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R

1985

1h 59m

Drama

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A Rolling Stone reporter (John Travolta) seduces an aerobics instructor (Jamie Lee Curtis) while doing a story on health clubs for singles.

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

John Travolta continues his wearisome trek through America's fleeting enthusiasms, though this time he arrives a day late (wasn't aerobics over a couple of years before this?) and a few dollars short.

Jul 26, 2009

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Variety Staff

Variety

Pic is guilty of the sins it condemns - superficiality, manipulation and smugness.

Mar 26, 2009

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Trevor Johnston

Time Out

Muddled saga of journalistic ethics.

Jun 24, 2006

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

A DOA romantic drama whose lone cultural legacy is that well-memed GIF of John Travolta thrusting his pelvis in a precariously perched pair of junk-hugging jockeys.

Rated: 1.5/5

Nov 1, 2023

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...a thoughtful exploration of journalistic ethics...

Rated: 3/5

Aug 20, 2021

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TV Guide

The movie is devoid of laughs, thanks to James Bridges' characteristically humorless direction.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 26, 2009

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Horror fan 4

What an underrated movie. Absolutely enjoyed this movie with Travolta and Curtis. I could watch JLC workout all day. Tim Treakle

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/18/25

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Helen H

Pretty interesting movie. Different time of course, so different views. Well acted and quite believable especially as how reporters are in such short supply these days due to the issues that are shown here. Jan Wenner really was an ass, if he went along with this story line and Rolling Stone really did any of these things, it would reflect really poorly on the magazine. Worth watching for sure. I need to go do aerobics now!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/25

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Dakota C

This is a refreshing movie, especially nowadays when everything you watch is a remake. I love how there’s constant conflict throughout the movie and you don’t know what’s going to happen even in the last few minutes of the movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/10/25

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Jennifer H

So bad, truly embarrassing. Travolta is just all wrong in this movie, although Jamie Lee Curtis does a decent job. They have zero chemistry. Flat writing, uninspired performances. And the infamous hip-thrusting scene goes on painfully long. Only good thing for me was Berlin's fantastic track Masquerade. 🔥

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/04/25

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Albert W

Not as bad as ratings say... but not great either. It was a decent blast from the past... makes me feel old though, seeing the young actors who are now much older like I am.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/04/24

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Tyler D

This movie is terrible. Cringeworthy and OMG what were they thinking when they made this. U can tell what the desired effect was supposed to be but no its cringeworthy and is hard to watch. It's just really really weird but not in a good artsy way. This movie was always $1 in the DVD bins.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/06/23

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Synopsis

A Rolling Stone reporter (John Travolta) seduces an aerobics instructor (Jamie Lee Curtis) while doing a story on health clubs for singles.

Director: James Bridges
Producer: James Bridges
Production Co: Columbia
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2011
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Surround

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