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Kevin Costner, bike racer? Yep. American Flyers was released 39 years ago this week, and Costner would go on to make some of the best sports films of all time, including Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, and Tin Cup. So how well does this bike film hold up? How does it compare to the other bike film written by Steve Tesich, Breaking Away? Jonathan and Simon discuss — and also come up with might be their best idea ever for a prequel.
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Bikes & Big Ideas
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Off The Couch
TOPICS & TIMES:
Another Bike Film (4:19)
The Actors, Players, & Ferris' Sister (9:11)
Most Rewatchable Scenes (12:11)
What’s Aged the Best? (20:29)
What’s Aged the Best/Worst? (30:50)
Best Lines (38:26)
Worst Line (44:59)
Hottest Take (47:28)
Who Needed BLISTER+ the Most? (1:00:45)
Gimme More, Gimme Less? (1:03:16
Burning Questions (1:07:11)
Attention Span Award (1:11:28)
Prequel, Sequel, or Spinoff? (1:12:39)
Memorabilia You’d Most Want from the Film (1:16:15)
Who Won the Movie? (1:20:44)
Our Final Grades (1:24:00)
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Kevin Costner, bike racer? Yep. American Flyers was released 39 years ago this week, and Costner would go on to make some of the best sports films of all time, including Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, and Tin Cup. So how well does this bike film hold up? How does it compare to the other bike film written by Steve Tesich, Breaking Away? Jonathan and Simon discuss — and also come up with might be their best idea ever for a prequel.
RELATED LINKS:
BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered
CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:
Blister Podcast
Bikes & Big Ideas
GEAR:30
CRAFTED
Off The Couch
TOPICS & TIMES:
Another Bike Film (4:19)
The Actors, Players, & Ferris' Sister (9:11)
Most Rewatchable Scenes (12:11)
What’s Aged the Best? (20:29)
What’s Aged the Best/Worst? (30:50)
Best Lines (38:26)
Worst Line (44:59)
Hottest Take (47:28)
Who Needed BLISTER+ the Most? (1:00:45)
Gimme More, Gimme Less? (1:03:16
Burning Questions (1:07:11)
Attention Span Award (1:11:28)
Prequel, Sequel, or Spinoff? (1:12:39)
Memorabilia You’d Most Want from the Film (1:16:15)
Who Won the Movie? (1:20:44)
Our Final Grades (1:24:00)
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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