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16 August 1985 (USA) moreTagline:
Two brothers challenge the road. And life itself. [Video] morePlot:
Sports physician Marcus persuades his unstable brother David to come with him and train for a bicycle race across the Rocky Mountains... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
What a fantastic movie more (32 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Kevin Costner | ... | Marcus Sommers | |
| David Marshall Grant | ... | David (as David Grant) | |
| Rae Dawn Chong | ... | Sarah | |
| Alexandra Paul | ... | Becky | |
| Janice Rule | ... | Mrs. Sommers | |
| Luca Bercovici | ... | Muzzin | |
| Robert Townsend | ... | Jerome | |
| John Amos | ... | Dr. Conrad | |
| Doi Johnson | ... | Randolph | |
| John Garber | ... | Belov | |
| Jennifer Grey | ... | Leslie | |
| James Terry | ... | Hitchhiker | |
| Jessica Nelson | ... | Hitchhiker | |
| Tom Lawrence | ... | Timekeeper | |
| Brian Drebber | ... | Race Announcer |
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2.20 : 1 moreFun Stuff
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The team that Muzzin rode for in the film, '7-Eleven' was a real team that competed in the Tour de France in the late 1980s and early-'90s. This team became the Motorola Team when the team changed sponsor. This was the team that Lance Armstong raced with before he contracted cancer. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Sarah picks up the rock it is fairly large. Later when Becky is showing off the rock it is much smaller. moreQuotes:
Muzzin: [Muzzin tells Sarah that he hopes Marcus is okay, then notices Jerome looking at him funny] What?Jerome: You sounded half-human.
Muzzin: I am half-human.
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This is one of my top 30 movies of all time. This movie is mainly about competition - digging down as deep as you can, and putting it all on the line - which sometimes still isn't enough to win against someone next to you. Yes watching it today it seems a bit corny, but the plot and story is excellent.
There's also love, tragedy, drama and beautiful scenery in this one. For the uninformed, the twist at the end will send you in a whirlwind.
Also noteworthy is the fantastic music in this movie.
Highly recommended.
-TJ