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Name | Perfect |
Caption | Promotional poster |
Director | James Bridges |
Producer | James Bridges |
Writer | Aaron Latham (article)James Bridges |
Starring | John TravoltaJamie Lee CurtisJann WennerMarilu HennerLaraine NewmanAnne De SalvoMathew Reed |
Music | Narada Michael Walden |
Cinematography | Gordon Willis |
Editing | Jeff Gourson |
Distributor | Columbia Pictures |
Released | |
Runtime | 119 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $22 million |
Gross | $12,918,858 (US) |
The film was based on a series of articles that appeared in Rolling Stone magazine in the late 1970s, chronicling the popularity of Los Angeles health clubs amongst single people.
He visits "The Sport Connection," a popular gym where he meets workout instructor Jessie Wilson (Jamie Lee Curtis) and asks for an interview. Because of a previous bad experience with the press when she was a competitive swimmer, Jessie declines.
Adam joins the fitness club and soon coaxes other club members to tell him about the gym and its impact on their love lives. Some, such as fun-loving Linda and Sally, are all too candid about their experiences with the opposite sex.
Although she doesn't agree to be a part of his story, a romance does ultimately develop between Jessie and Adam, resulting in a moral dilemma; as a journalist he has lost his objective point of view.
Jessie comes to trust him. Less cynical than before, Adam makes a concerted effort to show Jessie that not all journalists are out for the cheap sensation. He writes an in-depth, fair-minded analysis of fitness clubs as a singles meeting scene. But it is deemed unacceptable by his boss, Rolling Stone's editor in chief Mark Roth (Jann Wenner).
Adam's article is turned over to others for editing, using material supplied by colleague Frankie, a photographer. She finds Jessie's long-ago appearance in a magazine with embarrassing and untrue details about a romance. Adam travels for another assignment and is unaware of the changes being made in his story and too late to stop it. This has devastating impact on Jessie, as well as on others like Sally and Linda, described as "the most used piece of equipment in the gym."
Adam tries to explain Jessie the whole situation but can't. Meanwhile, he must attend a trial at which he's supposed to testify. As a reporter, using rights granted by the First Amendment, he decides not to comply with a judge who orders Adam to hand over a tapes from the businessman's interview. Adam is jailed for contempt of court.
Jessie can see that Adam is a man of his word and believes him that he did not write the article the way it appeared in Rolling Stone.
Name | Perfect |
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Type | Soundtrack |
Artist | Various Artists |
Released | June 4, 1985 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 41:20 |
Label | Arista Records |
Producer | Ralph Burns |
Released as a 12" vinyl record, re-released on CD.
Side A: #(Closest Thing To) Perfect - Jermaine Jackson (3:50) #I Sweat (Going Through The Motions) - Nona Hendryx (3:54) #All Systems Go - Pointer Sisters (3:48) #Shock Me - Jermaine Jackson & Whitney Houston (5:08) #Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) - Wham! (4:43)
Side B:
#Wear Out The Grooves - Jermaine Stewart (4:43) #Hot Hips - Lou Reed (3:33) #Talking To The Wall - Dan Hartman (3:59) #Masquerade - Berlin (3:48) #Lay Your Hands On Me - Thompson Twins (4:11)
Category:1985 films Category:American films Category:English-language films Category:Romantic drama films
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