Alexis "Lexie" Winston is a young girl from a small town in Iowa who dreams of becoming a champion figure skater. Her boyfriend, Nick Peterson, dreams of being a hockey player.
Coached by a family friend and former skater, Lexie enters a regional championship over her father's protests. There she is discovered by an elite coach who sees her potential despite a lack of training and a relatively advanced age for figure skaters. Over her father's objections, Lexie moves from her home in Waverly, Iowa to train at the legendary Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She becomes unpopular with the other female skaters in training because of the attention lavished on her natural talent and the media attention her coach obtains for her in an effort to make her known to the skating world. Lexie proves and enhances her skating abilities and qualifies for the senior championship level. Lexie's life changes drastically in the process. She becomes a star, alienates her boyfriend and begins dating an older man, Brian, who is a television broadcaster, following her training. Read more on Wikipedia.
MPAA Rating: | PG |
Genre: | Drama, Romance, Sports |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | John Kemeny, S. Rodger Olenicoff, Rosilyn Heller |
Directed By: | Donald Wrye |
Written By: | Donald Wrye, Gary L. Baim |
Cast: | Teresa Willmus, Colleen Dewhurst, Michelle McLean, Robby Benson, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Craig T. McCullen, David Huffman, Rio, Kelsey Ufford, Tom Skerritt, Rex Davis, Leonard Lilyholm, Diana Holden, Joel Thingvall, Carol Williams, Staci Loop, Diane Reilly, Jean-Claude Bleuze, Jennifer Warren, Brian Foley, Tony Potter |
In Theaters: | Dec 31, 1978 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 48 minutes |
Production: | Columbia Pictures Corporation, International Cinemedia Center |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |