Airborne (1993)

Mitchell Goosen is sixteen/seventeen year old kid from California who loves to surf and roller blade. Yet, his parents, who are two zoologists were given a grant to work in Australia. The ... See full summary »

Director:

Rob Bowman

Writers:

Bill Apablasa (screenplay), Stephen McEveety (story),

Stars:

Shane McDermott, Seth Green, Brittney Powell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shane McDermott	...	Mitchell Goosen
Seth Green	...	Wiley
Brittney Powell	...	Nikki
Chris Conrad	...	Jack
Edie McClurg	...	Aunt Irene
Patrick Thomas O'Brien	...	Uncle Louis (as Patrick O'Brien)
Jack Black	...	Augie
Alanna Ubach	...	Gloria
Jacob Vargas	...	Snake
Owen Stadele	...	Blane
Chris Edwards	...	Walt
Daniel Betances	...	Tony Banducci
David Betances	...	Mark Banducci
Jim Jansen	...	Mr. Goosen
Louan Gideon	...	Mrs. Goosen

Storyline

Mitchell Goosen is sixteen/seventeen year old kid from California who loves to surf and roller blade. Yet, his parents, who are two zoologists were given a grant to work in Australia. The only problem was: Mitchell couldn't go with them. So, he gets sent to stay with his aunt, uncle, and cousin in Cincinnati, Ohio. When he arrives, he meets his cousin who is also his new roommate for the next six months: Wiley. Mitchell then goes to school and gets on the bad side the high school hockey players. Mitchell and Wiley end up enduring weeks of torture from the guys. Then, the big guys and Mitchell and Wiley have to learn to get along to try to beat the Central High School rivals in a competition down Devil's Backbone.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | zoologist | cincinnati ohio | hockey | rollerblading | 

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Taglines:

To AIR isn't just human. It's necessary.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language and brief nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cool Blades - Nur der Sieg zählt

Filming Locations:

Newport, Kentucky, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,600,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$2,850,263 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Icon Entertainment International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed when the X-Games (then called X-Games 101) started becoming popular and in-line skating was the craze. Chris Edwards (Walt) was a well known for his X-Games appearances and was one of the members of Team Rollerblade.

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Goofs

When Mitchell enters the flower garden, he has a helmet and elbow and knee pads, but when he enters the cave and comes back out, the padding and helmet are gone.

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Quotes

Mitchell Goosen: Mitchell Goosen at your service. I'm not from around here. What to tell. Don't know what I want to be when I grow up. Don't care. Just as long as I live near the beach and don't have to wear a tie. Then I'll be stylin'.
Augie: Stylin'? St-stylin'?
Mitchell Goosen: Let me tell you what stylin' is. The perfect session: A-Frame wave, ground swell, spittin' out salt water in your face, doing a little lip action move, a 360 without a bounce. I call it a Liquid Drano Wannabe Bullwinkle. I tell you no lie, my friends. It's a...

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Connections

References E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

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Soundtracks

"My Love is Good Enough"
Performed by Jeremy Jordan

User Reviews

The perfect "cable" movie.

Is it just me, or has everyone seen this movie about a hundred times on cable? Call it a guilty pleasure, but every time it came on, I just had to watch. I think it must be Seth Green's "Wiley Man" (Which I'm sure had a throwaway line homage in Austin Powers during the counseling scene). I'm glad to see him make it in the business.

The movie itself? A California surfer pretty boy tries to fit in at a new school and wins everyone over (including the school hottie) by skating. Tres deep.

6 out of 10, but you just gotta watch it again and again.