American Anthem (1986)

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, who has moved to town to train with their powerful ... See full summary »

Director:

Albert Magnoli

Writers:

Evan Archerd, Jeff Benjamin,

Stars:

Mitchell Gaylord, Tiny Wells, Janet Jones

1 nomination.

Cast

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

Storyline

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, who has moved to town to train with their powerful coach. Inspired by Julie, Steve resumes training. While dealing with the conflicts in their personal lives and the stress of training, they prepare for the US Olympic Trials.

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Plot Keywords:

coach | olympics | competition | gym | gymnast | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 June 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Días rebeldes

Filming Locations:

Flagstaff, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$4,845,724 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lorimar Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Remote Control (1988)

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Soundtracks

"Two Hearts"
Performed by John Parr
Produced by John Parr
Written by John Parr

User Reviews

a horrible dismount..

Coming off the highly successful 1984 summer olympics and seen as the hearthtrob of the games, Mitch Gaylord took his shot at the movies with this pic. The plot, such as it is, has Gaylord playing a gymnast, quite a stretch, who meets the new girl in town Janet Jones who is the only thing worth looking at in the movie, as they train for the olympics with a strict coach. Guess what, they fall for each other too. Obvious plot, dumb writing, clichés everywhere. Only if you are a fan of gymnastics, Mitch Gaylord, or Janet Jones and even then there are other choices out there. This and Kurt Thomas' Gymkata were the two and thankfully the only 2 gymnastic movies released. We were spared a Mary Lou Retton and a Domonique Moceanu movie luckily... My rating is one only because there is no zero