Air is a biographical sports drama directed by Ben Affleck and written by Alex Convery. The film is based on true events about the origin of Air Jordan, a specialized Nike basketball shoe line. Basically, an employee contemplates, against all odds, striking a business deal with rookie player Michael Jordan. From the moment I saw the coming attractions for Air, I knew I had to see the movie. I’m happy to report, Air did not disappoint. Well done!
In 1984, Oregon-based Nike, Inc. was on the verge of discontinuing its basketball shoe division due to low sales and giants like Adidas and Converse who dominated the basketball shoe line. As a last-ditch effort, Marketing VP Rob Strasser (Jason Bateman), along with co-founder and CEO Phil Knight (Ben Affleck), tasked Nike’s basketball talent scout Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) to come up with a new spokesperson for Nike basketball…
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