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Getting Physical
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Getting Physical

1984-03-20 · 104 min · ★ 4.3

Comedy · Drama · TV Movie

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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Directors
Steven Hilliard Stern
Production companies
CBS Entertainment Productions, CBS
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Alexandra PaulAlexandra PaulKendall Gibley
Sandahl BergmanSandahl BergmanNadine Cawley
David NaughtonDavid NaughtonMickey Ritter
John ApreaJohn ApreaCraig Cawley
Janet CarrollJanet CarrollMyra Gibley
Sydney PennyRamona
Franco ColumbuFranco ColumbuHimself
Robert WebberRobert WebberHugh Gibley
Reuven Bar-YotamReuven Bar-YotamJorgen
Earl BoenEarl BoenByron Waldo
Thomas F. DuffyThomas F. DuffyKiller
Phil RubensteinPhil RubensteinMaury
Lisa LyonLisa LyonPilar Jones
Rachel McLishRachel McLishTawny Runyon
Yana NirvanaYana NirvanaAstrid Anders
Spice Williams-CrosbySpice Williams-CrosbyRebecca Dawn (as Marcelyn Ann Williams)
William BoyettWilliam BoyettDesk Sergeant
Gene RossGene RossAAA Man
Connie DowningBlonde
Robina SuwolRobina SuwolVideo Lady #1

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