American Flyers

Year:

1985

Duration:

113 min

Genres:

Drama | Sport

IMDB rate:

6.3

Director:

John Badham

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1985-08-16

Filming Locations: Laclede's Landing, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Earnings

Gross: $1,400,000 (USA) Filming Dates May 1984 Copyright Holder Warner Bros. Inc. Related Links

Cast

Actor

Character

Kevin Costner

Marcus Sommers

David Marshall Grant

David (as David Grant)

Rae Dawn Chong

Sarah

Alexandra Paul

Becky

Janice Rule

Mrs. Sommers

Luca Bercovici

Muzzin

Robert Townsend

Jerome

John Amos

Dr. Conrad

Doi Johnson

Randolph

John Garber

Belov

Jennifer Grey

Leslie

James Terry

Hitchhiker

Jessica Nelson

Hitchhiker

Tom Lawrence

Timekeeper

Brian Drebber

Race Announcer

Judy Jordan

Woman Reporter

Katherine Kriss

Vera

Jan Speck

Receptionist

Greg Walker

Photographer

Sig Frohlich

Mail Clerk

John J. Caraccioli

Autograph Hound

Barbara Barron

Autograph Hound (as Barbara Hinchcliffe)

Robert Anderson

Reporter (as Bobby Anderson)

Peter Boyles

Reporter

K.C. Carr

Reporter

Martin Chenoweth

Reporter

Jim Flanagin

Reporter

Steven Burch

Reporter

Kate Sullivan

Reporter

Gregg Hayden Bilson II

Race Official

Christine Blackwell

Race Official

Michael Harshberger

Race Official

Brad Peterman

Race Official

Chris Ziesmer

Race Official

Emanuel Alongi

Cycle Team Leader

Eddy Merckx

Himself

John Barvik

Cycle Team Leader

John Bowen

Cycle Team Leader

Scott Christopher

Cycle Team Leader

Wesley Falker

Cycle Team Leader

Lindsay Hankins

Cycle Team Leader

Ray Hilliard

Cycle Team Leader

Fritz Johnston

Cycle Team Leader

Scott Noakes

Cycle Team Leader

Brian Searchinger

Cycle Team Leader

Bruce Thompson

Cycle Team Leader

Splinter Wrenn

Cycle Team Leader

Pat Ahern

Cyclist

Matt Barnes

Cyclist

Robert Barnes

Cyclist

Michael Brown

Cyclist

Jeff Burrows

Cyclist

Keith Chatfield

Cyclist

Jeff Cloud

Cyclist

Larry Douture

Cyclist (as Larry Couture)

Tim Draeger

Cyclist

Boe Freeburn

Cyclist

Richard Getz

Cyclist

Bob Grummel

Cyclist

Charles Hansen

Cyclist

Jeff Hartmann

Cyclist

Tom Hartmann

Cyclist

Scott Havlick

Cyclist

Tim Herrin

Cyclist

Sam Hilliard

Cyclist

John Holcombe

Cyclist

Greg Joder

Cyclist

Craig Kappes

Cyclist

Keith Keever

Cyclist

Uli Kick

Cyclist

Dan Klaussen

Cyclist

Tom Knox

Cyclist

Todd Kube

Cyclist

Dave Langdon

Cyclist

Kean Leader

Cyclist (as Ken Leader)

Jeff May

Cyclist

Eric Michieli

Cyclist

Bryan Miller

Cyclist

Phil Miller

Cyclist

Dirk Mynatt

Cyclist

Bill Nelson

Cyclist

Mark Peterman

Cyclist

Doug Peterson

Cyclist

Lindon Schultz

Cyclist

Randy Sclar

Cyclist

Mark Southard

Cyclist

Dave Taylor

Cyclist

Peter Thron

Cyclist

Danny Valerio

Cyclist

Steven Van Zandt

Cyclist

Robert Ware

Cyclist

Scott Weber

Cyclist

Bruce Whitesel

Cyclist

Rod Yoder

Cyclist

Pat Zeller

Cyclist

G. Larry Butler

Bicycle Enthusiast (uncredited)

Fawn

Child at Finish Line (uncredited)

Gregory Krieger

Crowd Onlooker (uncredited)

Craig Manning

Reporter (uncredited)

Lucille Mues

Woman on bike with basket at beginning (uncredited)

Thomas J. O'Connor

Featured extra (uncredited)

Kenneth Shelley

Crowd Onlooker (uncredited)

Tony Teebo

Photographer / Reporter (uncredited)

Ken Tipton

Dad (uncredited)

Kimberly Wallendorff

Crowd Onlooker (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The team that Muzzin rode for in the film, '7-Eleven' was a real team that competed in the Tour de France in the late 1980s and early-'90s. This team became the Motorola Team when the team changed sponsor. This was the team that Lance Armstong raced with before he contracted cancer.

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Alexandra Paul plays Becky who in the beginning of the film is a woman trying not to eat meat. In real life, Alexandra Paul is a vegan.

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When the cyclists are racing at "Monumental National Park" (actually Colorado National Monument, west of Grand Junction, Colorado) one of the cyclists (an extra) falls off and goes over the edge. He actually went over a drop off that was about 1,000 feet, and was only saved from major injuries when a small tree snagged his bike.

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Goofs

When Sarah picks up the rock it is fairly large. Later when Becky is showing off the rock it is much smaller.

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During stage two in the Colorado National Monument, they start off going the correct direction from East to West, but not far into the stage they are riding next to a rock wall and are going from West to East (the wall is on the riders' right hand side). If they were going the same direction as when they started, the rock wall would be on the riders' left hand side instead of their right hand side.

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David is in his room watching the Kung-Fu movie and has the remote in his right hand on his chest. When Marcus enters the room, David has the remote in his left hand by his side but in the next shot it is back on his chest in his right hand.

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Quotes

Marcus Sommers: So what are you doing now Davy?

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Woman Reporter: It's a big day for American cycling, to have two Americans beat an Olympic champ. You must feel some pride.

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Muzzin: Enough of this Sunday stroll

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