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Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
When Dr. Marcus Sommers realizes that he and his troubled, estranged brother David may be prone a fatal brain disease that runs in their family, he decides to make peace with his sibling, and invites him on a trip to the Rockies. There, the brothers bond over their shared enthusiasm for cycling and decide to enter a grueling bike race through the mountains. However, Marcus' health soon begins to fail, and David must compete without his brother at his side.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes70%
Metacritic50/100
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
136 audience votes
Key crew
- John BadhamDirector
- Steve TesichScreenplay
- Greg MathiesonOriginal Music Composer
- Lee RitenourOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kevin CostnerMarcus Sommers
- David Marshall GrantDavid
- Rae Dawn ChongSarah
- Alexandra PaulBecky
- Janice RuleMrs. Sommers
- Luca BercoviciMuzzin
- Robert TownsendJerome
- John AmosDr. Conrad
- Jennifer GreyLeslie
- Doi JohnsonRandolph
- John GarberBelov
- James TerryHitchhiker
Stills
Themes
sportsbicyclecyclingbicycle race