American Anthem

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.
==Plot==
Football player turned gymnast Steve Tevere seeks to join the United States Olympic gymnastics team.Official trailer posted by Movieclips on YouTube 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.AllMusic
# 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 was a box office flop, grossing only $4.8 million against a $7 million budget. 
The film received aggressively negative reviews by criticsMOVIE REVIEW: 'AMERICAN ANTHEM' WINS NO MEDALS - Los Angeles Times especially 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".Roger Ebert.com
American Anthem currently holds a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on sixteen reviews.https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1000792-american_anthem
==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.
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Category:Gymnastics films
Category:Films about the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Films about Olympic gymnastics
Category:1986 films
Category:American films
Category:Albums produced by Roy Thomas Baker
Category:English-language films
Category:1980s sports drama films
Category:Films scored by Alan Silvestri
Category:American sports drama films
Category:Films directed by Albert Magnoli
Category:Columbia Pictures films
Category:1986 drama films