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Getting Physical

Getting Physical

When a beautiful woman becomes a body builder, the sport takes on a whole new shape... and her life new meaning...

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

2/10

Release Date

20 March 1984

Country

United States of America

Cast

Alexandra Paul

Alexandra Paul

Kendall Gibley

Sandahl Bergman

Sandahl Bergman

Nadine Cawley

David Naughton

David Naughton

Mickey Ritter

John Aprea

John Aprea

Craig Cawley

Janet Carroll

Janet Carroll

Myra Gibley

Sydney Penny

Sydney Penny

Ramona

Franco Columbu

Franco Columbu

Himself

Robert Webber

Robert Webber

Hugh Gibley

Reuven Bar-Yotam

Reuven Bar-Yotam

Jorgen

Earl Boen

Earl Boen

Byron Waldo

Thomas F. Duffy

Thomas F. Duffy

Killer

Phil Rubenstein

Phil Rubenstein

Maury

Lisa Lyon

Lisa Lyon

Pilar Jones

Rachel McLish

Rachel McLish

Tawny Runyon

Yana Nirvana

Yana Nirvana

Astrid Anders

Spice Williams-Crosby

Spice Williams-Crosby

Rebecca Dawn (as Marcelyn Ann Williams)

William Boyett

William Boyett

Desk Sergeant

Gene Ross

Gene Ross

AAA Man

Connie Downing

Connie Downing

Blonde

Robina Suwol

Robina Suwol

Video Lady #1

Denise Gordy

Denise Gordy

Video Lady #2

Anne Ramsey

Anne Ramsey

Lady at Police Station

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