Article: VIDEO : HOLLYWOOD CASHES IN ON OLYMPIC GOLD.(L.A. LIFE) (video recording review)

Byline: Robert Bianco Special to the Daily News

Will Hollywood strike gold at Atlanta's Olympics?

If history's any guide, it will certainly try. Like Hollywood itself, the Olympics have a knack for turning lifelong unknowns into overnight stars. It's only natural for Hollywood to try to adopt a few of those stars as its own.

The transition doesn't always take, of course. There is a difference between acting and athletics - though anyone who only attends summer blockbusters could be excused for thinking otherwise. The movie record books are filled with Olympians who didn't quite make it to the stardom finish line - folks like Glenn Morris ...

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