Despite the suspense potential of Olympic try outs, East German police ambushes, and Aryan nation conspiracies, PENTATHLON is a standard stuck-in-the-mud action exercise. Flaunting his impressive bulk, Nordic god Dolph Lundgren acts like an industrial strength male model; his
ultra-reticent demeanor makes him a liability as an action superstar unless he's cast as an android.
After snagging a 1988 gold medal at Seoul for his fatherland, East German athlete Eric Brogar (Dolph Lundgren) makes a 100-yard-dash for political asylum with the US. Later, Brogar becomes a self-pitying boozehound until his talents are spotted by his diner-owning boss Creese (Roger E. Mosle...
Released:
1995
Rated:
R
Length:
101 mins