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This is Robin Lalisse, @RobTheMovieBuff on Twitter and @RobinLalisse on Letterboxd, here to review the film Air, directed by Ben Affleck and starring Matt Damon as Nike Talent Scout Sonny Vaccaro, Affleck as Nike CEO Phil Knight, and Jason Bateman as Nike Marketing Executive Rob Strauss. It surrounds Nike’s pursuit of Michael Jordan in 1984 as a spokesperson for their show brand, when he was a then rookie with the Chicago Bulls drafted with the no. 3 overall pick, going against the elites in the shoe business, Adidas and Converse.
This is Robin Lalisse, @RobTheMovieBuff on Twitter and @RobinLalisse on Letterboxd, here to review the film Air, directed by Ben Affleck and starring Matt Damon as Nike Talent Scout Sonny Vaccaro, Affleck as Nike CEO Phil Knight, and Jason Bateman as Nike Marketing Executive Rob Strauss. It surrounds Nike’s pursuit of Michael Jordan in 1984 as a spokesperson for their show brand, when he was a then rookie with the Chicago Bulls drafted with the no. 3 overall pick, going against the elites in the shoe business, Adidas and Converse.