American Flyers
Two brothers challenge the road. And life itself.
6.2(131) 1985-08-16 113 minDrama
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.
DirectorJohn Badham
ScreenplaySteve Tesich
ProducerPaula Weinstein
ProducerGareth Wigan
Original Music ComposerGreg Mathieson
Original Music ComposerLee Ritenour
Cast & characters
Kevin Costner
as Marcus Sommers
David Marshall Grant
as David
Rae Dawn Chong
as Sarah
Alexandra Paul
as Becky
Janice Rule
as Mrs. Sommers
Luca Bercovici
as Muzzin
Robert Townsend
as Jerome
John Amos
as Dr. Conrad
Jennifer Grey
as Leslie
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Doi Johnson
as Randolph
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John Garber
as Belov
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James Terry
as Hitchhiker
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Jessica Nelson
as Hitchhiker
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Tom Lawrence
as Timekeeper
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Brian Drebber
as Race Announcer
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Judith Jordan
as Woman Reporter
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Katherine Kriss
as Vera
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Jan Speck
as Receptionist
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Greg Walker
as Photographer
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Sig Frohlich
as Mail Clerk
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John J. Caraccioli
as Autograph Hound
Barbara Barron
as Autograph Hound
Robert Anderson
as Reporter
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Peter Boyles
as Reporter
