Review of Jim Thorpe -- All-American

. . . their medals, when Jim Thorpe's remain stolen? Any country with an ounce of guts would refuse to participate in the Olympics--OR GIVE THEM ONE THIN DIME OF TV RIGHTS MONEY--as long as this travesty continues. As this movie proves, the removal of his medals destroyed Jim Thorpe's life. He lost his sobriety, the life of his son, his career, and his marriage after they were taken away. Instead of living out his time on this earth as a revered honest Indian elder, he was hounded from team to team by scandal, a drunken wreck. Meanwhile, the East German swim Frankenfrauleins of the 1970s were pumped full of steroids--and everyone knew it at the time! The much better skilled American girls lost their only chance for greatness, and the German weaselettes are still basking in their ill-gotten golden glory--even after everyone has admitted the con and snickered all the way to the bank. Either give the German Olympic program the "death penalty" for the next 20 years, or give those medals to their rightful winners, the American gals! And while they're at it, return Jim Thorpe's, too! Whatever little peccadillo some jealous snitch may have alleged doesn't change the fact that the King of Sweden said Jim was the best athlete of all time--how can a few cigar-chomping stuffed shirts be allowed to second guess the KING? Jim was NOT pumped full of steroids, either--just all-American burgers and fries! Watch this movie--then write a letter to your U.S. Congressman. I sure did.