A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story (1994) (TV)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Charles Jarrott

Writers (WGA):

Bill Wells (written by) &
Mimi Rothman Schapiro (written by)

Release Date:

13 November 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Sport

Plot:

Based on the life of the Olympic figure skater. |

Plot Keywords:

Olympics | Skater | Mother | Success | Competition

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Miguel Ferrer	...	Stanislav
Sonja Lanzener	...	Galina
Susanna Thompson	...	Marina Baiul
Leeza Vinnichenko	...	Grandmother
Monica Keena	...	Oksana Baiul
Oksana Baiul	...	Herself
Kathleen Stupp	...	Oksana as a Child
Melissa McGough	...	Oksana as a Toddler
Stephen Blake	...	Victor Petrenko
Suzanne Semanick	...	Katya
Peggy McIntaggart	...	Anna (as Peggy Sanders)
Katie Cardille-Rogal	...	Galya (as Kate Cardille Rogal)
Erica Shannon	...	Nancy Kerrigan
Phillip G. Kellams	...	Nickolai (as Phillip Kellams)
Jeff Howell	...	Sergei

Runtime:

Brazil:89 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Signboard Hill Productions

A Sweet Biography of a Special Skater

I must confess that I think well of this movie simply because of its subject matter-my favorite figure skater ever. It's kinda hokey and idealized, and they didn't always get the facts straight about Oksana's life, but it's well-meaning and sympathetic. Any other movie of this quality, I'd probably give a lesser score to, but this one is kinda special because it's about Oksana. People who aren't her fans wouldn't like it, and those who have no clue who she is might find it decent but cloying. For Oksana fans, though, it's nothing short of required viewing.