Heavenly Bodies (film)

Heavenly Bodies (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Heavenly Bodies (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by Various
Released	1985
Genre	New wave, pop, R&B
Length	37:30 (42:02 Japan)
Label	Private I Records
Producer	Irwin Mazur, Kevin Benson

Heavenly Bodies
Heavenly Bodies
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lawrence Dane
Screenplay by	Lawrence Dane; Ron Base
Produced by	Robert Lantos; Stephen J. Roth
Starring	Cynthia Dale; Richard Rebiere; Laura Henry; Walter George Alton;
Cinematography	Thomas Burstyn
Edited by	Robert K. Lambert
Production; companies	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Producers Sales Organization; RSL; Moviecorp VIII; Playboy Enterprises
Distributed by	MGM/UA Entertainment Co.
Release dates	December 15, 1984 (Japan); February 1, 1985 (United States);
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Canada; United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,839,623

Heavenly Bodies is a 1984 Canadian drama film directed by Lawrence Dane and written by Lawrence Dane and Ron Base. The film stars Cynthia Dale, Richard Rebiere, Walter George Alton, Laura Henry, Stuart Stone and Patricia Idlette.^[2]^[3] The film was released on February 1, 1985, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Samantha quits her job to open her own aerobics studio and competes with a larger club's lead instructor to become an instructor on a local fitness television show.

Cast

Cynthia Dale as Samantha Blair
Richard Rebiere as Steve
Walter George Alton as Jack Pearson
Laura Henry as Debbie Martin
Stuart Stone as Joel Blair
Patricia Idlette as KC
Pam Henry as Patty
Linda Sorenson as T.V. Producer
Reiner Schwarz as T.V. Director
Cec Linder as Walter Matheson
Micki Moore as T.V. Reporter
Sean Sullivan as Real Estate Salesman
Mac Bradden as Nick
Michael Tait as Mr. Howard
Murray Westgate as Coach Hudson
Elena Kudaba as Babysitter
Sugar Bouche as Stripper
Andrew Douglas as Marathon Official
Brian Foley as Marathon Official
Fay Foley as Marathon Official
Howard Barish as Nervous Young Man
Eric Fink as Gorillagram
Reg Dreger as Chuck
Anne Lévy as Woman Interviewer
Dan Hennessey as Press Conference Reporter^{[citation needed]}
Deborah Kimmet as Press Conference Reporter
Jo Bates as Girl in Locker Room
Marsha Levine as Girl in Locker Room

Reception

Heavenly Bodies was poorly received by critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 12% from 17 reviews.^[4]

It also did poorly at the box office, opening on February 1, 1985 on 1,504 screens but only finishing in 11th place at the US box office with a gross of $1,114,635 for the weekend.^[5]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack to the film was released on LP, cassette and CD (in Japan only with an additional song) in 1985 on Private I Records in the US. "The Beast in Me" (US R&B #87,^[6] US Dance #31^[7]), "At Last You're Mine" (US R&B #34), "Heaven" (Japan only), and "Breaking Out of Prison" (South Africa only) were released as singles.