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This film was so bad I almost want to give it a ten from all the belly laughing I did through it with the poor acting, bad dialog and special effects I could have done in my toilet.

Here's why I watched it: A friend of mine went to Family Video, approached the counter and asked, "what's the worst movie you have?" The clerk, informing my friend he had never been asked that before, suggested this film. A great suggestion - give this employee a raise. It's as bad as "The Wild and the Free".

The story is that of a boy who moves to a new town with his mother and must face a gang of tough-talking skaters. And he gets help fro ma little girl (the only good part of the film, Geneve Ruppert) and his dead great grandfather, Theodore McGoogan McGwire.

None of the actors have been in films before or since and maybe never will. They're awful. The camera-work looks like a home video most of the time. The "flying" effect is so poor that you can't help but laugh. And the children speak very strangely, with words like "basshole" and "magic transcends logic" (which I'll never hear a 12-year old say). I take back Geneve Ruppert being the only good part. One line from a character about coffee and butt-grabbing was also funny.

Don't rent this film unless you're planning on getting drunk or are intentionally looking to waste your time. Luckily, I was one of these two things.

This movie was filmed in and around my hometown of Kelseyville, CA (small farming community with around 4K people). To the points that many of these actors were terrible and had no experience... well, yeah. They went around and wrangled kids from the high school and asked if they wanted to be in a movie, or so my friends in the movie told me. What high schooler would turn down being in a movie? It was a great way to save money, a terrible way to make a movie. Reading through the cast list brought back some nostalgia but that was probably the most entertainment I got from the movie in any serious capacity. It's a great late night movie to drink and laugh at.

All the criticisms from other reviews are completely valid. It's a terrible movie. It's great entertainment. I'll give it 4 stars because someone went out there and made something despite painfully obvious budgetary limitations.

Let me start by saying, that I had my doubts. I consider myself to be a film connoussier of sorts, however this move was so bad that I had to laugh. In fact, I think it is the best movie that has ever fit into the "so bad it's funny" category. From the bad acting to the ill-formed storyline, this movie tries desperately to make a lot of sense, but fails to do so in every respect. For example, the main character, Ryan, receives a pair of "Heely" shoes (the entire movie it seems, is one, overgrown add for those shoes) from his grandmother. BUT...they have not wheels, so poor Ryan still cannot fit in. That is when he somehow ends up at an isolated store (it is randomly on the shore of some lake), where a mysterious guy dressed in mid-ninteenth century dress from the American West tells him something anectdotal and then takes the wheels off of a model plane and gives them to Ryan. My two favorite scenes however, are the one where a girl randomly has two extra ATVs, and gives them to the bullies giving chase to Ryan, and the time that Ryans small dog is kidnapped by the bully and considered as a candidate for Guard Dog at the bully's cousins guard post at some random processing plant, which Ryan flies out of. If I has all the time in the world, I could not tell you how much this movie sucks, but it sucks really funny.

Flyin' Ryan is one of those movies that you occasionally see and you just can't tell if the movie is trying to be serious or if it's just one big joke. From the opening scene to the ending credits, I was laughing so hard because this movie is just AWFUL! The actors in this movie are inexperienced and it shows. No wonder! According to the biographies in the "special features", the most acting they've done is community theater.

I was trying to pin-point the bad things in the movie, and there are just too many. There's not much left to be said that hasn't been said here already.

The story is about a mom and a 12-year-old boy, Ryan, who move to the country with their loony aunt who's hobbies are weed whacking in the middle of the night and dumpster diving.

Ryan goes into town to make some friends, but Dirk and his gang of skateboarding meanies decide they don't like Ryan's face and push him into a lake that's obviously shallow yet somehow, Ryan can't stand up until his future friend, Nicki, falls in the water as well.

They become fast friends but what's not to like about a girl that knows all the capitals of every country who has twin siblings (not identical, silly!) that know baseball stats?

When I first started watching this movie, I assumed Ryan would be flyin' throughout the entire movie. Silly me! The title implies that Ryan flies, and he does, but it's hardly the main point (if there IS a point) of the movie. He flies about four times -- once over a huge ravine whilst escaping the vile Dirk, once to show Nicki is AWESOME!new skillz, once across the lake to save his raccoon-slash-dog Theo from a seemingly abandoned gold mine/nuclear power plant, and once more across the lake after a successful rescue mission. I'm not sure how it could be unsuccessful when he has technological advances such as ropes that he whips out while escaping Dirk and his overtly stupid cousin.

There are a bunch of random nature scenes as well. There's a nice shot of a deer and several scenes featuring extremely fascinating ducks. They're entirely too incongruous. Do they tie into the movie? No!

And neither do scenes like the one where they visit Nicki's cousin and go swimming in her pool so Nicki can teach Ryan how to swim (this new found skill never comes in handy again, so what's the point of even teaching him if he's not going to out-swim his foes?) and her cousin can fix his Heelys (they never mention him getting them back, so I assumed he never did, until he whipped them out later ...). There's also the karate master that jumps over a motorcycle. He's pretty awesome because not only can he teach karate lessons in the middle of the road, he can also catch stray tennis balls! Will he ever cease to amaze?

There's the intense scene in the hospital when Ryan attempts to deliver Theo to his aunt in the hospital. A police man starts chasing Ryan but gives up. He is soon followed by nurses/doctors who yell "NO DOGS! NO DOGS!" but luckily Ryan has a nurse for a mother and she somehow convinces the doctor to let the dog stay in the hospital. ("NO DOGS!" "What dog?" "OOOH... ALRIGHT! -sly grin-" I seriously could go on and on about how awful this movie is.

I tried telling my friend about this movie and I just couldn't run out of strange scenarios that came from this movie.

This movie was a complete waste of time and money. It provided me with a few laughs, but only because I simply could not believe that I found this movie, let alone it was actually MADE.

Flyin' Ryan is the worst movie i have ever watched. I go to the video store everyday but this time i wanted to get a crap movie. Well this movie made me want to crap. If there is an award for worst movie ever made i would vote this movie.

What type of bully calls a kid carrot head? And since when is the short fat kid that doesn't even skateboard become the head of the gang. The acting is horrible and had way to over dramatic eyebrow movement. I like to make crap movies in my free time and all my movies compared to this are blockbusters!

The sense of logic in this movie is awful. So your dad throws away your toy. That immediately makes you go destroy a kids house and steal his dog, then sell it for 10 bucks. Not only this but they say the dog is going be a guard dog. Yes because when break into a abandoned rundown gold mine I'm going to flee the scene from a dog the size of a squirrel. The green screen effect is awful and when he dives down 400 feet which in reality would almost kill him all he says is "Whoa." And what kind of guard stands there while a kid ties a rope to a bar and then slides down the rope. the flying is the most realistic when you see the rope he is sliding on for the record ET is like a jet plane compared to this little annoying kid that won't shut up. If you watch this movie when you are done take a shower and burn your clothes.

Funny movie, when drunk... The acting was awful and so was the screen play. The only good part in the whole 84 minute movie was the 10 seconds of the Karate guy jumping over a random motorcycle. The movie was distasteful and was a complete disaster. I would never let my child watch this movie. This movie was a bomb. For a movie called "Flyin' Ryan" he doesn't do a whole lot of flying. There was ass grabbing..... enough said... and a creepy hermit dog.. There where so many scenes in this movie that had nothing to do with anything that the movie was supposedly about. Ducks biting each other? THe same shot of the same deer every twenty minutes? No wonder none of the actors have been in any other movies.. except for the motorcyclist.. and hes a stunt guy. Sad and depressing as it was.. it did make me laugh quite a bit. But other than that.. god this movie was pretty sad. It wasn't something that humanity should be exposed to.

This is simply the most God awful garbage I have ever seen. I might deem myself an expert on Flyin Ryan, for I have seen it more than thirty times. The story is about a kid who moves to the middle of no where, for no reason, and gets picked on immediately by this chubby no good kid named Dirk (and his skateboard crew). Ryan gets chased by him, which leads to one of the best chase scenes ever created (yes, even better than Bullet) which involves moon physics, tennis balls, a karate teacher jumping over a moving motorcycle, dune-buggies, and, lets not forget most importantly, RYAN CAN FLY BECAUSE OF HIS MAGIC SHOES. Ah yes, this movie was completely funded by Heelies®, the shoe company as seen throughout the movie. But this movie, on Paper looks terribly exciting. Unfortunately, with a mere $300, and a video camera, you reading this could have made a better movie. None of the actors featured in this cinema have gone on to be in any movies since, and if they haven't committed suicide yet, they will within the next five years. This movie is the real reason why Siskel from Siskel & Ebert died.

A delightful and insightful film that will enthrall children of all ages. I watched this wonderful flick with my daughter Hayley and she couldn't look away or stop giggling. I've lost count of how many times she re-watched the dvd since we first brought it home. Rarely does a small independent film touch the heart as well as FLYIN RYAN. Set in a small town filled with great kids and funny animals, the fantastic story is almost universal and will engage even the youngest of viewers. And it's so rare to find a children's movie that doesn't speak down to them or cater to baser interests with off-color jokes. I totally recomend this beautiful warm-hearted picture to everyone and their families.

This was the very worst movie I have ever seen in my life. It is about a boy named Ryan who receives magical flying shoes from his garbage-picking Aunt. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is bored and wants a good laugh. Throughout the whole movie I didn't know if they were actually serious or if they were just goofing around. I only came upon this movie by looking through the rental store purposefully trying to find the worst movie I could, and this was the result. I ended up renting it around three more times because every time a friend came over I had to show them "The worst movie I have ever seen." I almost do not know what to say about this movie, except that you should definitely watch it on YouTube and see for yourself (It's not worth three dollars at the rental store.)

PS- Anyone who has seen this movie in its entirety (And even if you haven't), PLEASE vote on this movie and give it one star. It is, without a doubt, THE WORST MOVIE EVER MADE- EVER!!!!!!!!!! However, it needs a certain amount of votes to make it to the Bottom 100 list. If you reading this are a male between the ages of 12-and every other age past that, than I CAN GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL HATE IT!!! So just give it a 1 star vote now and then watch it on YouTube later, you'll see I was right.

This movie is so bad its funny, there is absolutely no plot background, or anything, my IQ was lowered by watching this movie. I want my 50 cents back from renting this movie, i'd rather buy two pieces of gum with that money. This looks like a home movie and has extremely bad acting, the flying scenes are obvious green screening and it never shoes his whole body but just his torso or his legs, this makes me mad., the kid is also scared or surprised almost 24/7, or hes getting bullied non-stop and running from people. there are many random scenes that do not relate to the movie at all, such as a duck sniffing another ducks butt, and a random scene of a cow, and etc... if i was Andy Weiss i would kill myself. this is not recommended to anyone except for retards. i don't even know why i watched it. i am considering buying this movie just to put it on my wall to say its the worst movie ever.

its a good movie if you are retarded/drunk/high

Some say that you never know if the movie you think is the worst movie ever truly is the worst. This one is, hands down. I was almost embarrassed to be watching it.

However, it is well worth watching-the movie is absolutely hilarious, even though it wasn't meant to be. If you need to watch something stupid, and get a kick out of it, Flyin' Ryan is just for you.

If you do see it, make sure you get the DVD-the extras are great. Oh, and make sure you watch the end credits...it is just like a home video and so funny. I think I could have made this movie with my friends in 3 days-there are no special effects, random scenes of nature. It is great.

I give this movie a 5 because it is really really really really funny!

But it is filled with horrible actors/actresses, not to mention the directing could have been done better by a pet rock. Like I said the movie is extremely funny, it is full of corny things that don't make any sense. After you watch it it leaves you wondering if they made it that corny on purpose or do the film makers just suck. Being a filmmaker myself it takes a lot for me to call a movie crappy. But that WAS CRAAAPYY, or it was a cometic gem you don't know. I suggest renting it and watching it with a bunch of your friends. I would make for a wonderful mystery space theadre type of thing. Also if you have any gateway drugs lying around use them before your screening. I guess you would have to call this movie a b-kids adventure.

"Flyin' Ryan" has captured the hearts and attention of my children (ages 5 and 7 years), and as a mom, I couldn't be happier! Finally, a wholesome, magical movie where the good guy wins by standing up for what he believes in.

I fell in love with the character of Ryan, who is about the nicest, most authentic kid you're going to meet on screen. (Who is this Andy Weiss? He reminds me of a young Ron Howard). Of course he gets harassed by the local bully, Dirk Cooper and his skateboarding gang of middle-school thugs who so typically just want to give Ryan a hard time.

I love the way Ryan gains his confidence throughout the movie to finally face the bully, and by doing so, is able to fly on his magical pair of heeleys. He flies over the entire town, a beautiful lake (that was well photographed) AND a beautiful girl, Nicki, who becomes Ryan's new best friend. How nice that they can share a genuine, wholesome friendship and actually LIKE each other without all the implied sexuality and romance you usually see in movies.

This movie gets back to the basics for me and touches on many core values: good wins over evil, faith over fear, integrity over deceitfulness, and as the theme song states, "just believe". By believing, Ryan takes a great step of courage and a huge leap into the air when he goes flying off to rescue his dog and stand up to the bully. Granted, the special effects may look less than spectacular compared to the major motion pictures, but for my kids, Ryan is their hero, and he flies high above those bigger-budget movies.

I highly recommend this movie for young children who want to believe again...in magic, in flying, and ultimately, in themselves!

Something magical happened during my friends movie night get together, maybe it was the beers talking, but we all couldn't get enough of the charming silliness of "Flyin' Ryan" . Mostly it was because of the character of Nicki ,who stole the movie with one of the worlds most overly likable characters... I mean so likable its absurd. smart? Check. Will teach you how to swim? Check. Will run after motor biking bullies on foot just to save you? Check. Believes your magical ability to fly instantly? Check. Brings you flowers? Yup. As for "Flyin Ryan" himself who constantly has a look of shock as random things come loose above his head in perfect timing to scare him? Hes great too. How dare those bullies, especially one who dresses and looks like a young Guy Fieri , pick on him. Now if I can only find out if all those random night chores got finished I'd be complete...after all nighttime is the best time for weedwacking. Now I say grab some friends , some beer , some heelys, glue some bike reflectors to them and get ready for a good laugh. Capiche ?

What is there to be said about a film that, no doubt, influenced everyone who ever saw it; one which is still remembered today for its complex characters and dedication to realism; one that strove to capture life as it is, in all its joy and sorrow. Show anyone a picture of Ryan, one of the most iconic characters in modern cinema, and they will certainly tell you about how much this film moved them, how it gave them a new perspective on life. It's blending of drama, humor, and suspense is unparalleled in all of cinema, and the way the two subplots - one about Ryan and his magic bike reflector shoes, the other about his kidnapped dog - are interwoven has inspired countless imitators. Truly, a film for the ages.

Completely brilliant, this film has changed my life and the way I view cinema. Pretty much I now know how to: Tell the same joke over and over and over and over, Have two shots one after the other be completely disconnected and ridiculously out of sync, Fly!, Meet girls, Beat up overweight preteen skateboarder bullies, Steal from trash cans, Insert a random fake band playing fake guitar and fake drums into a terrible independent film, Paddle across a whole lake, Swim, Make friends in a brand new town, and I even learned to act convincingly enough to be in the sequel!!!!

The only thing that I have to say that is not perfect about this film is that Ryans dog pretty much did a terrible job of acting like a stray, almost to the point of ruining the entire film. For this comment rating I omitted the sins the dog committed against the movie.

For the record, the best way to watch this movie is with the commentary ON. Without that you can sometimes miss the directors insights into the characters minds and lives which are both deep and profound. I love this movie. I strongly recommend buying it and immediately throwing away the reciept because once the movie is in your hands it is part of you forever. This is one to watch with friends.

Flyin' Ryan is great fun. I have two young children, ages 5 and 7 and there aren't many movies I feel right about showing them. Flyin' Ryan was fun and had a good story to tell. Yes, it is for young kids, with lots of animals, a fantasy adventure and a bully. The lead actor, Andy Weiss and the naive Toby actor, Leigh Miller are really good kid actors. Not so Hollywood. In fact the entire movie isn't all Hollywood. The movie takes place in a small town - and it looks like a real small town. The story of how the rich kids treat the poor kid badly and the boy must grow strong and confront his enemies is something that is good for kids to see and learn from. The bully "Dirk" was also really great. Flyin' Ryan is an indie film for YOUNG KIDS, like Napoleon Dynamite is for teenagers.

This movie is a pure treasure. I'd highly recommend renting, or buying, and watching intoxicated. This is a true treat from the filmmakers out there. Wow. And wait til you see Ryan Fly. You may have seen your sparkler do it on the Fourth of July...but this truly will not disappoint. Every actor gives their best performance and really make the characters real. It really is a marvelous sight to see that Andy Weiss fly though. Note: there is one scene of sexual innuendo Nintendo. You'll have to watch and find it. Can't wait til the sequel comes out..."Ryan Trying' Flyin' Again!" Until then...see this film. It's Brilliant!

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Flyin' Ryan is for young kids. It's about a boy who moves to a small town and then gets magical shoes that allow him to fly. The lead actor, Andy Weiss, looks like a young Ron Howard and he is terrific as "Ryan".

Damon Schoeffler, who portrays the bully, is great as bully. Actor Bruce Tenenbaum, who portrays the bully's father, is hysterically funny, yet ominous enough. The movie is low budget and shot on video, but it is meant for young kids, like my younger sister and brother (ages 5 and 7), they think it is great. The magic shoes are Heeley's and any young kid who has those wheeled tennis shoes will really enjoy this flick.

The soundtrack is strong. Composer Mel Lewis has scored dozens of movies including many for Roger Corman.

FLYIN' RYAN is about a 12 year old kid, RYAN, that gets strange sneakers from his crazy great aunt. The kid goes with this really cute girl, NIKI, and they get magic wheels that they put into the shoes.

The shoes now allow Ryan to fly. The skateboarding bully, DIRK, is always hassling Ryan. But the flying shoes help Ryan to get away.

There's a really funny dog in the movie. Dirk the bully steals the dog and then there's a great chase scene through a goldmine.

The movie is low-budget, but the actors and the movie is really fun.