American Flyers

American Flyers

American Flyers is a 1985 film starring Kevin Costner, David Marshall Grant, Rae Dawn Chong, Alexandra Paul and Janice Rule about bicycle racing. It was directed by John Badham and written by Steve Tesich . Sports physician Marcus persuades his younger brother David to come with him and train for a bicycle race across the Rocky Mountains, called "The Hell of the West". However, there is a history of cerebral aneurysm in their family . The two brothers have gone in very different directions. Marcus, already alienated from their mother, is suffering from symptoms of a cerebral aneurysm, and...
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Release date:1985
Directed by:John Badham
Rated:PG-13 (USA)
Runtime:113 Minutes
Editor:Frank Morriss
Cinematography:Donald Peterman
Screenplay by:Steve Tesich

Cast of American Flyers

Alexandra Paul
Alexandra Paul
Born:July 29, 1963
Age:48
Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner
Marcus Sommers
Born:January 18, 1955
Age:57
Rae Dawn Chong
Rae Dawn Chong
Sarah
Born:February 28, 1961
Age:51
Jennifer Grey
Jennifer Grey
Leslie
Born:March 26, 1960
Age:52
John Amos
John Amos
Born:December 27, 1939
Age:72
Robert Townsend
Robert Townsend
Born:February 6, 1957
Age:55

Film director of American Flyers

John Badham
John Badham
Born: August 25, 1939
Age: 72
Education: Yale University

John MacDonald Badham is an English film director, best known for films Saturday Night Fever , Blue Thunder , WarGames , Short Circuit , Stakeout , Bird on a Wire and others. Badham was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, the son of Mary Iola , an actress. Badham's website states that...
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Filming locations for American Flyers

St. Louis
St. Louis

St. Louis /seɪnt ˈluːɪs/ is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Metropolitan Statistical Area population of 2,812,896 is the 18th-largest in the...
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