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The life of renowned runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with legendary coach Bill Bowerman.The life of renowned runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with legendary coach Bill Bowerman.The life of renowned runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with legendary coach Bill Bowerman.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
Nicholas R. Oleson
- Russ Francis
- (as Nicholas Oleson)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaTom Cruise considered playing Prefontaine, but decided against it citing that he was too old for the part.
- GoofsBefore the NCAA championship the movie shows Pre injuring his foot in a hotel room with "Iowa's Finest" (Amy Jo Johnson). Pre actually hurt his foot jumping into the hotel's pool from the lifeguard post.
- Quotes
Bill Bowerman: Running, one might say, is basically an absurd past-time upon which to be exhausting ourselves. But if you can find meaning, in the kind of running you have to do to stay on this team, chances are you will be able to find meaning in another absurd past-time: Life.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Saturday Night Live: Neve Campbell/David Bowie (1997)
- SoundtracksSummon the Heroes
Written by John Williams
Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra (as The Boston Pops Orchestra)
Conducted by John Williams
Courtesy of Sony Classical
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Featured review
One of the five best sports movies ever
Jaded by Hollywood's usually pathetic efforts to portray the real world of sports, I was prepared to be disappointed by this movie. I grew up in Oregon, attended U of O (the setting for much of the movie), and witnessed some of the events portrayed. So it was with a surge of satisfaction that I watched this movie that got it right at each point along the way. The attention to detail was astounding, and the recreation of races was uncanny - I compared it to actual news photos later, and the actors playing competing runners were chosen so well that their bodies and running styles actually match the original men. When a movie cares this much about being faithful to details, you can be sure it will take a quality approach overall. Billy Crudup's portrayal of Pre is full of inner fire and consistent with the real man; Donald Sutherland is marvelously powerful and yet understated as Bill Bowerman; the examination of the real reasons athletes compete is thorough and moving. Innovative use of music and camera work brings the race scenes to life, and if this movie doesn't make you want to immediately go out for "a quick ten," you're a completely hopeless sedentarian-- in heart and body. This is among the five finest movies about athletics ever made.
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- Sep 29, 1998
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $777,423
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $56,180
- Sep 13, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $777,423
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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