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      Rowing Through

      1996 1 hr. 55 min. Drama List
      Reviews In this drama based on a true story, American rower Tiff Wood (Colin Ferguson) is set to compete in the 1980 Olympics and is shattered when the United States boycotts the games for political reasons. Wood then decides to focus on the 1984 Olympics, but he will now have to compete against a new group of younger athletes, among them Polar Bear Nelson (James Hyndman) and Paul Enquist (Christopher Heyerdahl), while also trying to navigate his shifting personal relationships. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member [b]Rowing Through[/b] is very loosely based on a book called "The Amateurs" by David Halberstam which documents the rowing careers of four American single scullers and their Olympic quest The film plot surrounds Tiff Wood's training in the run up to the 1980 Olympics (where he would have been a favourite to win gold) and his reaction at being told the US squad would not be going. The main part of the film focuses on his attempts to make it to the 1984 Olympics and the impact on his training and performace from being that little bit older . After his attempts to get the single slot are ruined by an inattentive stake boat boy, Tiff turns to the crew boats and tries for the double. The uplifting moral of the movie (intoned over a soaring Chariots Of Fire-style soundtrack): "None of these guys went to the Olympics. But that trial has become the stuff of legend!" To summarize, it's beautifully shot but the rowing is terrible - hardly surprising as the actors were new to the sport and the rowing consultant had to try to teach twelve actors how to row like Olympians in thirteen days of paid rehearsal. On the plus side they did have some great extras - The real Tiff wood, Derek Porter, Harry Parker and Xeno Muller amongst them... (Don't try this at home kids)[img]http://www.twrc.rowing.org.uk/movies/rt1.jpg[/img] Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis In this drama based on a true story, American rower Tiff Wood (Colin Ferguson) is set to compete in the 1980 Olympics and is shattered when the United States boycotts the games for political reasons. Wood then decides to focus on the 1984 Olympics, but he will now have to compete against a new group of younger athletes, among them Polar Bear Nelson (James Hyndman) and Paul Enquist (Christopher Heyerdahl), while also trying to navigate his shifting personal relationships.
      Director
      Masato Harada
      Executive Producer
      Claude Gagnon, Kazuyoshi Okuyama
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Sound Mix
      Surround