Airborne

"Mitchell became the most popular guy on Earth...once he took to the sky!"

1993 1h 31m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 94

ActionAdventureComedy

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Good-natured teen surfer Mitchell Goosen finds himself staying with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio when his parents head to Australia for work. There he meets his cousin, Wiley, and together they try to navigate the perils of high school—avoid the bullies, get the girl, and win a little respect.

“Mitchell became the most popular guy on Earth...once he took to the sky!”

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Cast

Shane McDermott
Mitchell Goosen
Seth Green
Wiley
Brittney Powell
Nikki
Chris Conrad
Jack
Edie McClurg
Aunt Irene
Patrick Thomas O'Brien
Uncle Louis
Jack Black
Augie
Alanna Ubach
Gloria

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rob Bowman
Writers: Bill Apablasa, Stephen McEveety, Bill Apablasa
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $2.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rob Bowman, shot by Daryn Okada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stewart Copeland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Harry B. Miller III shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Shane McDermott and Seth Green and Brittney Powell carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Mitchell became the most popular guy on Earth...once he took to the sky!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0106233 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Rob Bowman directs. Daryn Okada behind the camera. Stewart Copeland scores. Harry B. Miller III cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Rob Bowman, shot by Daryn Okada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Stewart Copeland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Harry B. Miller III shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Shane McDermott and Seth Green and Brittney Powell carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Mitchell became the most popular guy on Earth...once he took to the sky!".
8IMDB entry: tt0106233 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 94 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Daryn Okada
Original score: Stewart Copeland
Editing: Harry B. Miller III
Production design: John Myhre
Costume design: Abigail Murray
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,600,000
Box office: $2,850,263
Return: 110% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Airborne (1993)

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-12
★ 10/10
It hits every trope. It's the movie of an out of place kid that has to win over the people in the new city and in the process win the girl. We have seen this before. We saw it in Hocus Pocus, we saw it in Side Out, in North Shore, in Rad, in Thrashin, we saw it in a thousand other films that faithfully honor the trope. And a trope filled film bursting with the cliches of the genera isn't exactly a bad thing. After all, sometimes you just want mindless fun with the guarantee of a happy ending and little else. This film delivers on that... and references Nintendo Hockey, possibly the best sports game ever.

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