallel to drug references for viewers who were not raised in the area.