Airborne

Airborne follows Mitchell Goosen, a laid-back teenage surfer from California whose parents head to Australia for work, leaving him to stay with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio. There he meets his cousin Wiley, and the two try to get through high school: dodging the local bullies, particularly a hockey star named Jack, and earning a little respect. Mitchell's rollerblading skills become his way of proving himself, especially when Jack's sister Nikki takes an interest in him. The film is a comedy with action and adventure elements, set among teenagers and built around the rivalry between an outsider and the school's established athletes.

Rob Bowman directed, working from a screenplay by Bill Apablasa; Stephen McEveety and Bruce Davey produced. The cast is led by Shane McDermott as Mitchell, with Seth Green as Wiley, Brittney Powell as Nikki, Chris Conrad as Jack, and Edie McClurg and Patrick Thomas O'Brien as his aunt and uncle. It was Bowman's first feature as director, ahead of The X-Files, Reign of Fire and Elektra. Made for about 3 million dollars, it took in roughly the same amount worldwide.

On IMDb it holds a 6.3 rating from around 8,400 votes, and on TMDB a 6.1 from about 93 votes, indicating a modest but enduring audience. A critics' rating of 3.5 out of 10 from 16 reviews is notably lower than those viewer scores.