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Revision as of 09:25, 6 November 2022

Not to be confused with The Star-Spangled Banner.
American Anthem
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlbert Magnoli
Screenplay byEvan Archerd
Jeff Benjamin
Story bySusan Williams
Produced byDoug Chapin
Starring
CinematographyDonald E. Thorin
Edited byJim Oliver
Music byAlan Silvestri
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
June 27, 1986
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7 million
Box office$4,845,724

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.

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

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

  1. ^ Official trailer posted by Movieclips on YouTube
  2. ^ AllMusic
  3. ^ MOVIE REVIEW: 'AMERICAN ANTHEM' WINS NO MEDALS - Los Angeles Times
  4. ^ Roger Ebert.com
  5. ^ "American Anthem".
  6. ^ "Home". CinemaScore. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  7. ^ Wilson, John (2000-08-23). "1986 Archive". Hollywood, California: Golden Raspberry Award Foundation. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
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