Perfect (1985)

Director
James Bridges

Main cast
John Travolta; Jamie Lee Curtis; Marilu Henner; Laraine Newman; Jann Wenner

Genres
Drama, Romance

Description
A female aerobics instructor meets a male reporter doing a story on health clubs, but it isn't love at first sight.


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