My review was written in June 1986 after watching the film on Lightning video cassette.
"Pulsebeat" i an embarrassingly inept film that attempts to capitalize on the current interest in fitness and, specifically, aerobic workouts. Shot in Florida in May 1984 by a Spanish production outfit, picture is being released domestically on video cassette.
Steven Siebert's wafer-thin screenplay postis a battle between two Florida health clubs: Roger's Gym, run by Roger (Daniel Greene) and the Rejuvenation owned by Marlene (Spanish star Helga Line). Marlene is stealing away Rogers' best aerobics instructors as well as employing a spy in his camp, Latin hunk Adrian (Alex Intriago).
Feature is all padding designed to build to an extremely tedious annual Aerobithon contest. Halfway through it's revealed that Marlene is Roger's mother (quite a joke considering their obvious differing nationalities), removing any tension or interest from the competition. Among boring "sporting" events, it would be harder to find competition duller than watching people do jumping jacks or ride stationary exercise bicycles, exactly what constitutes the big finish here.
In attempting to make an imitation-U. S. film, producer Jose Frade trips up by having some scenes dubbed, some using direct-sound dialog and others a mixture as some actors require dubbing. End credits manage to several times misspell a function as "coreography".
Cast is weak, with topliner Greene wooden in the extreme. Novelty of giving equal time to male beefcake as well as the usual femme cheesecake is initially intriguing but goes nowhere. Former "Mission: Impossible" tv regular Peter Lupus has a guest role as a Steve Reeves-type muscleman star who serves as the hero's inspiration.
"Pulsebeat" i an embarrassingly inept film that attempts to capitalize on the current interest in fitness and, specifically, aerobic workouts. Shot in Florida in May 1984 by a Spanish production outfit, picture is being released domestically on video cassette.
Steven Siebert's wafer-thin screenplay postis a battle between two Florida health clubs: Roger's Gym, run by Roger (Daniel Greene) and the Rejuvenation owned by Marlene (Spanish star Helga Line). Marlene is stealing away Rogers' best aerobics instructors as well as employing a spy in his camp, Latin hunk Adrian (Alex Intriago).
Feature is all padding designed to build to an extremely tedious annual Aerobithon contest. Halfway through it's revealed that Marlene is Roger's mother (quite a joke considering their obvious differing nationalities), removing any tension or interest from the competition. Among boring "sporting" events, it would be harder to find competition duller than watching people do jumping jacks or ride stationary exercise bicycles, exactly what constitutes the big finish here.
In attempting to make an imitation-U. S. film, producer Jose Frade trips up by having some scenes dubbed, some using direct-sound dialog and others a mixture as some actors require dubbing. End credits manage to several times misspell a function as "coreography".
Cast is weak, with topliner Greene wooden in the extreme. Novelty of giving equal time to male beefcake as well as the usual femme cheesecake is initially intriguing but goes nowhere. Former "Mission: Impossible" tv regular Peter Lupus has a guest role as a Steve Reeves-type muscleman star who serves as the hero's inspiration.