Independent Airborne archive · Est. 2021
Still rolling
after all these years.
A fan-built home for Airborne (1993)—Mitchell Goosen, Cincinnati hills, the Devil’s Backbone, a killer soundtrack, Team Rollerblade, and every wonderfully strange detail that kept us rewinding.
Everything Airborne / Start here
Explore the archive
Meet the cast, revisit Cincinnati filming spots, untangle the Devil’s Backbone, dig through the soundtrack, and celebrate the skaters who made it all fly.
The Movie
The story, production, release, and the film’s life after 1993.
Open archive ↗Cast
Ten profiles plus a complete credited supporting-performer ledger.
Open archive ↗Filming Locations
Fourteen source-labeled files across Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.
Open archive ↗Devil’s Backbone
Ten probable screen-order segments in an evidence-first reconstruction of the final race.
Open archive ↗Soundtrack
A track-by-track home for the music that gave the movie momentum.
Open archive ↗Skating & Stunts
The skating culture, gear, technique, and stunt work behind the action.
Open archive ↗Devil’s Backbone / Route research
The Devil’s
Backbone
Ten probable screen-order segments now anchor the final-race research. The archive separates candidate filming points from the still-unproven idea of one continuous route.
- Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky
- Shot-order and continuity notes
- Team Rollerblade production context
Airborne / Archival facts
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Research notebook / Updated 2026
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Route analysis
Tracking Down the Devil’s Backbone
Ten screen-order segments reveal a race assembled across disconnected streets.
Explore the research →Location field guide
Where Was Airborne Filmed?
A scene-by-scene tour of the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky places that gave Airborne its personality.
Explore the research →Editorial analysis
Why Airborne Still Has a Cult Following
Documented skating craft, local retrospectives, music, and the film’s long afterlife.
Explore the research →Audience afterlife
Why it stuck
with us.
Airborne has survived through rewatches, VHS circulation, skating stories, cast retrospectives, and word of mouth.
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