- Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, HiFi Sound, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language: English, French
- Subtitles: English, French
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- Release Date: Dec 21 1999
- Run Time: 113 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0000399WF
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#18,777 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #56 in DVD > Drama > Family Life > Brothers & Sisters
- #94 in DVD > Drama > Sports
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American Flyers could roughly be referred to as a cross between Breaking Away and Brian's Song. Sports physician Marcus (Costner, sporting a ludicrously big mustache) coaxes his flaky brother David (Grant) into doing something with his life and training for a grueling bike race in the Colorado Rockies. The scenario is complicated, though, by family frictions and the fact that the brothers' dad died of a cerebral aneurysm that has been handed down to one of the brothers. The two train rigorously for the big event (part of their routine involves outrunning an angry pit bull every day), then pack the van and head West. Marcus' girlfriend is also the ex-wife of his main rival in the race circuit, providing a bit more intrigue. Veteran action director Badham (Saturday Night Fever, War Games) excels during the bike-race segments, capturing the breathtaking scenery and the demanding nature of the event nicely. The film is somewhat hobbled, though, by the screenplay and character development; the film plays a bit too much to the sports-movie cliché and the dysfunctional-family story seems like a lengthy prologue to the race. Also, try not to be too bothered by the annoyingly dated soundtrack, and this should be a fairly entertaining, unpretentious little film. --Jerry Renshaw
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Cycling Action,
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This review is from: American Flyers (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
Perfect film for the fan and quassi cycling fan. Kevin Costner plays a might-have been star, who gets his brother to tag along to ride in Hell Of The West (Coors Classic). There's great cyling footage out in the Rockies, along with lots of humorous moments on and off the bike. There's a plot, so it's not all bikes and no story. Perfect movie in the off season, or one to get you back out on your bike. The bikes are top of the line of the day, so it's something of a retro ride.
5.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT movie,
By James (Milton, WV United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: American Flyers (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
This movie will inspire those who have competed with and against their brother. The fights and the competition between the brothers brings back good memories of how competitive my brother and I were. The dedication and effort put forth by the competitors also brings back memories of a better time and place. The scenery great -- how can Colorado not have great scenery ?Don't look for this movie to have great meaning or fantastic acting - look for it to be just what it was meant to be, an inspirational movie.
1.0 out of 5 stars
real trash even for a cyclist,
By A Customer
This review is from: American Flyers (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
How can people like this piece of trash?What a stinker!I think the dad died from boredom after listening to his two idiot sons.And all that endless talk about "the Institute" which looked like it was setup in someone's garage.I can understand why some bikers would find this flick motivational.It motivated me to turn off the t.v. and go for a ride.I really believe this movie was produced by Satan.
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