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American Anthem
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlbert Magnoli
Written byEvan Archerd
Jeff Benjamin
(screenplay)
Evan Archerd
Jeff Benjamin
Susan Williams
(story)
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 produced by Lorimar Motion Pictures and released in North America by Columbia Pictures.

The subject of the film was a football player turned gymnast who was seeking to join the United States Olympic gymnastics team. 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.

  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 received aggressively negative reviews from famed critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert; with Ebert called "as bad as any movie I've seen this year (1986), and so inept that not even the gymnastics scenes are interesting"; and Siskel called the film "complete junk; you can see more interesting gymnastics on Wide World of Sports than in this garbage".[1] 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/american-anthem-1986
  2. ^ 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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