Sports physician Marcus persuades his unstable brother David to come with him and train for a bicycle race across the Rocky Mountains. Marcus doesn't tell David that he has a brain aneurysm which could render him paralyzed or dead at any given moment. While David powerfully heads for the victory, Marcus has to realize that the contest is now beyond his capabilities. / Features great views of the Rockies and an insight in the tactics of bicycle races.... (Full plot summary below)
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Sports physician Marcus persuades his unstable brother David to come with him and train for a bicycle race across the Rocky Mountains. Marcus doesn't tell David that he has a brain aneurysm which could render him paralyzed or dead at any given moment. While David powerfully heads for the victory, Marcus has to realize that the contest is now beyond his capabilities. / Features great views of the Rockies and an insight in the tactics of bicycle races.
Leave your thoughts about American Flyers.
| NewsweekDavid AnsenAmerican Flyers is most entertaining when it rolls along unencumbered by big statements. Unfortunately, overblown production just pumps hot air in too many directions and comes up limp. |
| The New York TimesJanet MaslinNational Lampoon's Vacation, which is more controlled than other Lampoon movies have been, is careful not to stray too far from its target. The result is a confident humor and throwaway style that helps sustain the laughs - of which there are quite a few. |
| eFilmCritic.comScott WeinbergThere are certainly worse ways to spend 100 minutes - particularly if you're a bicycling enthusiast. |
| Common Sense MediaBarbara ShulgasserGood-hearted '80s biking movie has cursing, sex. |
| EmpireWilliam ThomasNot only do the pair have to prepare for the upcoming race, but, hey, they also have to deal with a hysterical mother, a dying father, and the knowledge that one brother is destined for the same fate as pops. Not quite as sickly as it sounds, with a fair few hints of the onscreen magnetism to come. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAmerican Flyers is shaky at the core, because it tries to tap-dance around its own central issues. |
| VarietyVariety StaffUnfortunately, overblown production just pumps hot air in too many directions and comes up limp. |
| We Got This CoveredJeremy LebensNational Lampoon's Vacation is a comedic cross-country adventure like no other, thanks to Chevy Chase and the rest of the Griswold family. It's not the best Vacation movie by any stretch, but it's a wild ride from start to finish. |
| Chicago TribuneRick KoganThough the racing action scenes are initially satisfying, one soon tires of the mountain scenery. And the obvious-from-the-start ending robs the race of whatever dramatic tension it ordinarily might have possessed. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottDisjointed and underdeveloped. John Badham's direction is equally uninspired, though the climactic race, shot on location during the Coors International Bicycle Classic, is filmed with an abundance of breathtaking helicopter shots that capture the beautiful scenery. |
