16 Days of Glory

16 Days of Glory is a 1985 documentary film about the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States directed by Bud Greenspan.[3][4] Among the athletes profiled are Mary Lou Retton, Greg Louganis and Michael Groß.

16 Days of Glory
Directed byBud Greenspan
Produced byNancy Beffa (executive producer)
StarringMichael Gross
Carl Lewis
Narrated byDavid Perry
Music byLee Holdridge
CinematographyMike Chevalier
Chuck Cohen
Robert E. Collins
Gil Hubbs
Michael D. Margulies
Edited byAndrew Squicciarini
Production
company
Cappy Productions
United States Olympic Committee
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • July 29, 1985 (1985-07-29) (Premiere)
  • October 23, 1985 (1985-10-23) (United States)
Running time
145 minutes (theatrical)
284 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million[1]
Box office$83,857 (United States)[2]

The film exists in multiple versions, including a theatrical version running almost 2.5 hours and a TV version covering six hours.[1][5]

The film premiered at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California on July 29, 1985.[1][6]

It had a two-week Oscar qualifying run in Santa Monica, California beginning October 23, 1985, and It opened in New York City on March 7, 1986, grossing $84,000.[1][2] The film had its world television premiere on The Disney Channel on January 24, 1987.

The longer version was shown on PBS as a six-part mini-series in July 1988.[1]

References
  1. 16 Days of Glory at the American Film Institute Catalog
  2. 16 Days of Glory at Box Office Mojo
  3. "Announcing 100 Years of Olympic Films". Criterion. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  4. "Film: '16 Days of Glory,' On Los Angeles Olympics". New York Times. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  5. Robbins, Jim (September 20, 1985). "Olympics Docu Entering Race For Oscar Gold". Daily Variety. p. 3.
  6. Archerd, Army (August 1, 1985). "Just For Variety". Daily Variety. p. 2.


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