American Flyers

I've decided to take a break from the Favorite Movie Scenes for a while and make a post about a movie I saw a few days ago. It's not a Best Picture or anything (although i'm working on seeing more of those) this was just a feel good 80s movie called American Flyers starring Kevin Costner. I knew that it was about a bike race before I watched it, but after seeing it, I have to say that it was definitely one of those movies that you can see anytime. It's one of those feel good, determined to show you are worthy type movies.

Kevin Costner plays Marcus, a Sports Physician who persaudes his unstable brother David to come and train with him for the annual bike race that he has competed in for many years. Well they have issues with their parents and their dad died from a cerebral tumor. David thinks he has it, but it turns out it's actually Marcus and he doesn't tell him until on Day 2 of the race Marcus starts bleeding and showing signs of the tumor. David doesn't want to finish the race, but Marcus convinces him to do it and David ends up winning. It was a great story and it brought the brothers together again and helped David discover that he was good at something.

I really enjoyed the music in the film too. I always love 80s films for that reason, because they always have epic soundtracks. Plus the scenery was also gorgeous since a lot of it was filmed in Colorado. So if you're looking for a feel good film that is just fun, but also has drama and humor, this is for you.