American Flyer - movie

[mimitabby]

Has anyone here seen the movie American Flyer? Its a movie about a BIKE RACE
like the TdF called Hell something. in 3 stages on mountain passes in Colorado.

we watched it the night the TdF finished. It was done in what, 1983?
I wonder if anyone here knows the history of it. It seems to allude to some
facts, like the major contender for the race in the movie had the same nickname Cannibal
as the real guy Eddy Merckx.
Apparently it is a cult favorite around here with bikers, many have seen it multiple times.

[Eden]

I think the bike race in American Flyers was based on the Coors Classic (sadly no longer part of the American racing season). The movie is from 1985 and stars Kevin Costner. It is fictional, but if I remember correctly some pro cyclists of the time were in the race scenes as extras and the team that they placed their fictional rider on was a real pro team at the time (7-11). You are also correct in that they gave one of the characters Eddy's nickname.

for more info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088707/

this movie is very much a cult classic among cyclists much like Breaking Away, which though also fictional has the great Little 500 featured in it.

[Haudlady]

Has anyone seen that cartoon movie about the Tour rider who gets kidnapped? I think it came out two years ago or so... does anyone know what I'm talking about? There were two sisters involved somehow, and the grandmother and her dog... if someone remembers the name (and would like to give me a review of the film), I would appreciate it! I haven't seen it, but would like to track it down!

[Cassandra_Cain]

Has anyone seen that cartoon movie about the Tour rider who gets kidnapped? I think it came out two years ago or so... does anyone know what I'm talking about? There were two sisters involved somehow, and the grandmother and her dog... if someone remembers the name (and would like to give me a review of the film), I would appreciate it! I haven't seen it, but would like to track it down!

Hey! The Triplets of Belleville!

I saw this movie when it came out, it was rather quirky and amusing.

www.sonyclassics.com/triplets

[MomOnBike]

Triplettes of Belville. (I'm almost positive I spelled that wrong.)

I really liked the movie, but I'm a sucker for that sort of film. It's a well-done cartoon, with minimal dialogue. The little details are wonderful. (Little boy's bicycle wallpaper, bugs in the teeth of the accordian player, etc.)

The music is cool, too.

[SouthernBelle]

I want to remember these 2 for when the weather gets cold. Hopefully by then I will either have a spinning bike or a trainer.

[jeannierides]

I have the movie American Flyer! My SO gave it to me for Christmas last year. It's very cool, and a must-see imho. I saw The Tripletts in the video store the other day, and think I'm going to buy it too...