American Flyers

Two brothers challenge the road. And life itself.

APPROPIATE

1985 / 113min.

Rating6.199

Genres

Drama

Synopsis

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 on a trip to the Rockies. There, the brothers bond over their shared enthusiasm for cycling and decide to enter a grueling bike race through the mountains. However, Marcus' health soon begins to fail, and David must compete without his brother at his side.

Directors

Actors

Kevin Costner

Jennifer Grey

John Amos

Alexandra Paul

Robert Townsend

Rae Dawn Chong

Janice Rule

Luca Bercovici

David Marshall Grant

John Garber

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