Pentathlon: Official Specs

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Pentathlon

“Lundgren’s pitch-perfect… it's impossible to imagine anyone else playing this role.” – ComeUppanceReview.com.

Dolph “The Expendables” Lundgren goes to the Olympics and kicks plenty of neo-Nazi butt along the way in this sport-themed action-thriller.

Key talent:

Director Bruce Malmuth (Hard To Kill; Nighthawks) and stars Dolph Lundgren (The Expendables 2; Red Scorpion), David Soul (Starsky & Hutch) and Renee Coleman (A League Of Their Own; After School).

Synopsis:

After winning Olympic Gold in Seoul, East German pentathlete Eric Brogar (Lundgren) takes the opportunity to escape his past and the demands of his tyrannical coach, Heinrich Mueller (Soul), and flees to the freedom of the West with the help of a beautiful American athlete.

Several years later, Mueller has given up coaching and turned his dubious talents to neo-Nazi terrorism and a series of attacks on German government officials. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Brogar has slipped into an alcoholic depression and ekes out a meagre living working at a local diner. Still angered by Brogar’s betrayal and driven by a need for revenge, the psychotic Mueller first targets Brogar’s father before flying to LA to finish off his former star athlete once and for all.

In an attempt to get his life back on track, Brogar has begun training once more, this time at the woodland retreat of his former girlfriend. But the arrival of Mueller, who has since teamed up with Brogar’s arch rival Jurgen Reinhardt and a group of neo-Nazi sympathizers in the US, means Brogar will soon have to turn his skills to something more than winning medals.

We like it because:

In a rare action movie based around the key pentathlon disciplines of shooting, swimming, fencing, horse riding and cross country running, Dolph does it all and unsurprisingly adds a healthy dose of awesome ass-kicking to the mix. Making the experience all the more interesting is the fact that, in a bizarre instance of life reflecting art, the film actually led to Dolph being selected to serve as manager of the real-life US Modern Pentathlon team for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

Hot Quotes:

“Easily one of Dolph’s best movies. The script is well written and carries an engaging storyline, and Dolph is in his prime.” – Dolph-ultimate.com.

Dolph Lundgren's Pentathlon is out on DVD and Blu-Ray on the 30th July. Pre-order yours here!

[iluvdvds@Cult Labs]

Did you know that Dolph Lundgren has a masters degree? What about the fact that Pentathlon inspired him to lead the US Olympic Pentathlon team in the mid-1990s? Check out Dolph Lungren And The Olympics for more info!

[Jox]

Is this edition gonna be in widescreen original aspect ratio (1.85:1)? 2.0 or 5.1 sound?

This might not be a huge Dolph classic but its release is quite anticipated because it's very rare on DVD, the Swedish edition is out of print (and was 4/3 full screen) and the German one is dubbed so...

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Jox

Is this edition gonna be in widescreen original aspect ratio (1.85:1)? 2.0 or 5.1 sound?

This might not be a huge Dolph classic but its release is quite anticipated because it's very rare on DVD, the Swedish edition is out of print (and was 4/3 full screen) and the German one is dubbed so...

All I can see from the BBFC site, is that it's widescreen.

[Make Them Die Slowly]

Originally Posted by iluvdvds@Cult Labs

Pentathlon

“Lundgren’s pitch-perfect… it's impossible to imagine anyone else playing this role.” – ComeUppanceReview.com.

Dolph “The Expendables” Lundgren goes to the Olympics and kicks plenty of neo-Nazi butt along the way in this sport-themed action-thriller.

Key talent:

Director Bruce Malmuth (Hard To Kill; Nighthawks) and stars Dolph Lundgren (The Expendables 2; Red Scorpion), David Soul (Starsky & Hutch) and Renee Coleman (A League Of Their Own; After School).

Synopsis:

After winning Olympic Gold in Seoul, East German pentathlete Eric Brogar (Lundgren) takes the opportunity to escape his past and the demands of his tyrannical coach, Heinrich Mueller (Soul), and flees to the freedom of the West with the help of a beautiful American athlete.

Several years later, Mueller has given up coaching and turned his dubious talents to neo-Nazi terrorism and a series of attacks on German government officials. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Brogar has slipped into an alcoholic depression and ekes out a meagre living working at a local diner. Still angered by Brogar’s betrayal and driven by a need for revenge, the psychotic Mueller first targets Brogar’s father before flying to LA to finish off his former star athlete once and for all.

In an attempt to get his life back on track, Brogar has begun training once more, this time at the woodland retreat of his former girlfriend. But the arrival of Mueller, who has since teamed up with Brogar’s arch rival Jurgen Reinhardt and a group of neo-Nazi sympathizers in the US, means Brogar will soon have to turn his skills to something more than winning medals.

We like it because:

In a rare action movie based around the key pentathlon disciplines of shooting, swimming, fencing, horse riding and cross country running, Dolph does it all and unsurprisingly adds a healthy dose of awesome ass-kicking to the mix. Making the experience all the more interesting is the fact that, in a bizarre instance of life reflecting art, the film actually led to Dolph being selected to serve as manager of the real-life US Modern Pentathlon team for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

Hot Quotes:

“Easily one of Dolph’s best movies. The script is well written and carries an engaging storyline, and Dolph is in his prime.” – Dolph-ultimate.com.

Dolph Lundgren's Pentathlon is out on DVD and Blu-Ray on the 30th July. Pre-order yours here!

Is this really the plot? It sounds barmy to say the least.

[iluvdvds@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly

Is this really the plot? It sounds barmy to say the least.

It is pretty weird, MTDS. The Olympics...with evil nazis - perfect entertainment!

Here's a fun clip from the film, showing David Soul (best known as the original Starsky in Starsky and Hutch) as the tyrannical couch bullying poor Dolphy -

[Jox]

Finally in a decent widescreen version!

[iluvdvds@Cult Labs]

Today's the day! Get into the Olympic spirit with Pentathlon - out now on DVD and Blu-ray.

[Jox]

The region is not specified on the disc or cover, is it an "all region" edition or "region B"?

[iluvdvds@Cult Labs]

Check out this action-packed clip! It's bonkers -