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SummarySports 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 beyo... Read More

Directed By:John Badham

Written By:Steve Tesich

American Flyers

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22% Positive
2 Reviews
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Time Out
Badham and scriptwriter Steve Tesich keep the syrup and scenery flowing along nicely.
63
Chicago Sun-Times
American Flyers is shaky at the core, because it tries to tap-dance around its own central issues.
60
Empire
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.
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Predictable and maudlin. [14 Oct 1985]
50
Chicago Tribune
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.
50
TV Guide Magazine
Disjointed and underdeveloped. John Badham's direction is equally uninspired, though the climactic race, shot on location during the Coors International Bicycle Classic, is filmed with an abundance of breathtaking helicopter shots that capture the beautiful scenery.
40
The New York Times
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.
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  • WW Production
Aug 16, 1985
1 h 53 m
PG-13
They're four one-of-a-kind people taking a chance...and going after a dream that will change their lives forever. [Theatrical]
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