Getting Physical (1984)
Overview
The world of female bodybuilding provides the backdrop for this tale of an aspiring young actress who initially becomes interested in the sport as a means of self-defense following a physical attack by two men, but then finds that while concentrating on building up her body her relationship with her parents, with whom she is living, and her new-found boyfriend, a young cop, is breaking down. Several noted bodybuilders and iron-pumpers, male and female, put in appearances to give this production an added authenticity.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.019 |
Directed By
Steven Hilliard Stern
Crew
Steven Hilliard Stern
Marcy Gross
Laurian Leggett
Laurian Leggett
Ann Weston
Marcy Gross
Ann Weston
Kurt Hirschler
Isidore Mankofsky
Jeannie Epper
Ron Roth
Susan Edelman
Mary V. Buck
Elayne Barbara Ceder
Gregory Garrison
Ed Fincher
Sharon Swenson
Les Berns
Linle White
Wes McAfee
Cosmas P. Bolger
Ray Marsh
Gary M. Strangis
Sam Horta
Jake Jarrell
Richard J. Edesa
Karlene Gallegly
Tom Kessenich
Robert Takagi
Robert Drasnin
William Goldstein
Jerry Evans
Roz Harris
Franco Columbu
TOP CAST
Alexandra Paul
Kendall Gibley
Sandahl Bergman
Nadine Cawley
David Naughton
Mickey Ritter
John Aprea
Craig Cawley
Janet Carroll
Myra Gibley
Sydney Penny
Ramona
Franco Columbu
Himself
Robert Webber
Hugh Gibley
Reuven Bar-Yotam
Jorgen
Earl Boen
Byron Waldo
Thomas F. Duffy
Killer
Phil Rubenstein
Maury
Lisa Lyon
Pilar Jones
Rachel McLish
Tawny Runyon
Yana Nirvana
Astrid Anders
Spice Williams-Crosby
Rebecca Dawn (as Marcelyn Ann Williams)
William Boyett
Desk Sergeant
Gene Ross
AAA Man
Connie Downing
Blonde
Robina Suwol
Video Lady #1
Denise Gordy
Video Lady #2
Anne Ramsey
Lady at Police Station
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