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27 June 1986 (USA) morePlot:
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... more | add synopsisAwards:
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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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A dull film that tried to capitalize on the craze the U.S. had with the Summer Olympics of 1984 in Los Angeles, but came way too late to make any impression with movie audiences. "American Anthem"'s stars are much more interesting than the film itself which is a dud to put it mildly. The movie focuses on a young man (Mitch Gaylord) who gets the itch to compete in gymnastics again after meeting the new girl in town (Janet Jones). She is training for the Olympic trials and of course he starts to compete once again just basically to be with her more. A corny production that has no real pep at all. Gaylord, a former Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics, proved to be a bust as a leading man. He would later appear in a few soft-core direct-to-video adult productions and become a stunt man for several other films (most notably "Batman Forever"). Janet Jones would later marry all-world hockey star Wayne Gretzky after this film. That is her claim to fame, not "American Anthem". Turkey (0 stars out of 5)