American Anthem 1986  PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Albert Magnoli
Cast: Mitch Gaylord, Janet Jones, Michelle Phillips, R.J. Williams, Michael Pataki, John Aprea, Patrice Donnelly, Tiny Wells, Katherine Gosney, Stacy Maloney
Your small gymnastic buff will love this story of a young athlete's conflict between family and the rings. Olympic star Mitch Gaylord stars with Janet Jones. They had to do something with an Olympic star, but couldn't there have been at least some effort of a story?
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Personal Best 1982  R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Towne
Cast: Mariel Hemingway, Scott Glenn, Patrice Donnelly, Kenny Moore, Jim Moody, George De La Pena, Larry Pennell, Luana Anders, Robert Patten, Kari G. Peyton, Jodi Anderson, Martha Watson, Maren Seidler, Emily Dole
Female athletes Chris Cahill (Mariel Hemingway) and Tory Skinner (Patrice Donnelly) train for the Olympics and fall in love with each other in the process. Tory qualifies for the team and convinces her coach, Terry Tingloff (Scott Glenn), to help Chris also. But their competitive spirits create problems, and they break up while training for the pentathlon but continue on in their athletic world.
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| 1. American Anthem (1986)
2. Personal Best (1982)
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