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Airborne is a 1993 comedy/drama film starring Shane McDermott, Seth Green, Brittney Powell, Chris Conrad, Jacob Vargas and Jack Black. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Shane McDermott ( born Shane Francis McDermott, April 24, 1976, Middletown, New York) is an American actor He currently sells real estate in Galveston, TX He is 5 9 Brians Song (2001) (TV) All My Children (1970) TV Series . ... This article is about the actor. ... Chris Conrad is an American Actor who replaced Linden Ashby as the role of Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat 2 in 1997, then had a few cameo appearances in Young Hercules. ... Jacob Vargas (born on 18 August 1971 in Michoacan, Mexico and raised in California, USA) is a Mexican-American actor. ... Jack Black (born Thomas J. Black, Jr. ...

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Plot

Mitchell Goosen (McDermott) is a teenager from California who loves to surf and rollerblade but his parents who happen to be zoologists were given a grant to work in Australia and they have to leave Mitchell with his cousin Wiley, his aunt and his uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio. This is far from the beach which means he can't surf or do what he usually does. When Mitchell arrives in Ohio he meets his cousin Wiley (Green) who is a terrible driver and kind of a dork but tries to act cool. Mitchell then goes to school with his cousin and they get on the bad side of the hockey players who happen to be the popular guys that travel in packs. These people include Jack, Augie (Black), Snake (Vargas), Rosenblat and the Banducci's . Mitchell and Wiley end up being tortured by the hockey players for weeks. Mitchell then falls in love with Nikki (Powell) who is Jack's sister and he doesn't want her to see him. After Mitchell schools the preps in street hockey and embarrasses Blane, the leader of the preps they challenge Jack, Snake, Augie & the rest of the hockey team to a rollerskating race down Devil's Backbone and they ask Mitchell to join their team because they were impressed by him at the street hockey game and they need him in order to win and gain back the respect they deserve. Official language(s) English Capital  Sacramento Largest city  Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Nickname: The Queen City Location in Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Hamilton Founded 1788 Incorporated 1802 (village) - 1819 (city) Government type Strong mayor  - Mayor Mark L. Mallory (D) Area    - City  79. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...


Trivia

  • The stunt rollerbladers used in the film are credited as the Team Rollerblade, however it has been revealed that many of these rollerbladers were in fact members of the notorious Santa Monica based Blade Blasters street gang.
  • Seth Green refused to be called by his real name during the entire production - to get into the part, he insisted on being dealt with as Wiley at all times, on and off the set.

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