I went to see Ben Affleck's new 'Air' movie with some Nike veterans. Here's what they said the movie got right and what it got wrong about the race to sign Michael Jordan.
Editor's note: This story contains some spoilers for the"Air" movie released in theaters on Wednesday.
Attendees, for the most part, recommended the nearly two-hour movie, calling it a fun and uplifting underdog tale stuffed with Nike and sneaker nostalgia and fantastic music. They said it captures the zany, irreverent, underdog, hyper-competitive, risk-taking spirit of the company's early years. Seventy-two current and former Nike employees attended the screening. Several had tenures at Nike that extended to before the company went public in 1980, including Nelson Farris, who's been with the company more than 50 years. Wilson Smith III, who, joined the pub discussion, as did Nike historian emeritus Scott Reames, who's credited in Nike cofounder Phil Knight's memoir with"deftly sifting facts from myths.
Among the scenes that really resonated with Nike veterans: In the movie's climactic pitch to Jordan, Vaccaro, played by Matt Damon, turns off a projector before the presentation is over and fills the time with a convincing, impromptu, impassioned speech.
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