
Getting Physical
Comedy · Drama · TV Movie
Overview
The world of female bodybuilding provides the backdrop for this tale of an aspiring young actress who initially becomes interested in the sport as a means of self-defense following a physical attack by two men, but then finds that while concentrating on building up her body her relationship with her parents, with whom she is living, and her new-found boyfriend, a young cop, is breaking down. Several noted bodybuilders and iron-pumpers, male and female, put in appearances to give this production an added authenticity.
Top Cast


Alexandra Paul
Alexandra Paul
Kendall Gibley
Alexandra Paul
Kendall Gibley


Sandahl Bergman
Sandahl Bergman
Nadine Cawley
Sandahl Bergman
Nadine Cawley


David Naughton
David Naughton
Mickey Ritter
David Naughton
Mickey Ritter


John Aprea
John Aprea
Craig Cawley
John Aprea
Craig Cawley


Janet Carroll
Janet Carroll
Myra Gibley
Janet Carroll
Myra Gibley
Sydney Penny
Sydney Penny
Ramona
Sydney Penny
Ramona


Franco Columbu
Franco Columbu
Himself
Franco Columbu
Himself


Robert Webber
Robert Webber
Hugh Gibley
Robert Webber
Hugh Gibley


Reuven Bar-Yotam
Reuven Bar-Yotam
Jorgen
Reuven Bar-Yotam
Jorgen


Earl Boen
Earl Boen
Byron Waldo
Earl Boen
Byron Waldo
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