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American Anthem is a 1986 American sports drama film directed by Albert Magnoli and starring Mitch Gaylord and Janet Jones. The film was produced by Lorimar Motion Pictures and released in North America by Columbia Pictures.

American Anthem
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Albert Magnoli
Screenplay by	Evan Archerd Jeff Benjamin
Story by	Susan Williams
Produced by	Doug Chapin
Starring	Mitch Gaylord Janet Jones
Cinematography	Donald E. Thorin
Edited by	Jim Oliver
Music by	Alan Silvestri
Production company	Lorimar Motion Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	June 27, 1986
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$7 million
Box office	$4,845,724

Plot

Football player turned gymnast Steve Tevere seeks to join the United States Olympic gymnastics team.[1] Gaylord was a member of the gold-medal U.S. men's gymnastics team at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Cast

• Mitch Gaylord as Steve Tevere
• Tiny Wells as Jake
• Janet Jones as Julie Lloyd
• Michael Pataki as Coach Soranhoff
• Patrice Donnelly as Danielle
• R.J. Williams as Mikey Tevere
• John Aprea as Mr. Tevere
• Michelle Phillips as Linda Tevere
• Kathrine Godney as Landlady
• Stacy Maloney as Kirk Baker
• Peter Tramm as Ron Denver
• Maria Anz as Becky Cameron
• Jenny Ester as Tracy Prescott
• Andrew White as Arthur
• Dick McGarvin as Announcer Prelim Meet
• Mark Oates as Danny Squire
• Jan Claire as Announcer Final Meet
• Megan Marsden as Jo-Ellen Carter
• Li Yuejiu as Lin Xiang
• Googy Gress as Alan Cole

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was released on CD, LP and cassette by Atlantic Records. The album contains songs by various artists, including two themes from the film, composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri.[2]

1. Two Hearts - John Parr (6:07)
2. Run to Her - Mr. Mister (3:34)
3. Same Direction - INXS (5:08)
4. Battle of the Dragon - Stevie Nicks (5:15)
5. Wings to Fly - Graham Nash (4:00)
6. Take It Easy - Andy Taylor (4:22)
7. Wings of Love - Andy Taylor (5:03)
8. Love and Loneliness - Chris Thompson (5:03)
9. Angel Eyes - Andy Taylor (3:26)
10. Arthur's Theme - Alan Silvestri (2:50)
11. Julie's Theme - Alan Silvestri (1:42)

Reception

The film was a box office flop, grossing only $4.8 million against a $7 million budget.

The film received aggressively negative reviews by critics[3] especially from famed critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert; with the latter called "as bad as any movie I've seen this year (1986), and so inept that not even the gymnastics scenes are interesting" while the former called the film "complete junk; you can see more interesting gymnastics on Wide World of Sports than in this garbage".[4]

American Anthem currently holds a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on sixteen reviews, with an average rating of 2.5/10.[5] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B-" on an A+ to F scale.[6]

Accolades

Gaylord's performance in the film earned him a Razzie Award nomination for Worst New Star, where he lost to "the six guys and gals in the duck suit" from Howard the Duck.[7]

References

External links

• American Anthem at IMDb
• American Anthem at Rotten Tomatoes
• American Anthem at Box Office Mojo

На других языках

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- [en] American Anthem

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[es] American Anthem

American Anthem, es una película de drama estadounidense de 1986, dirigida por Albert Magnoli y protagonizada por Janet Jones y Mitch Gaylord.

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[it] Sogno americano (film)

Sogno americano (American Anthem) è un film statunitense del 1986 diretto da Albert Magnoli.

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