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American Flyers
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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 to train with him for a three-day bicycle race across the Rocky Mountains known as 'The Hell of the West.'
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 to train with him for a three-day bicycle race across the Rocky Mountains known as 'The Hell of the West.'
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January 15, 2003
There are certainly worse ways to spend 100 minutes - particularly if you're a bicycling enthusiast.
August 22, 2004
Offers a thrilling and positive portrait of cross-country biking.
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May 20, 2003
The performances aren't bad, but they aren't good enough to give the film the heft it doesn't otherwise have.
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January 01, 2000
Thankfully, Costner and Grant are able to overcome the bumpy screenplay and ride American Flyers to a satisfying, if predictable, conclusion.
January 01, 2000
American Flyers is shaky at the core, because it tries to tap-dance around its own central issues.
August 04, 2008
Disjointed and underdeveloped.
August 04, 2008
Unfortunately, overblown production just pumps hot air in too many directions and comes up limp.
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July 14, 2003
Classic '80s sports movie. Surprising twist, and thrilling bike scenes.
November 08, 2016
Good-hearted '80s biking movie has cursing, sex.
May 24, 2003
Its overwelming sentimentality obscures the excitement of the race and some fine performances.
February 09, 2006
A pleasant, straight-down-the-road, cliché-ridden ride.
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August 04, 2008
Scriptwriter Steve Tesich returns to bicycle racing, but he's forced to throw in a subplot about an incurable movie disease to make the thing work.