Movies
American Flyers
Steve Tesich, who wrote Breaking Away, is back in the bicycle seat again. Two estranged brothers, one a prosperous doctor, the other a med-school dropout, join up for their first bicycle race together. And their last: one of them is dying of cerebral aneurysm. The race -- billed as Hell of the West, in the Colorado Rockies -- is divided into three stages, so there is plenty of chance to spread around the heroism and the bathos. And plenty of chance to spread around the aerial views, tilt shots, hand-held jiggles, slow-motion, and accompanying disco music. With Kevin Costner and David Grant; directed by John Badham. 1985.
— Duncan Shepherd
Reader Rating:
- MPAA Rating: PG-13
