Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story
Brief Synopsis
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The Bill Johnson story follows the fortunes of a tough, street-smart skiier from Oregon who put his scrapes with the law behind him and emerged a Gold Medalist at the 1984 Winter Olympics at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Anthony Edwards, one of filmdom's self-styled "brat pack" of the early '80s, is Johnson
Cast & Crew
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Don Taylor
Director
Anthony Edwards
Bill Johnson
Sarah Jessica Parker
Maggie
Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Kimberly
Wayne Northrop
Lider
Dennis Weaver
Wally Johnson
Film Details
Also Known As
Bill Johnson Story, The, Guts and Glory: The Bill Johnson Story
Release Date
1985
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; Goodman/Rosen Productions; Itc Entertainment Group; Sullivan-Carter Interests
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
The Bill Johnson story follows the fortunes of a tough, street-smart skiier from Oregon who put his scrapes with the law behind him and emerged a Gold Medalist at the 1984 Winter Olympics at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Anthony Edwards, one of filmdom's self-styled "brat pack" of the early '80s, is Johnson, Dennis Weaver is his dad, and soap star Wayne Northrop is his Olympic coach. Initially, this film was to have been titled "Guts and Glory: The Bill Johnson Story."
Director
Don Taylor
Director
Cast
Anthony Edwards
Bill Johnson
Sarah Jessica Parker
Maggie
Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Kimberly
Wayne Northrop
Lider
Dennis Weaver
Wally Johnson
Ed Bishop
Sanders
David Lema
Perlmutter
Jean-marc Barr
Scott
Sam Defazio
Faulstich
Dan Pinto
Montana
Roman Muller
Hans Wiener
Paul Sinclair
Jed
Michael John Paliotti
Buddy Gilmore
William Berger
Stuart
Vicko Ruic
Yorgy
Venantino Venantini
Friedmeyer
Karlo Metikos
Elvis Presley
Todd Duckworth
Craig
Christianne Hirt
Cindy
Tom Heaton
Police Sergeant
Don Mackay
Mailman/Harry
Terry David Mulligan
Announcer
Crew
Elizabeth A Bardsley
From Story
Dennis A Brown
Production Executive
Charles V. Coleman
Editor
Aurelio Crugnola
Art Director
Gary Goodman
Producer
Robert C. Jessup
Director Of Photography
Larry Neiman
Sound Mixer
Maxwell Pitt
Screenwriter
Maxwell Pitt
From Story
Cristiano Pogany
Director Of Photography
Judith A Polone
Executive Producer
J.a.c. Redford
Music
Kimberley Richardson
Set Decorator
Barry Rosen
Producer
Tom Stevens
Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Bill Johnson Story, The, Guts and Glory: The Bill Johnson Story
Release Date
1985
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; Goodman/Rosen Productions; Itc Entertainment Group; Sullivan-Carter Interests
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 8, 1985
Johnson was a gold medal-winning skiier at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
