American Flyers
1985 · directed by John Badham
- Rating
- 62/100
- Hit
- no
When Dr. Marcus Sommers realizes that he and his troubled, estranged brother David may be prone a fatal brain disease that runs in their family, he decides to make peace with his sibling, and invites him on a trip to the Rockies. There, the brothers bond over their shared enthusiasm for cycling and decide to enter a grueling bike race through the mountains. However, Marcus' health soon begins to fail, and David must compete without his brother at his side.
American Flyers (1985), directed by John Badham, rates 62/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Kevin Costner
- David Marshall Grant
- Rae Dawn Chong
- Alexandra Paul
- Janice Rule
- Luca Bercovici
- Robert Townsend
- John Amos
- Jennifer Grey
- Doi Johnson
Crew
- Donald Peterman — Director of Photography
- Dallas Puett — Editor
- Frank Morriss — Editor
- Jeff Jones — Editor
- Greg Mathieson — Original Music Composer
- Lee Ritenour — Original Music Composer
- Steve Tesich — Screenplay
More from John Badham
- WarGames (1983) — 77/100
- Saturday Night Fever (1977) — 72/100
- The Jack Bull (1999) — 72/100
- Stakeout (1987) — 71/100
- Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) — 71/100
- The Hard Way (1991) — 68/100
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