Alien at the Movies

Air

In 1984, Nike was third, behind Adidas & Converse in the basketball shoe business. This is the daring story of Sonny Vaccaro & Nike making a risky gamble to pursue basketball rookie Michael Jordan & revolutionize the world of sports & contemporary culture. Against all the odds, believing in your gut, & never giving up, Sonny (Matt Damon) spearheads the campaign with reluctant support & a lot of resistance. Damon & Ben Affleck are back together again as star & co-star & with Affleck as director. Among the supporting cast is Jason Bateman, Chris Tucker, Marlon Wayans, & Viola Davis. This inspiring film is entertaining to see how the pieces come together & has a fun sense of humor. If you own a pair of Air Jordan’s or you covet them, you’ve got to see how it all began. Summaries & photo appear at the film’s end.

Alien gives it 3 “skateboarding shoe genius” stars out of 4.