American Flyers
- Kevin Costner: Marcus Sommers
- David Marshall Grant: David Sommers
- Rae Dawn Chong: Sarah
- Alexandra Paul: Becky
- Janice Rule: women summer
- Luca Bercovici: Muzzin
- Robert Townsend: Jerome
- John Amos: Dr. Conrad
- Doi Johnson: Randolph
- John Garber: Belov
- Jennifer Grey: Leslie
- Steven Van Zandt: cyclist
The winners - American Flyers (Original Title: American Flyers) is an American sports drama from 1985 was directed by John Badham, the screenplay was written by Steve Tesich. .
Action
The father of the brothers Marcus and David Sommers died of a cerebral aneurysm. Is working as physician Marcus finds out that he is suffering from the same disease. He concealed his findings to David, whom he accompanied instead on the cycle race The Hell of the West over the Rocky Mountains.
Marcus starts next to David. The girlfriend of Marcus, Sarah, the brothers accompanied during the trip.
Reviews
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun - Times on August 16, 1985, the film will tell the story of the cycling race just as well as those of the " leached " relationships within the dysfunctional family. This was too much at once and leave many questions unanswered. The plot is constructed such that the crises of the characters would reach the end of their highlights - what the critics with a word describing, of which he himself wegzensierte part. Ebert praised the images of the cycling race and the representation of Rae Dawn Chong.
The lexicon of international film wrote that the film was a " considerable entertainment movie with interesting, believable characters, uninhibited dialogue and a serious core theme ".
Background
The film was shot in Missouri, Kansas and Colorado. He played in the cinemas of the United States, a 1.4 million U.S. dollars.