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27 June 1986 (USA)
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Steve is a talented gymnast who has given up competition and is working at his father's bike shop. Julie is the new girl at his old gym...
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Destined to fail
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mitchell Gaylord | ... | Steve Tevere (as Mitch Gaylord) |
 | Tiny Wells | ... | Jake |
| Janet Jones | ... | Julie Lloyd |
| Michael Pataki | ... | Coach Soranhoff |
| Patrice Donnelly | ... | Danielle |
| R.J. Williams | ... | Mikey Tevere |
 | John Aprea | ... | Mr. Tevere |
| Michelle Phillips | ... | Linda Tevere |
| Katherine Gosney | ... | Landlady |
| Stacy Maloney | ... | Kirk Baker |
| Peter Tramm | ... | Ron Denver |
| Maria Anz | ... | Becky Cameron |
| Jenny Ester | ... | Tracy Prescott |
| Andrea Bianchi | ... | Arthur |
| Dick McGarvin | ... | Announcer Prelim Meet |
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Wings of Love
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I was an extra in this film, a face in the crowd for the competition scenes. Even then, it was clear that this film was destined to fail. For one thing, it filmed in Phoenix, a seemingly cursed location that didn't produce box office gold until films like Jerry Maguire and Waiting to Exhale came out.
Oh, and the plot was secondary. Remember those weird surfer movies of the 60's and 70's -- the ones whose primary aim was to show off waves, boards and bikinis? American Anthem was like that, but for gymnastics fans. American Anthem might have started an interesting genre had it proved popular.
The set designers were quite the artists. The competition scenes were shot in the bowels of a 60 year old abandoned high school auditorium in downtown Phoenix. This building was literally falling down during production. The fact that they were able to mask this ancient hazard (and that no one was killed during filming) was quite an accomplishment.