American Flyers

Name: American Flyers
Genre: Drama, Sport
Released: August 16, 1985
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 50
Cast: Alexandra Paul, David Marshall Grant, Doi Johnson, Janice Rule, John Amos

1985

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: August 16, 1985 | PG-13

Starring: Alexandra Paul, David Marshall Grant, Doi Johnson, Janice Rule, John Amos, John Garber, Kevin Costner, Luca Bercovici, Rae Dawn Chong, Robert Townsend

Summary: Sports physician Marcus persuades his unstable brother David to come with him and train for a bicycle race across the Rocky Mountains. Marcus doesn't tell David that he has a brain aneurysm which could render him paralyzed or dead at any given moment. While David powerfully heads for the victory, Marcus has to realize that the contest isSports physician Marcus persuades his unstable brother David to come with him and train for a bicycle race across the Rocky Mountains. Marcus doesn't tell David that he has a brain aneurysm which could render him paralyzed or dead at any given moment. While David powerfully heads for the victory, Marcus has to realize that the contest is now beyond his capabilities. / Features great views of the Rockies and an insight in the tactics of bicycle races.… Expand

Director: John Badham

Genre(s): Drama, Sport

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 113 min

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Badham and scriptwriter Steve Tesich keep the syrup and scenery flowing along nicely. Read full review

Roger Ebert

American Flyers is shaky at the core, because it tries to tap-dance around its own central issues. Read full review

Empire William Thomas

Not only do the pair have to prepare for the upcoming race, but, hey, they also have to deal with a hysterical mother, a dying father, and the knowledge that one brother is destined for the same fate as pops. Not quite as sickly as it sounds, with a fair few hints of the onscreen magnetism to come. Read full review

Jay Scott

Predictable and maudlin. [14 Oct 1985]

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American Flyers is most entertaining when it rolls along unencumbered by big statements. Unfortunately, overblown production just pumps hot air in too many directions and comes up limp. Read full review

Rick Kogan

Though the racing action scenes are initially satisfying, one soon tires of the mountain scenery. And the obvious-from-the-start ending robs the race of whatever dramatic tension it ordinarily might have possessed. Read full review

Vincent Canby

Even though American Flyers is a fatal disease movie involving a couple of bike-racing brothers, it's the film - and not any character - that dies as you watch it. Read full review

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NotoriousEGB

Jun 11, 2023

Probably a nostalgic pick for anyone who chooses to review "American Flyers", which is the case for me. With that said, when compared to other sports movies of that era (starring a thick mustached Kevin Costner), I believe it's an underrated 80's film that has been long forgotten, andProbably a nostalgic pick for anyone who chooses to review "American Flyers", which is the case for me. With that said, when compared to other sports movies of that era (starring a thick mustached Kevin Costner), I believe it's an underrated 80's film that has been long forgotten, and without a doubt the best cycling movie we have to do date. Also, the synthesizer film score is unbelievably 80's!… Expand

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