Comments on: Forgotten Fridays: American Flyers

By: tms

tms — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:17:48 +0000

For all it’s flaws, including that terrible tache which Costners wears, there is something incredibly enjoyable about watching American Flyers. Most likely that it has a raw feeling that many sports movies fail to deliver and so ultimately feels a little more real. I also can’t believe how skinny Costner was back then, lol.

By: nbakid2000

nbakid2000 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:59:36 +0000

Does anyone else get the feeling they’re looking at a picture of a light-cycle race from TRON?

By: Anti-Septic

Anti-Septic — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:28:38 +0000

Yea, this is a good one. Thanks for the memories

By: evan

evan — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:29:07 +0000

great post

By: Tom Croom

Tom Croom — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:07:18 +0000

I have not much to add except the memory of watching this with my father on more than one occasion… he loved the film.

Ah – the days when Costner was a “name.”

By: Darren J Seeley

Darren J Seeley — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:03:40 +0000

And what’s the matter with you?????????

Show the entire art of the poster dude!
One of the best posters of the 80’s, by the gods!!!!

By: Darren J Seeley

Darren J Seeley — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:56:57 +0000

I’m not quite sure I understand you Rodney- this was not only one of Kevin Costner’s earlier roles (”Kevin Costner is Kevin Costner” give a freaking break) but he was also far, far better than what you give him. In fact, since you at least appear to say he’s part of the ‘bad’ and he is one of the two leads…

Well, look at it this way. The BMX action in the 80’s film Rad was great. The dialog and the acting was not. Here it is that a film such as American Flyers is wonderful in showcasing the sport and the characters as they go cross-country. But then, one of the leads, a future major actor, is bland. My apologies, Rodney, but you lost me.

(and no mention of Alexandria Paul at a campfire is a bit odd)

In any case, I, too, felt this film was underrated- and under-promoted for that matter. I was lucky enough to first see it in a theatre though. I never got the DVD though because while it was among the first set of DVDs WB put out, it was also the bare bones standard fare, and I swear off all cropped versions of anything.

@Jim
The same scribe who wrote Flyers also wrote Breaking Away.

By: bigsampson

bigsampson — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:21:13 +0000

fuck that rodney…im far froma cyclest i was a martial artist most of my life till last 3 years…..but i wouls say this movie is deff a buy if u like costner a little…this movie is so fucking good….as u said the actual racing in this movie is vicious…i always remember watching this movie with the feeling “oh shit” cause it felt like u where in the action of racing those kind of bikes…u know the metal of the gears working its metal mayhem and the course itself with the cliffs and concrete….seriously as a guy who did martial arts i would assume riding bikes are nothing more then stamina…well this movie shows u thats bullshit…..ITS BLOOD SWEAT N TEARS BABY….good flick man go buy this…it really is a great movie.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:04:38 +0000

I can’t tell you how many times I watched this movie when I was younger right before heading out on a 20 mile hammer session. For a cyclist, really the only great movie ever made. (was never a huge Breaking Away fan, good flick for it’s own reasons though)