Go for Gold, sometimes referred to as Go for the Gold, is a film about a runner and the dilemma he faces. He has a choice between the benefits of his sport and what means a lot to him. It stars James Ryan, Cameron Mitchell, M'zwandile Ngxangane, Sandy Horne, Tamara Franke, Brian O'Shaughnessy and Patricia Sanders. It was directed by Stuart F. Fleming.
Story Johnny (Played by James Ryan) lives at home with his mother and stepfather who is a physically abusive man. Two things that mean a lot to him are his girlfriend Trish and his running. He has a solid influence in his friend Victor (played by M'zwandile Ngxangane) who is a champion runner. He comes to the attention of Phillip Pritchard (Played by Cameron Mitchell) who is a business man. The runner risks losing the things that are dear to him,Herald & Review, Sunday, 4 July 1993 - Page 91 Friday Movies as Pritchard who is his ticket to success is forcing him to choose between them and fame and fortune.Running Movies - Go For GoldLeidsch Dagblad, Vrijdag 13 November 1987 - Pagina 23 Films Op Video
Background It was released on Vestron Video International.Fix-galleria - Go for Gold - Vain voittaja muistetaan... (1984) Go for the Gold It was released in both Beta and VHS formats.Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, 1992, David J Weiner - Page cclvii Go for Gold It was released in Germany under the title of Skrupellose Verlierer which runs at 89 minutes.Sport in Film und Fernsehen: Zwischen Infotainment und Spektakel, By Gottlieb Florschütz - Page 348 Kommentierte Sport-FilmografieFilm Dienst - Kinokritiken, Skrupellose Verlierer In Belgium and the Netherlands, the video release ran at 95 minutes.Dan Vestron Video - Go for Gold The British Board of Film Classification rated it as suitable for ages 15 and above.British Board of Film Classification - Releases› GO FOR GOLD
Hope Holiday who was co-producer for the filmMubi - Besetzung & Mitwirkende, Skrupellose Verlierer had previously been connected Cameron Mitchell in The Hughes Mystery,The Complete Films of Broderick Crawford, By Ralph Schiller - The Hughes Mystery KillpointThe Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999, By Paul Mavis - Page 162 and Low Blow.Los Angeles Times, 2 June 1986 - Movie Review : 'Low Blow' Takes Aim At The Heights Of Silliness - MICHAEL WILMINGTON
Reviews and commentry The 1998 edition of Blockbuster Entertainment Guide gave it a 3 star rating and said that it was well acted and often moving.Blockbuster Entertainment Guide to Movies and Videos, 1998, Philip Lief Group, Blockbuster Entertainment - Page 453 Rotten Tomatoes commented on Cameron Mitchell's supporting role being effective and for a change non-villainous.Rotten Tomatoes - Go for Gold (1984)
Cast James Ryan ... Johnny Morris Cameron Mitchell ... Phillip Pritchard M'zwandile Ngxangane ... Victor Sabaka Sandra Horne ... Trish Palmer Tamara Franke ... Sandra Pritchard Brian O'Shaughnessy ... Stan Hopkins Patricia Sanders ... Johnny's mom George Korelin ... Sam Fred Wheeler ... Fritz Morrison Gampu ... Victor's father Dennis Smith ... TV interviewer Zipporah Benn ... Phillip's secretary Larry Taylor ... Desk clerk Heine Toerien ... Club member IMDb - Go for the Gold (1984), Full Cast & Crew
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