Go for Gold (film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = Go for Gold
| image =
| caption =
| director = Stuart F. Fleming
| producer = Stuart F. Fleming
Anant Singh
| writer = Stuart F. Fleming
Johann Swanepoel
| music = David McHugh
| narrator =
| starring = James Ryan
Cameron Mitchell
M'zwandile Ngxangane
Sandy Horne
Tamara Franke
Brian O'Shaughnessy
Patricia Sanders
| cinematography = Vincent G. Cox
| editing = Brian Frost
Desiree Grondas
| studio =
| distributor = Vestron Video International
| released = {{Film date|1984|df=y}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = South Africa
| language = English
| budget =
}}
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 - [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/91848562/ 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 - [http://runningmovies.com/title/517.htm Go For Gold]Leidsch Dagblad, Vrijdag 13 November 1987 - [http://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LD/1987-11-13/edition/0/page/23 Pagina 23 Films Op Video]
Background
It was released on Vestron Video International.Fix-galleria - [http://www.fixgalleria.net/release.php?id=5525 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 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=4azirDJX73cC&q=%22Go+for+Gold%22Cameron+Mitchell 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 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=V4LMQMTG1DQC&dq=%22Go+for+Gold%22Stuart+Fleming%22&pg=PA348 Page 348 Kommentierte Sport-Filmografie]Film Dienst - [http://www.filmdienst.de/nc/kinokritiken/einzelansicht/skrupellose-verlierer,2493.html Kinokritiken, Skrupellose Verlierer] In Belgium and the Netherlands, the video release ran at 95 minutes.Dan Vestron Video - [http://dan-vestronvideointernational.blogspot.com/2009/04/go-for-gold.html Go for Gold ] The British Board of Film Classification rated it as suitable for ages 15 and above.British Board of Film Classification - [https://web.archive.org/web/20170804175238/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/go-gold Releases› GO FOR GOLD]
Hope Holiday who was co-producer for the filmMubi - [https://mubi.com/de/films/go-for-the-gold/cast Besetzung & Mitwirkende, Skrupellose Verlierer] had previously been connected Cameron Mitchell in The Hughes Mystery,The Complete Films of Broderick Crawford, By Ralph Schiller - [https://books.google.com/books?id=7Hy8CwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Hope+Holiday%22Cameron+Mitchell%22&pg=PT404 The Hughes Mystery] KillpointThe Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999, By Paul Mavis - [https://books.google.com/books?id=ehkcZFT8fMoC&dq=%22Hope+Holiday%22Cameron+Mitchell%22&pg=PA167 Page 162] and Low Blow.Los Angeles Times, 2 June 1986 - [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-02-ca-8531-story.html 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 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=jky6EDy2dkUC&q=%22Go+for+Gold%22Stuart+Fleming%22 Page 453] Rotten Tomatoes commented on Cameron Mitchell's supporting role being effective and for a change non-villainous.Rotten Tomatoes - [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/go_for_gold 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 - [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0333503/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast Go for the Gold (1984), Full Cast & Crew]
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0333503/ Imdb: Go for the Gold]