Perfect Body (1997) (TV)

Director:

Douglas Barr

Writer (WGA):

Melissa Gould (written by)

Release Date:

8 September 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Plot:

Andie Bradley is a gymnast with big dreams for the Olympics. When offered to work with one of the leading coaches in the U.S....

Plot Keywords:

Eating Disorder | Bulimia | Weight Loss | Gymnastic

Cast

Amy Jo Johnson	...	Andie Bradley
Brett Cullen	...	Coach David Blair
Wendie Malick	...	Janet Bradley
Ray Baker	...	Elliot Bradley
Tara Boger	...	Leslie Reynolds
Ron Melendez	...	Josh
Julie Patzwald	...	Holly Simmons
Cathy Rigby	...	Brenda Gray
Michelle Skalnik	...	Kate
Nicole McKay	...	Varsity Cheerleader
Jane Perry	...	Ms. Darrington
Alf Humphreys	...	Medic
Jeremy Guilbaut	...	Guy in Hallway
Judith Maxie	...	Doctor in Hospital
Chelsea Hobbs	...	New Gymnast

Directed by
Douglas Barr

Writing credits (WGA)
Melissa Gould		(written by)

Produced by
Judy Cairo	....	producer (as Judith Cairo-Simpson)
Jon Cowan	....	co-producer
Judith A. Polone	....	executive producer
Harry Winer	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Pray for Rain

Cinematography by
Karl Herrmann

Film Editing by
Mark Conte

Casting by
Laura Adler
Shana Landsburg
Coreen Mayrs

Production Design by
Douglas Higgins

Art Direction by
Grant Van Der Slagt

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patrick Stark	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Dean Eilertson	....	property master
Philip Jean	....	construction foreman
Stephen Wright	....	construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gordon Anderson	....	sound
Bob Costanza	....	supervising sound editor
Chris Glyn-Jones	....	boom operator
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer

Stunts
Chari Hunter	....	gymnastics double: Amy Jo Johnson
Kristie Phillips	....	gymnastics double: Tara Boger
Suzie Suics	....	gymnastics double: Michelle Skalnick

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Adams	....	second assistant camera
Cam North	....	first assistant camera
Randy Stamhuis	....	key grip

Casting Department
Stephanie Boeke	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Margaret Liu	....	associate editor

Music Department
Stan Jones	....	music editor
Mary Oatman	....	music supervisor (uncredited)
Alicen Catron Schneider	....	music supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• NBC Studios
• The Polone-Winer Company

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1997) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

NBC Studios

Trivia:

The poster in the locker room when Andie first arrives in her new gym is of Daniela Silivas, a Romanian gymnast who competed in the 1988 Olympics.

Soundtrack:

State of Mind

Entertaining but unrealistic

This movie was great for a Sunday afternoon cheesy Lifetime movie, but a few things in it were so unrealistic that it just about drove me crazy.

My biggest complaint was that the gymnastics that these girls were shown doing were nowhere near the olympic level, which they claimed to be. The vaults were especially ridiculous. I mean, I did some of those vaults when I was ten years old, and I wasn't anywhere near olympic level (I was level 6, elite is level 10).

Also, Amy Jo Johnson's character's eating disorder just sort of suddenly went away when she realized it was harming her. A more realistic eating disorder movie is Sharing The Secret.