 In 1994 , Lundgren starred in Bruce <unk> 's Pentathlon as an East German Olympic gold medalist pentathlete on the run from an abusive coach ( David Soul ) . Lundgren trained with the U.S. pentathlon team in preparation for the role , which later led to him being selected to serve as the ( non @-@ competing ) Team Leader of the 1996 U.S. Olympic Modern Pentathlon team during the Atlanta Games , to promote the image of the sport and to coordinate planning and other details between the team and the United States Olympic Committee . The film was seen negatively by most critics ; Film Review said it was " appallingly acted and monotonous " and Video Movie Guide 2002 described it as a " silly Cold War thriller " . 
