Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
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Director:
Guillermo del Toro
Stars:
Sally Hawkins,
Octavia Spencer,
Michael Shannon
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Director:
Joe Wright
Stars:
Gary Oldman,
Lily James,
Kristin Scott Thomas
From the proverbial wrong side of the tracks in Portland, Oregon, former competitive figure skater Tonya Harding was never fully accepted in the figure skating community for not inherently being the image of grace, breeding and privilege that the community wanted to portray, despite she being naturally gifted in the sport athletically. Despite ultimately garnering some success in figure skating being national champion, a world championship medalist, an Olympian, and being the first American woman to complete a Triple Axel in competition, she is arguably best known for her association to "the incident": the leg bashing on January 6, 1994 of her competitor, Nancy Kerrigan, who, unlike Tonya, was everything that the figure skating community wanted in their representatives. Her association to that incident led to Tonya being banned from competitive figure skating for life. Tonya's story from the beginning of her figure skating life at age four to the aftermath of the incident is presented...Written by
Huggo
Sebastian Stan met with Jeff Gillooly two weeks before shooting began to get some perspective. See more »
Goofs
Tonya helps Jeff with the truck while wearing her fur coat. She tells him that he needs to tighten the bolts and then she proceeds to turn the ratchet in the direction that would be loosening them. See more »
At the beginning of the ending crawl, actual interview footage of LaVona Fay Golden, Shawn Eckardt, and Tonya Harding is shown that mirrors some of the recreated interviews shown in the film. See more »
This one keeps you well entertained for the whole 2 hours. Cleverly crafted with wonderful performances from all involved, definitely worth the watch.