American Anthem

Jun 27, 1986

1h 42m

★ 4.8

The struggle. The striving. The sweat. The hopes. The heartbreaks.

Overview

Steve is a talented gymnast who has given up competition and is working at his father's bike shop. Julie is the new girl at his old gym, who has moved to town to train with their powerful coach. Inspired by Julie, Steve resumes training. While dealing with the conflicts in their personal lives and the stress of training, they prepare for the US Olympic Trials.

Genres

Romance

Production Companies

Lorimar Productions

American Anthem Trailers

Cast

Steve Tevere

Mitch Gaylord

Julie Lloyd

Janet Jones

Coach Soranhoff

Michael Pataki

Becky Cameron

Maria Anz

Kirk Baker

Stacy Maloney

Mr. Tevere

John Aprea

Linda Tevere

Michelle Phillips

Jake

Tiny Wells

Danielle

Patrice Donnelly

Mikey Tevere

R.J. Williams

Ron Denver

Peter Tramm

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