Perfect

Name: Perfect
Director: James Bridges
Released: 1985-05-15

1985 film directed by James Bridges

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Released: May 15, 1985
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, June 7, 1985
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, August 15, 1985
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Director: James Bridges
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Screenwriter: Aaron Latham
, James Bridges
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Producer: James Bridges
Cast: John Travolta
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, Jamie Lee Curtis
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, Jann Wenner
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, Marilu Henner
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Runtime: 115 min
Genre: romance film
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, drama film
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Country of origin: United States

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Perfect is a 1985 American romantic drama film directed by James Bridges and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was written by Aaron Latham and James Bridges and is based on a series of articles that appeared in Rolling Stone magazine in the late 1970s, chronicling the popularity of Los Angeles health clubs among single people. Its story follows journalist Adam Lawrence, who is assigned to interview Joe McKenzie, a successful entrepreneur accused of dealing drugs. He is then assigned to cover a second story and decides to do an exposé on fitness clubs, where he meets an aerobics instructor named Jessie Wilson, who does not have a great deal of trust in journalists. It stars John Travolta, Jamie Lee Curtis, Anne De Salvo, Marilu Henner, Laraine Newman, Matthew Reed, and Jann Wenner.

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Director of photography: Gordon Willis
Narrative location: Los Angeles
Film editor: Jeff Gourson
Title: Perfect
Color: color
Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1
Nominations: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor(1986) statement is subject of: 6th Golden Raspberry Awards · nominee: John Travolta
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Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress(1986) statement is subject of: 6th Golden Raspberry Awards · nominee: Marilu Henner · together with: Rustlers' Rhapsody
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Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay(1986) statement is subject of: 6th Golden Raspberry Awards · nominee: Aaron Latham, James Bridges
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After a work by: Aaron Latham
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Review score: 18%(January 27, 2025) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 17 critic review
3.8/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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Kijkwijzer rating: 6 content descriptor: Violence
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Has characteristic: film based on a literary work

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