Goldengirl (1979)

Taglines: She was programmed to accomplish the impossible.

Goldengirl movie storyline. A scientist and neo-Nazi doctor named Serafin has developed a way to create a physically superior human being. He tests it out on his adopted daughter, Goldine. From childhood, Goldine’s father has injected her with vitamins and hormones. Now that she is grown, it is time to give her a test run. Serafin declares that his “Goldengirl” will enter and win three races at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

To subsidize his work, Serafin sells shares in his daughter’s future to a syndicate of businessmen, who send merchandising expert Dryden to look out for their interests. Goldine’s personal and emotional development, meanwhile, is left in the hands of a psychologist, Dr. Sammy Lee. Goldine competes in Moscow, with unexpected results.

Goldengirl is a 1979 American sci-fi sports drama film directed by Joseph Sargent, based on the science fiction novel of the same title by Peter Lear, a pseudonym of Peter Lovesey. The screenplay was by John Kohn, with music by Bill Conti. The film is the screen debut of Susan Anton, who starred in the title role opposite James Coburn.

Directed by: Joseph Sargent
Starring: Susan Anton, James Coburn, Leslie Caron, Robert Culp, Harry Guardino, Curt Jurgens, James A. Watson Jr., Harry Guardino, Michael Lerner, Nicolas Coster, Julianna Fjeld
Screenplay by: John Kohn
Cinematography by: Stevan Larner
Film Editing by: Harry Keramidas
Set Decoration by: Jerry Adams
Art Direction by: Sydney Z. Litwack
Music by: Bill Conti
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: AVCO Embassy Pictures
Release Date: June 15, 1979