Heavenly Bodies (1984)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Lawrence Dane

Writers:

Ron Base (writer)
Lawrence Dane (writer)

Release Date:

1 February 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Working out... Reaching high... Dreaming big!

Plot:

A small "Dance-ercize" studio fights for its existence against the unscrupulous owner of a rival club...

Plot Keywords:

Fight | Dance | Premarital Sex | Topless | Fitness Gym

Cast

Cynthia Dale	...	Samantha Blair
Richard Rebiere	...	Steve
Walter George Alton	...	Jack Pearson
Laura Henry	...	Debbie Martin
Stuart Stone	...	Joel Blair
Patricia Idlette	...	KC
Pam Henry	...	Patty
Linda Sorenson	...	T.V. Producer
Reiner Schwartz	...	T.V. Director
Cec Linder	...	Walter Matheson
Micki Moore	...	T.V. Reporter
Sean Sullivan	...	Real Estate Salesman
Mac Bradden	...	Nick
Michael Tait	...	Mr. Howard
Murray Westgate	...	Coach Hudson

Runtime:

Canada:90 min | Germany:85 min | USA:90 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | Finland:S | USA:R | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Moviecorp VIII

Trivia:

Alternate takes of workout sequences at the Heavenly Bodies club are shown under the end credits.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: [top] When the women inspect their soon-to-become new studio.

Movie Connections:

References Never Cry Wolf (1983)

Soundtrack:

Out Of Control

For jigglevision fans only

This extremely predictable romance tries to exploit the early-80s aerobics craze with an inane story about a plucky little aerobics studio from (literally) the wrong side of the tracks taking on the big, bad gym. Quite why an aerobics club which only seems to have about three staff and no exercise equipment whatsoever is regarded as a serious challenge by a well-equipped gym, I do not know. Attempts to put the club out of business result in an aerobics marathon, which is televised live, although several hours of non-stop aerobics hardly sounds like a ratings winner!

The simplistic plot comes across like a slightly racier version of a Walt Disney story and is mainly an excuse for endless scenes of attractive women jiggling up and down in tight leotards, accompanied by awful rock songs. Cynthia Rhodes is fit and attractive but a really terrible actress, with flat dialogue delivery. Her club must be doing all right though, since she can afford to buy an apparently limitless number of leotards.