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Perfect Body (1997)

Perfect Body poster
Directed by
Douglas Barr
Genre
teen film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young gymnast struggles with an eating disorder as she trains for a competition. The film follows her physical and emotional challenges.

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What happens

Perfect Body is a 1997 American drama television film about a young gymnast who develops an eating disorder. It originally aired on NBC on September 8, 1997. It has since aired on Lifetime and ABC Family and been released on DVD. The film stars former Power Rangers and Felicity actress Amy Jo Johnson and gymnast/actress Cathy Rigby who suffered from an eating disorder in her youth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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