Perfect Body
- TV Movie
- 1997
- 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.4K
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A teenage gymnast is accepted to an elite training center in Seattle to train for the Olympics. After being criticized for her weight, she begins a regimen of purging and starving herself.A teenage gymnast is accepted to an elite training center in Seattle to train for the Olympics. After being criticized for her weight, she begins a regimen of purging and starving herself.A teenage gymnast is accepted to an elite training center in Seattle to train for the Olympics. After being criticized for her weight, she begins a regimen of purging and starving herself.
Alf Humphreys
- Medic
- (as Alf Humphries)
Jeremy Guilbaut
- Guy in Hallway
- (as Jeremy Guibaut)
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I've seen the mowvie and I think it was very good. You could be Andy and feel how she's was feeling. I think the only problems was that it was sometimes like a soap-opera. You've really felt how Andy was pushed from all sides. And how she get Bulemia anerosa.
Very good movie ! You should have seen it !
Very good movie ! You should have seen it !
Perfect Body is a thoughtful drama with a strong story line about a young gymnast, Andie Bradley (Amy Jo Johnson) who develops several eating disorders while trying to achieve the perfect body.
This is a movie filled with gymnastics, drama and tissue alerts and is DEFINITELY worth seeing.
Perfect plot, perfect actors, perfect script, perfect!
This is a movie filled with gymnastics, drama and tissue alerts and is DEFINITELY worth seeing.
Perfect plot, perfect actors, perfect script, perfect!
This movie was great for a Sunday afternoon cheesy Lifetime movie, but a few things in it were so unrealistic that it just about drove me crazy.
My biggest complaint was that the gymnastics that these girls were shown doing were nowhere near the olympic level, which they claimed to be. The vaults were especially ridiculous. I mean, I did some of those vaults when I was ten years old, and I wasn't anywhere near olympic level (I was level 6, elite is level 10).
Also, Amy Jo Johnson's character's eating disorder just sort of suddenly went away when she realized it was harming her. A more realistic eating disorder movie is Sharing The Secret.
My biggest complaint was that the gymnastics that these girls were shown doing were nowhere near the olympic level, which they claimed to be. The vaults were especially ridiculous. I mean, I did some of those vaults when I was ten years old, and I wasn't anywhere near olympic level (I was level 6, elite is level 10).
Also, Amy Jo Johnson's character's eating disorder just sort of suddenly went away when she realized it was harming her. A more realistic eating disorder movie is Sharing The Secret.
The film is very good. The main actress acted very well and so did the actor, whose character's name was Josh. His real name is Ron. The film correctly portrays the sacrifices and hard work an olympic trainee has to go through. It also deals with the common practice among young girls of eating then vomiting just to lose weight and be smart.
PERFECT BODY, in my opinion, is a very touching and kind of heartbreaking drama about the consequences of being anorexic. Anytime Andie (Amy Jo Johnson) threw up, I wanted to vomit myself. It's kind of hard to explain why. If you ask me, she should have been more cooperative about things. However, I did enjoy seeing her do her gymnastics routines as well as get lectured by her parents. Before I wrap this up, I'd like to say, "If you ask me, PERFECT BODY really shows you how being anorexic or bulimic can affect a person's body. " Now, in conclusion, I recommend this movie to everyone who hasn't seen it. You're in for some tears and a good time, so the next time it's on TV, kick back with a friend and watch it.
Did you know
- TriviaThe poster in the locker room when Andie first arrives in her new gym is of Daniela Silivas, a Romanian gymnast who competed in the 1988 Olympics.
- Quotes
Andie Bradley: Mom, this is my dream, okay? And I am not ready to give it up yet.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Space Between Kimberly & Amy Jo (2014)
- SoundtracksState of Mind
Written by Merril Bainbridge and Seiw
Performed by Merril Bainbridge
Courtesy of Universal Records
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