"American Flyers", Rex Reed wrote, "is a fine mixture of romance, humor and tears with action sequences among the most exciting ever captured on film." Two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Costner and David Grant play brothers struggling to win the Hell of the West, a world-class cycling competition - and regain the respect and affection they once shared.
While training and racing together, each fears the congenital ailment that struck down their father could suddenly strike one of them. Written by Breaking Away Oscar winner Steve Tesich and directed by John Badham (Saturday Night Fever), American Flyers is a spirit-soaring spectacle.