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A stunning John Travolta, a scantily clad Jamie Lee Curtis dancing in an aerobics class, an 80s film with a $20 million budget \u2014 what could possibly go wrong?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s the story of the film that had all the makings of perfection but ultimately fell short for a number of surprising reasons.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When\u00a0John Travolta<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Jamie Lee Curtis<\/a>\u00a0were announced as the stars of\u00a0Perfect<\/em>\u00a0in 1985, few could have predicted the film would flop. Both were at the peak of their careers, beloved by audiences and highly sought after in Hollywood.<\/p>\n

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With director James Bridges at the helm and Columbia Pictures sinking a hefty $20 million into the project, it seemed like a guaranteed hit. But fast forward to the film\u2019s release, and it became one of the biggest disappointments in Hollywood history. \u00a0It only grossed $12.9 million worldwide.<\/p>\n

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Perfect<\/em>\u00a0was also nominated for three Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Actor (Travolta), Worst Supporting Actress (Marilu Henner), and Worst Screenplay \u2014ouch! Not to mention its nod for Worst Picture at the Stinkers Bad Movie Awards.<\/p>\n

For those who might have forgotten,\u00a0Perfect<\/em>\u00a0tells the story of journalist Adam Lawrence, who\u2019s assigned to interview a successful entrepreneur suspected of dealing drugs. But it\u2019s his second assignment \u2014 an expos\u00e9 on fitness clubs \u2014 that leads him to Jessie Wilson (Jamie Lee Curtis), an aerobics instructor who\u2019s got no love for journalists.<\/p>\n

So, what went wrong? Let\u2019s dive into the mistakes and fun facts that made this film a\u00a0perfect<\/em>\u00a0disaster.<\/p>\n

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  1. Way-too-revealing gym shorts<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. How Jamie Lee Curtis lost 10 pounds of muscle<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. John Travolta doesn\u2019t regret doing it<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. The longest shoot ever?<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. The real star of the movie<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. What did the Perfect title mean<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Sad truth about the aerobic scene<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Her last \u201dnude\u201d scene?<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. Quentin Tarantino\u2019s unexpected review<\/a><\/li>\n
  10. Recreating her iconic aerobic routine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

    Way-too-revealing gym shorts<\/h2>\n

    Some critics called\u00a0Perfect<\/em>\u00a0one of the most unintentionally campy films of the 1980s, packed with bizarre choices that made it both ridiculous and strangely fascinating. From John Travolta\u2019s\u00a0way-too-revealing<\/em>\u00a0gym shorts to the endless shots of aerobics classes that felt like softcore fitness porn, the film exuded a strange energy that critics couldn\u2019t ignore.<\/p>\n

    One famous aerobics scene \u2014 packed with more pelvic thrusts than anyone thought possible \u2014 likely earned the movie its R rating. This was not well received by Jamie Lee Curtis, but we\u2019ll get into that later in the article.<\/p>\n

    All the gym sequences, featuring gratuitous close-ups of crotches and glistening bodies, only added to what some described as the movie\u2019s \u201cweird gay vibe\u201d\u2014complete with a soundtrack featuring Whitney Houston, Jermaine Jackson, Berlin, and Wham.<\/p>\n

    Variety didn\u2019t hold back in its review, delivering one of the harshest verdicts on\u00a0Perfect<\/em>:<\/p>\n

    \u201cOn any level, \u2018Perfect\u2019 is an embarrassment and unlikely to satisfy any audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

    How Jamie Lee Curtis lost 10 pounds of muscle<\/h2>\n

    Today, if people remember\u00a0Perfect<\/em>\u00a0for anything, it\u2019s Jamie Lee Curtis as the ultimate aerobics instructor. Playing Jessie Wilson, the confident and charismatic workout guru, she became an instant sex symbol, captivating audiences with her athleticism and energy<\/p>\n

    Jamie Lee Curtis was excited to be part of the movie, revealing, \u201dI\u2019m an athletic person, a minor sort of closet jock. Whenever I would take an exercise class, I would imagine myself giving one. But while I was certainly intrigued by the story, I was mostly excited about working with these people.\u201d<\/p>\n

    She trained for months before shooting began and all the aerobics scenes were filmed first, followed by the dramatic parts. By the time they filmed the final workout scene during the credits, Curtis, who only ate one meal a day, had actually lost 10 pounds of muscle.<\/p>\n

    Oh, and she even filmed a music video with Jermaine Jackson to promote the movie. Talk about dedication!<\/p>\n

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    John Travolta doesn\u2019t regret doing it<\/h2>\n

    John Travolta was\u00a0huge<\/em>\u00a0in the mid-1980s\u2014at least, he\u00a0had<\/em>\u00a0been just a few years earlier. By the late \u201970s, he was one of the biggest movie stars in the world, thanks to\u00a0Saturday Night Fever<\/em>\u00a0(1977) and\u00a0Grease<\/em>\u00a0(1978). He was a pop culture icon, a heartthrob, and a box office powerhouse.<\/p>\n

    However, by the time\u00a0Perfect<\/em>\u00a0(1985) rolled around, his career had started to cool off. Despite being a box-office failure that temporarily slowed down John Travolta\u2019s career, he has no regrets about taking part in\u00a0Perfect<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    For him, the chance to work with director James Bridges again and the friendships he formed with the cast were the highlights.<\/p>\n

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    On the flip side, critics weren\u2019t so kind, with some even remarking, \u201dHonestly, the whole movie feels like just a bunch of scenes of Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta working out.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Following\u00a0Perfect<\/em>, John Travolta took an unexpected break from the big screen, not returning until 1989 with\u00a0The Experts<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Look Who\u2019s Talking<\/em>. It would be four years before audiences saw him in another film, marking one of the longest gaps in his acting career.<\/p>\n

    The longest shoot ever?<\/h2>\n

    When director James Bridges set out to make\u00a0Perfect<\/em>, an adaptation of Aaron Latham\u2019s script about a\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/em>\u00a0reporter, the production was planned to last 81 days. That schedule was quickly thrown out the window, and the film ended up taking a whopping 140 days to complete.<\/p>\n

    Jamie Lee Curtis, who was used to the fast-paced world of low-budget filmmaking, wasn\u2019t exactly thrilled about the extended timeline. In a 1984 interview with\u00a0The Boston Globe<\/em>, she joked:<\/p>\n

    \u201dThis hasn\u2019t been the fastest production I\u2019ve ever worked on. We could probably have shot every movie I\u2019ve ever made in the time it\u2019s taken to do this one.\u201d<\/p>\n

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    Another sign of how much money and time was spent on the film: Since it was impractical to shoot the Rolling Stone sequences at the magazine\u2019s headquarters in New York, a nearly identical, two-story replica of the offices was built on two soundstages at Laird International Studios in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

    Director James Bridges, however, defended the lengthy process, saying:<\/p>\n

    \u201cWhen all is said and done, when everything is put together and we\u2019re ready to show the movie, that will be the real test \u2013 if it\u2019s right, then we didn\u2019t take too much time to shoot. But if it\u2019s wrong, no amount of time in the world can save it. The people will let us know at the box office.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Today, we know the answer.<\/p>\n

    The real star of the movie<\/h2>\n

    One of the most surprising performances in\u00a0Perfect<\/em>\u00a0didn\u2019t come from a Hollywood actor \u2014 it came from Jann Wenner, the actual co-founder and editor of\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/em>\u00a0magazine. Playing Mark Roth, Travolta\u2019s editor in the film, Wenner brought a level of authenticity that even seasoned actors couldn\u2019t match.<\/p>\n

    Wenner didn\u2019t just walk onto set and get the role\u2014he actually went through a full screen test alongside John Travolta! And when asked how realistic the film was, he didn\u2019t hold back:<\/p>\n

    \u201dDead-on accurate. There are naturally some liberties taken, but Jim\u2019s movies are all somewhat journalistic in that they look at a scene and report it accurately.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Wenner also hoped the movie would clear up some misconceptions about\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/em>, saying:<\/p>\n

    \u201dI think the film shows\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/em>\u00a0as it really is. I think that the movie will explain\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/em>\u00a0to a lot of people who may have misconceptions about what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

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    Whether\u00a0Perfect<\/em>\u00a0actually did that is up for debate \u2014 but Wenner\u2019s performance? Surprisingly solid.<\/p>\n

    What did the Perfect title mean<\/h2>\n

    What did the title\u00a0Perfect<\/em>\u00a0mean to Jamie Lee Curtis? For her, it wasn\u2019t about flawlessness but about personal freedom.<\/p>\n

    She explained: \u201dThere is no such thing as being perfect, but I think that perfection is the right that people have to be whatever they want to be. That\u2019s what\u2019s perfect in my eyes. And the fact that people are entitled to that right is what [my character] Jessie stands up for in the movie. Defending one\u2019s right to be whatever you want to be is what Jessie Wilson is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201dPerfect\u201d was a very commercial yuppie drama about journalism and health clubs, but the word-of-mouth about the picture is was often centered around Jamie Lee Curtis and to be: \u201dYou`ve got to see her body!\u201d<\/p>\n

    Sad truth about the aerobic scene<\/h2>\n

    The aerobics scenes in\u00a0Perfect<\/em>\u00a0(1985) became notorious for their suggestive nature, with Jamie Lee Curtis wearing leotards that ranged from revealing to almost transparent.<\/p>\n

    Her hip-bending, pelvis-thrusting exercises in these scenes were seen by many as pushing the boundaries, from being merely suggestive to downright lewd.<\/p>\n

    Curtis herself was candid about her disappointment with the way these scenes were handled.<\/p>\n

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