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Airborne

  • 1993
  • PG
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Airborne (1993)
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California born and raised surfer, Mitchell Goosen has to spend six months in Ohio while learning the hard way- love is where the heart is.California born and raised surfer, Mitchell Goosen has to spend six months in Ohio while learning the hard way- love is where the heart is.California born and raised surfer, Mitchell Goosen has to spend six months in Ohio while learning the hard way- love is where the heart is.

  • Director
    • Rob Bowman
  • Writers
    • Bill Apablasa
    • Stephen McEveety
  • Stars
    • Shane McDermott
    • Seth Green
    • Brittney Powell
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    8.1K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,405
    4,674
    • Director
      • Rob Bowman
    • Writers
      • Bill Apablasa
      • Stephen McEveety
    • Stars
      • Shane McDermott
      • Seth Green
      • Brittney Powell
    • 85User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
    • 28Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Shane McDermott
    Shane McDermott
    • Mitchell Goosen
    Seth Green
    Seth Green
    • Wiley
    Brittney Powell
    Brittney Powell
    • Nikki
    Chris Conrad
    Chris Conrad
    • Jack
    Edie McClurg
    Edie McClurg
    • Aunt Irene
    Patrick Thomas O'Brien
    Patrick Thomas O'Brien
    • Uncle Louis
    • (as Patrick O'Brien)
    Jack Black
    Jack Black
    • Augie
    Alanna Ubach
    Alanna Ubach
    • Gloria
    Jacob Vargas
    Jacob Vargas
    • Snake
    Owen Stadele
    • Blane
    Chris Edwards
    • Walt
    Daniel Betances
    • Tony Banducci
    David Betances
    • Mark Banducci
    Jim Jansen
    • Mr. Goosen
    Louan Gideon
    Louan Gideon
    • Mrs. Goosen
    Chick Hearn
    Chick Hearn
    • Basketball Announcer
    Brian Winkler
    • Sean
    Jessica Bogart
    • Alexis
    • (as Jessica Boevers)
    • Director
      • Rob Bowman
    • Writers
      • Bill Apablasa
      • Stephen McEveety
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    6bedazzle

    so-so story, excellent skatin'

    I enjoyed this movie as a kid, but have only recently re-watched it. Present impressions are not as favorable, but at least one aspect was impressive. Granted, the storyline was nothing new and at times corny, but there was a bit of vocabulary and a few good lines. What most impressed me was the novelty of the street skating scenes. These moves were being done by a few people at the time, but most kids like me had never seen such things. As I just watched now, I was surprised at things like the flip on the half pipe and riding walls and jumping cars and grinding rails. For 93, that's just plain amazing. For a lot of my friends this movie became a sort of street skating manual. We even painted dragons on our skates like the main character. Some of us even went on to be sponsored and I think it all started with this movie. Considered from this perspective, Airborne is definitely innovative and classic.
    Flinx-2

    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.
    6wayne-2

    A thoroughly enjoyable film!

    If you don't go into this movie with overly high expectations, but just go with the flow, this movie can be very enjoyable. So it isn't Academy Awards material. How many movies are? Anyway, for a teen high-school love story, this isn't bad. I enjoyed the skating, even though I have been to Pittsburgh enough times to recognize most of the streets, and certainly the skyline. I am more bugged by the movies made in Canada that try to pass themselves as U.S. locations (that tax credit must be a real biggie!)

    If you like fish-out-of-water movies or H.S. love interests, give Airborne a look.

    I hope Mitchell eventually made his way here to O'ahu and surfed our waves! Now there is Airborne! (especially the latest thing, Kite surfing!)

    Laters brah
    calletorre

    A classic.

    This movie is hilariously funny. Shane McDermott's monologues, meant to be serious at the time (When you see that perfect wave.. .) have aged into top notch hilarity, and Seth Green's scenes are pure gold, showing the then-young actor at his comedic best, year before Austin Powers. Throw in a then-unknown Jack Black and a bunch of funny little high school types, and then Edie McClurg on top of it all, and you have one of those perfect 1980s-early 90s films, with the perfection and classicness of which that can't seem to be replicated today. This is truely one of the littlest known, but funniest movies of all time. Those who fancy themselves amateur critics would call it a period piece, a comment on the culture clash that can exist within our own country, and a farce on rollerblades. I say the only disappointment in watching it is the realization that more modern movies are nothing like it.
    7Falconeer

    Great Sports-Themed Movie

    After having some moderate success on a low budget kids soap opera, "Swan's Crossing," (which has developed a cult following thanks to the participation of actress Sarah Michelle Gellar), actor Shane McDermott starred in this minor, but intensely watchable sports-themed movie, mostly involving in-line skating, but also some hockey and skateboarding and surfing as well. "Airborne is a very 'physical' movie, that required the actors and countless extras to perform their own reckless stunts on camera. The action set piece, which makes up for the entire last third of the film, is really an exciting adrenaline rush. The camera work is quite amazing, putting the viewer right inside the high speed race down "The Devil's Backbone," a dangerously curvy downhill road that the skaters must share with car traffic, as they try and shove each other off the road and into rocks. I was especially impressed to see McDermott doing all his own stunt work. That is clearly not a double, and he is a very skilled skater. But this movie has more going for it than action. The photography is gorgeous with it's exotic angles and selection of a super bright color scheme that makes every scene look like it was filmed through stained glass windows. Even Cincinnati looks beautiful! Those surfing scenes look amazing in their blue splendor, especially on the big screen. Big names like Seth Green and Jack Black got their starts here. Seth is quite unforgettable as Wiley. We even get some romance that is very sweet, and some of the comedy is downright brilliant. Add in the music of Stewart Copeland and you have a 90's classic. I hadn't seen this since the 90's and re-watched it recently, worried that it might not be as good as I remembered. You know what? It's better, and it's proof that movies they are making today are just not as good as what they were producing back then. It's like movies had a soul, and a kind of innocence, that is blatantly absent from movies being churned out today. As family entertainment, I cannot recommend "Airborne" highly enough.

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    • Trivia
      Filmed when the X-Games (then called X-Games 101) started becoming popular and in-line skating was the craze. Chris Edwards (Walt and skating double for Mitchell) was a well known for his X-Games appearances and was one of the members of Team Rollerblade. Ironically, Edwards' character Walt is revealed to be a poor skater in the final race, matching Wiley's performance.
    • Goofs
      After his really bad day at school, Mitchell's aunt mentions his father had come down with Poison Oak. His parents are supposed to be doing research in Australia, but both varieties of poison oak are found only in the United States.
    • Quotes

      Mitchell: [to Jack] Chill Brah.

      Augie: Did he just call you a piece of underwear?

    • Alternate versions
      UK versions are cut by 2 seconds for a 'PG' rating.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Best of the Worst in Movies - Part 1 (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      My Love is Good Enough
      Performed by Jeremy Jordan

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    • Release date
      • September 17, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • V zraku
    • Filming locations
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    • Production companies
      • Icon Entertainment International
      • Icon Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,600,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,850,263
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,262,239
      • Sep 19, 1993
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,850,263
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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