Body Beat

• Director: Ted Mather
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Musical
• Movie Type: Dance Film, Musical Drama
• Themes: Race Against Time, Success is the Best Revenge, Underdogs
• Main Cast: Tony Dean Fields, Galyn Gorg, Scott Grossman, Eliska Krupka, Steve La Chance
• Release Year: 1988
• Country: IT/US
• Run Time: 90 minutes

Plot

Remember all those 1940s collegiate musicals, where the finale came down to "Swing vs. the Classics"? Replace "Swing" with "Modern Jazz and Rock", and you've got Body Beat. A tradition-bound ballet academy is invaded by a bunch of free-form dancers. Rather than form a united front against these interlopers, the teachers begin taking sides! Outside of this little twist, nothing much new here. Originally titled Dance Academy, this Italian/American film features Julie Newmar in an extended cameo appearance. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Tony Dean Fields - Moon
• Galyn Gorg - Jana
• Scott Grossman - Tommy
• Eliska Krupka - Patrizia
• Steve La Chance - Vince

Paula Nichols - Paula; Julie Newmar - Miss McKenzie; Serge Rodnunsky; Michelle Rudy; Read Scot; Virgil Frye; Leonora Leal; Patricia Zanetti; Timothy Brown

Credit

Gene Abel - Art Director, Francesco Cuppini - Art Director, Dennon Rawles - Choreography, Sayhber Rawles - Choreography, Aldo U. Passalacqua - Co-producer, Jef Richard - Co-producer, Sanford Hampton - First Assistant Director, Ted Mather - Director, Rebecca Ross - Editor, Guido de Angelis - Executive Producer, Maurizio de Angelis - Executive Producer, Guido de Angelis - Composer (Music Score), Maurizio de Angelis - Composer (Music Score), Guido de Angelis - Songwriter, Maurizio de Angelis - Songwriter, Chuck Francour - Songwriter, Ted Mather - Songwriter, Dennis Peters - Cinematographer, Joan Weidman - Production Manager, Greg Gault - Stunts, Greg Gault - Stunts Coordinator, Guido de Angelis - Screen Story, Ted Mather - Screen Story, Ted Mather - Screenwriter

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