cycling grit
Added 11/9/2009
By this time this movie is a classic with a very young Kevin Costner
playing the older brother who is a sports doctor.
The movie is all about sports cycle racing in the middle 80's
after the boycotted Russian Olympics.
A whole generation of Americans who had trained to peak their sports lives for 1980
were very disappointed and angry.
An hereditary brain disease has taken two boy's father and now wants to claim the oldest
brother, but he races one more time and wins the first leg.
His brother is left to fight out the last leg on his own...
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Best "gearhead" flick ever!
Added 8/24/2009
This is Kevin Costner at his best... when he was being hailed as the second coming of Paul Newman. David Grant is an outstanding actor however, this movie gave him little opportunity to shine. Nonetheless, David Grant pulled off a poorly written part with great panache. This is one of the best "bike" movies I have seen and the photography and capturing of the vistas of the Rockies could not have been better. Impossible not to get caught up in the action. It's a keeper.
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nastalgic
Added 10/10/2008
I saw this film years ago, The story line is a good old fashioned battle against all odds to victory. Good movie.
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Good but not the best
Added 8/28/2008
This movie was recommended to me on Flixter, because I liked Breaking Away (Widescreen Edition). I really liked the movie (it stars a younger Kevin Costner) and has a lot of cool biking scenes (Kevin Costner trueing a wheel). However, the movie is a little cheesy and predictable. If you're looking for a great movie, I'd pass this one up. If you're looking for a great biking movie, American Flyers is good, but Breaking Away is great.
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Racing Scenes
Added 11/20/2007
I enjoyed this movie more than I did Breaking Away simply because it had more racing scenes. I also enjoy true stories but the bike action was the best part!
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cycling grit
Added 11/9/2009
By this time this movie is a classic with a very young Kevin Costner
playing the older brother who is a sports doctor.
The movie is all about sports cycle racing in the middle 80's
after the boycotted Russian Olympics.
A whole generation of Americans who had trained to peak their sports lives for 1980
were very disappointed and angry.
An hereditary brain disease has taken two boy's father and now wants to claim the oldest
brother, but he races one more time and wins the first leg.
His brother is left to fight out the last leg on his own...
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Best "gearhead" flick ever!
Added 8/24/2009
This is Kevin Costner at his best... when he was being hailed as the second coming of Paul Newman. David Grant is an outstanding actor however, this movie gave him little opportunity to shine. Nonetheless, David Grant pulled off a poorly written part with great panache. This is one of the best "bike" movies I have seen and the photography and capturing of the vistas of the Rockies could not have been better. Impossible not to get caught up in the action. It's a keeper.
0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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nastalgic
Added 10/10/2008
I saw this film years ago, The story line is a good old fashioned battle against all odds to victory. Good movie.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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