--- title: An American Adventure (1981) Movie Tickets & Showtimes Near You | IMAX publisher: "IMAX" canonical: "https://www.imax.com/movie/american-adventure" date: 2023-04-20 last_updated: 2023-06-14 --- An American Adventure ===================== ![An American Adventure fidBackgroundFile](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.ctfassets.net%2Fc4ucztjx9pmu%2Fldassset-fid-738%2F8225789d8aaaf1dde982cedfb3c68ae1%2Fba4c713b12de2d5d01d177809fba44ac.jpg&w=512&q=75) An action film that gives the viewer the thrills of gliding with graceful surfers across a wave seven stories high, holding on while hard-riding cowboys struggle to stay atop giant bulls, and watching the mist rise from Okefenokee Swamp with all its eerie sounds. Riding down the Olympic bobsled course at Lake Placid, looping on the Demon Roller Coaster, snowmobiling in Heavenly Valley and skimming the Grand Canyon are other highlights. 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