BREAKING AWAY: Interview with Paul Dooley, recorded Feb. 24, 2014, at a screening of the film at Film Forum.

Summary: BREAKING AWAY: 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. This podcast is a recording of the interview with Paul Dooley, also known for his work in the films of Robert Altman (The Player, A Wedding, Perfect Couple etc.; he was Wimpy in Popeye), as Cheryl’s father on Curb Your Enthusiasm, and for scores of other movies and TV shows. He wasinterviewed onstage by historian and film professor Brian Rose on Feb. 24, 2014, at a screening of the film at Film Forum.