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

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.