Here, from the St Cloud State University Chronicle, is a list of movies the author, Jack Hennes, feels are the five worst cycling films of all time, and the reasons they made his list.
After our Breaking Away love-fest last week, I figured we'd give Jack Hennes equal time. Even if a few of us won't agree with him.
3 comments:
Good grief. How can anyone crap on Breaking Away? I wonder how many kids have pushed themselves beyond anerobic threshold while thinking about Mendelssohn's Italian (4th Symphony) while sprinting to keep up with an eighteen wheeler. I sure did.
Sounds like those St. Cloud student journalists need a quick dip in the nearest flooded Cold Spring Granite quarry to clear their heads. That is, if Cold Spring Granite hasn't been bought out by the Chinese.
Hello Maynard I read your article about the previous owner of a HondaVF1000 (?) recently in MSL.I've wanted an old Guzzi Le Mans for a while now and saw a nice MK 3. I spoke to the owner who had not had it for long and asked if I could e mail the previous owner for some info.Like your man on the Honda, he came back with an amazing amount of information. Thanks for your inspiration. Richard from London
Maynard,
I agree with the bad cycling movie list EXCEPT for Breaking Away. I always thought American Flyers was simply awful but BA is a good film on many levels even if you know little or nothing about cycling. I think the Best Screenplay award means something, I don't remember American Flyers or Waterworld winning ANYTHING! larry@cycleitalia.com
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