Tag: John Badham

Steve Tesich’s Breaking Away (1979) and American Flyers (1985)

Steve Tesich’s Breaking Away (1979) and American Flyers (1985)

August 19, 2015 | By

Reviews of Steve Tesich’s two cycling films, the Oscar-winning Breaking Away (1979) on Blu from Twilight Time, and American Flyers (1985) on DVD from Warner Home Video.

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DVD: American Flyers (1985)

DVD: American Flyers (1985)

August 19, 2015 | By

Whether screenwriter Steve Tesich was compelled to revisit the world of cycling or was lured by producers to pen a script building on the success of his Oscar-winning Breaking Away (1979), the resulting American Flyers may have been a modest success upon its original release but…

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