American Anthem
American Anthem is a 1986 American sports drama film directed by Albert Magnoli, starring Mitch Gaylord and Janet Jones. The film was produced by Lorimar Motion Pictures and released in North America by Columbia Pictures. Gaylord was a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. men's gymnastics team at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Plot
Steve Tevere, a football player turned gymnast, seeks to join the United States Olympic gymnastics team.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.- Two Hearts - John Parr
- Run to Her - Mr. Mister
- Same Direction - INXS
- Battle of the Dragon - Stevie Nicks
- Wings to Fly - Graham Nash
- Take It Easy - Andy Taylor
- Wings of Love - Andy Taylor
- Love and Loneliness - Chris Thompson
- Angel Eyes - Andy Taylor
- Arthur's Theme - Alan Silvestri
- Julie's Theme - Alan Silvestri
Reception
The film received aggressively negative reviews by critics, especially from famed critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert; with the latter saying the film was "as bad as any movie I've seen , and so inept that not even the gymnastics scenes are interesting" and the former calling the film "complete junk; you can see more interesting gymnastics on Wide World of Sports than in this garbage". Ebert opened his print review by writing:
American Anthem currently holds a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on sixteen reviews, with an average rating of 2.5/10. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B-" on an A+ to F scale.