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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity Movie Release: 1985 DVD Release: 06/25/2002 Format: DVD - Closed Captioned Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 59 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 6 Genres: Drama, Romantic Drama

Based on a series of Rolling Stone articles by Aaron Latham, this romance was set in the world of L.A.'s hip fitness scene. Rolling Stone reporter Adam Lawrence (John Travolta) comes to L.A. to write a story about a prominent businessman who's been arrested for drug dealing (shades of the John DeLorean scandal). He's also decided to research a piece on the exercise fad and how health clubs have become the "singles bars of the '80s." His boss (real-life Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner as himself) OK's the project. At a club called The Sports Connection, an incognito Adam meets the regulars, including promiscuous Linda (Laraine Newman), airhead Sally (Marilu Henner) and aerobics instructor Jessie (Jamie Lee Curtis), a former Olympic swimmer. Adam and Jessie begin a romance, but it ends when she discovers that he's there to trash her and the club in print. Conflicted, Adam wrestles with publishing the story, but the final decision isn't his. A director of sincere, sober dramas, James Bridges was an odd choice to helm the romantic Perfect (1985), widely considered one of the decade's notorious cinematic misfires. Bridges had enjoyed much greater success with his previous collaboration with Travolta, Urban Cowboy (1980). ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

John Travolta - Adam Lawrence
Jamie Lee Curtis - Jessie
Anne de Salvo - Frankie
Marilu Henner - Sally
Laraine Newman - Linda
Jann Wenner - Mark Roth
David Paymer - Managing Editor

One of the more notable bombs of John Travolta's hit-and-miss filmography, James Bridges' Perfect comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that fails to preserve the original theatrical aspect ratio of the film. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. English, Spanish, French, Korean, and Portuguese subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include theatrical trailers. This is a slim disc from Columbia/TriStar, which is not unexpected considering this film's infamous status. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide