The World's Greatest Athlete
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Initial release | West Germany |
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Directors | Robert Scheerer |
Composers | Marvin Hamlisch |
Box office | 22. 58 million USD |
Screenplay | Dee Caruso |
Gerald Gardner | |
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ID | 1200531 |
About The World's Greatest Athlete
Head coach Sam Archer (John Amos) and his right-hand man, Milo Jackson (Tim Conway), have been leading Merrivale College's track team to a succession of last-place finishes. A chance visit to Africa brings Sam and Milo the athlete of their dreams: an orphan wild-child named Nanu (Jan-Michael Vincent). The hapless coaches convince Nanu to leave his carefree life in the jungle for the cutthroat world of college athletics where, naturally, not all goes according to plan. …