Film

Olympia

7.019981h 16mNRDrama

Age rating: NR
Director: Bob Byington
Year: 1998

A washed-up Mexican soap star ditches fame, fortune, and telenovela melodrama to chase an absurd new dream: becoming a javelin-throwing legend. With her trusty spear in hand and nothing left to lose, Olympia Miraflores (Carmen Nogales) swims across the Rio Grande, determined to rewrite her story. In border-town Laredo, she teams up with Billy (Jason Andrews), a disgraced coach whose athletic résumé includes wearing a taco costume outside a fast food joint. Together, this wildly mismatched duo takes on the world—one misstep at a time

Top cast

Jason Andrews

Bill Daniels

Carmen Nogales

Olympia Miraflores

Damian Young

Ed Pedernales

Patricia Fiske

Bill's Mother

James Monroe Black

Motel Manager

Lee Hunsaker

Librarian

Joe Stevens

Whistle Man

Mark Miks

Cowboy

Samara Paysse

Boarder Guard

Bill Stott

Hot Dog

Directed by

Bob Byington

Written by

Bob Byington, Johnny McAllister, Bill Stott

Produced by

Adrienne Gruben, Nancy Schafer, Jason Silverman