American Flyers (film)

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American Flyers
Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed by	John Badham
Produced by	Paula Weinstein Gareth Wigan
Written by	Steve Tesich
Starring	Kevin Costner Rae Dawn Chong Alexandra Paul David Marshall Grant Janice Rule
Music by	Greg Mathieson Lee Ritenour
Cinematography	Donald Peterman
Editing by	Jeff Jones Frank Morriss Dallas Puett
Release date(s)	1985
Running time	113 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
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American Flyers is a 1985 film starring Kevin Costner, David Marshall Grant, Rae Dawn Chong, Alexandra Paul and Janice Rule. It was directed by John Badham and written by Steve Tesich.

[edit] Plot Summary

Sports physician Marcus persuades his unstable brother David to come with him and train for a bicycle race across the Rocky Mountains. He doesn't tell him that he has a cerebral tumor. While David powerfully heads for the victory, Marcus has to realize that the contest is now beyond his capabilities.^[1]

[edit] Trivia

The 7-Eleven team that feature in the movie were a real life team that competed in the Tour de France in the 80s. The team was later sponsored by Motorola. This was the same team that Lance Armstrong rode for before his much publicized battle with cancer.

The cycling legend Eddy Merckx made a brief appearance in the film.