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Robert Towne (writer)
Release Date:
26 May 1983 (Australia)
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The intertwined lives and loves of three highly-ranked athletes striving for the national team; Chris...
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Lesbianism
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Running
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Lesbian Athlete
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Drugs
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Injury
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Robert Towne: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 4 November 2009, 12:49 PM, PST)
(From The Hollywood Interview. 4 November 2009, 12:49 PM, PST)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mariel Hemingway | ... | Chris Cahill |
 | Scott Glenn | ... | Terry Tingloff |
 | Patrice Donnelly | ... | Tory Skinner |
| Kenny Moore | ... | Denny Stites |
| Jim Moody | ... | Roscoe Travis |
| Kari G. Peyton | ... | Penny Brill (as Kari Gosswiller) |
| Jodi Anderson | ... | Nadia 'Pooch' Anderson |
| Maren Seidler | ... | Tanya |
| Martha Watson | ... | Sheila |
| Emily Dole | ... | Maureen |
| Pam Spencer | ... | Jan |
| Deby Laplante | ... | Trish |
| Mitzi McMillin | ... | Laura |
| Jan Glotzer | ... | Karen |
| Jan Van Reenen | ... | Yelovitch |
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124 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Writer and director Robert Towne researched the project by hanging out with many track stars of both genders. The original plan was to show runners training for the 1980 Moscow Olympics. When the U.S. boycotted those games, some lines in the script had to be altered.
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Terry Tingloff:
The high jump is a masochists event-it always ends on failure.
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Referenced in Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)
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THE THUNDERER
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Some of the posts here are very critical of this film, accusing it of being slow and exploitative. But I think it should be taken into account that this is essentially a film about people's relationship to each other, and not about car chases and explosions. I found it to be understated, realistic, and very watchable. Okay, there are a few nude scenes which may appear gratuitous. But as highly trained athletes, I think they would feel pretty secure about their bodies, and the camaraderie between them all which is apparent in the movie, would suggest that none of them would be embarrassed at being undressed together. Mariel is ultra believable as the confused young protagonist, which is not surprising as she said in a documentary that she actually trained like an athlete every day for almost a year, in order to prepare for the role. It's a shame to see how far downhill her acting career has gone since.
My one criticism is about Scott Glen, who is his usual wooden self, and not a character at all...He looks the part, but doesn't deliver the goods. But hey, it's such a cool watchable movie, I'll overlook that gripe.
It's weird to note that a lot of the sports fashions in the film are now back in style.