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Back on Board: Greg Louganis

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Filmmaker Cheryl Furjanic chronicles the complex life of Olympic champion Greg Louganis as he re-emerges to return to the diving world and act as a mentor to up-and-coming athletes.
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Stephen Farber The Hollywood Reporter 08/05/2015
Anyone who doubts that documentaries can have as much dramatic and emotional power as the best narrative films should see the Greg Louganis doc, Back on Board. Go to Full Review
Brian Lowry Variety 08/04/2015
There is something poignant about the footage of Louganis now (or really, a couple of years ago), making public appearances to scrape by, and finding his way back to a sport he dominated after having removed himself from it. Go to Full Review
John Doyle Globe and Mail 08/04/2015
Back on Board: Greg Louganis is a plainly told but powerful documentary about [Louganis'] life. Go to Full Review
Sarah Boslaugh Playback:stl 02/07/2016
7/10
...an absorbing and, in the end, typically American story of perseverance through adversity. Go to Full Review
Ian Buckwalter Washington City Paper 08/06/2015
Furjanic shows a keen sense of how to structure Louganis' failures alongside his dramatic victories for maximum impact, as well as making poignant personal-is-political statements about evolving views of homosexuality. Go to Full Review
Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com 08/04/2015
Louganis' sunny personality... and quite a lot of spectacular footage of his winning run make the film compelling. Go to Full Review
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07/19/2017 What a beautiful soul this amazing Olympic legend has, and all the things he has overcome are just phenomenal. This is honestly a must-watch for any gay person struggling. You haven't seen struggling... See more 10/16/2016 A great documentary about a formerly-bullied gay athlete who comes to own his identity and defend himself proudly. See more 08/01/2016 Making me cry, basically See more 07/25/2016 Greatest Gay athlete pays a heavy price for his gayness which translates into big promotional bucks that Wheaties doesn't want on its box. Then came HIV status & vamp lover & other scams & schemes leading finally to coming out with a number one best seller. Which led back to the sport he loved & marriage partner who really loved him. See more 02/29/2016 Excellent documentary about life after the Olympics off the greatest diver who ever lived, Greg Louganis. Moving and very revealing. See more 11/24/2015 Just saw this last night and was impressed with Greg's journey over the years, both good and bad, as well as with his sympathetic treatment by the film. I was one of the original Kickstarter backers, so it was cool to see my name at the end, but mostly I'm happy my little bit of money helped bring Greg's story to the screen. It's sad that someone as dominant as he was could not cash in because of his sexuality and the silly fear that he could not project the "proper" image for products. I also condemn the Barry Dillers and David Geffens of the world, as they surely could have hired Greg as some sort of corporate rep. or spokesperson, but they did not. I'm glad Greg seems to have reached a good place in his life, as he comes off as basically a good guy who deserves happiness. Go, Greg! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Cheryl Furjanic chronicles the complex life of Olympic champion Greg Louganis as he re-emerges to return to the diving world and act as a mentor to up-and-coming athletes.
Director
Cheryl Furjanic
Producer
Cheryl Furjanic, Will Sweeney
Screenwriter
Cheryl Furjanic, Karen K. H. Sim, Will Sweeney
Production Co
Will Sweeney Productions
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 15, 2016
Runtime
1h 28m
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