American Anthem
| American Anthem | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Albert Magnoli |
| Written by | Evan Archerd Jeff Benjamin (screenplay) Evan Archerd Jeff Benjamin Susan Williams (story) |
| Produced by | Doug Chapin |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Donald E. Thorin |
| Edited by | Jim Oliver |
| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
Production company | |
| 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 |
American Anthem is a 1986 American sports drama film directed by Albert Magnoli and starring Mitch Gaylord and Janet Jones produced by Lorimar Motion Pictures and released in North America by Columbia Pictures.
Summary
The subject of the film was a football player turned gymnast who was seeking 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]
- Two Hearts - John Parr (6:07)
- Run to Her - Mr. Mister (3:34)
- Same Direction - INXS (5:08)
- Battle of the Dragon - Stevie Nicks (5:15)
- Wings to Fly - Graham Nash (4:00)
- Take It Easy - Andy Taylor (4:22)
- Wings of Love - Andy Taylor (5:03)
- Love and Loneliness - Chris Thompson (5:03)
- Angel Eyes - Andy Taylor (3:26)
- Arthur's Theme - Alan Silvestri (2:50)
- Julie's Theme - Alan Silvestri (1:42)
Reception
The film received aggressively negative reviews by critics[3] espically 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]
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.[5]
References
- ^ Official trailer posted by Movieclips on YouTube
- ^ AllMusic
- ^ MOVIE REVIEW: 'AMERICAN ANTHEM' WINS NO MEDALS - Los Angeles Times
- ^ Roger Ebert.com
- ^ 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.
External links
- Gymnastics films
- Films about the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Films about Olympic gymnastics
- 1986 films
- American films
- Albums produced by Roy Thomas Baker
- English-language films
- 1980s sports drama films
- Films scored by Alan Silvestri
- American sports drama films
- Films directed by Albert Magnoli
- Columbia Pictures films
- 1986 drama films