Information
| Year: | 1997 |
| Rating: | 6.2(2575) |
| Listed in: | Biography, Drama, Sport |
| Directed by: | Steve James |
| Actors: | Jared Leto R. Lee Ermey Ed O'Neill Breckin Meyer Lindsay Crouse Amy Locane |
| "He beat the odds... And became a legend!" | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Steve James | |
| Actors | |
| Jared Leto | as Steve Prefontaine |
| R. Lee Ermey | as Bill Bowerman |
| Ed O'Neill | as Bill Dellinger |
| Breckin Meyer | as Pat Tyson |
| Brian McGovern | as Mac Wilkins |
| Kurtwood Smith | as Curtis Cunningham |
| Adrian Amadeus | as Finnish Teammate |
| Laurence Ballard | as O'Hara |
| Ryan Brewer | as 12 year old kid |
| Robert Burke | as Young Pre |
| Kevin Calabro | as 3rd Airport Reporter |
| George Catalano | as Patron #1 |
| Wade Clegg | as German Security |
| Wally Dalton | as Dick Buerkle |
| Adam Fitzhugh | as Thomas Becker |
| Jim Freeman | as Patron #2 |
| Tom Glasgow | as NCAA Press |
| David Grosby | as NCAA Press |
| Geoffrey Haley | as German Soldier |
| Dag Hinrichs | as Jeff Galloway |
| Tracy Hollister | as Lasse Virén |
| Peter Anthony Jacobs | as Ray Prefontaine |
| Eric Johnson | as Olympic Trials Reporter |
| Eric Keenleyside | as James Buck |
| Steve Kelley | as U of O Reporter |
| Stephen J. Lang | as Bartender |
| Shannon Leto | as Bar Patron |
| Eric Liddell | as Gary Powers |
| Jochen Liesche | as German Newscaster |
| Henri Lubatti | as Frank Shorter |
| Jeff McAtee | as Reporter at Village Gate |
| Michael Patten | as Munich Stadium Official |
| John Charles Pavlich | as Husband |
| Gaard Swanson | as 1st Reporter at Airport |
| Brad Tuinstra | as Finnish Runner |
| Tyler J. Olson | as Olympic Teammate |
| Brad Upton | as Neighborhood Man |
| Bruce Walker | as Olympic Village Reporter |
| Hugh P. Wallace | as Man on Winding Road |
| Mac Wilkins | as Track Official |
| Paul Yarnold | as Reporter at Trailer Park |
| Michael Armani | as Reporter |
| Joey Bollinger | as Pre's tackler |
| Rik Deskin | as Reporter |
| Jason Glover | as Florida runner |
| Malik Ismail | as Israeli Athlete |
| Bill Koontz | as Olympic Teammate |
| Toby Lawless | as Boy 2 |
| Maiz Lucero | as College Student |
| D.E. Manning | as Announcer |
| Jonathan Northquist | as East German Athlete |
| Nabeel Shabaan | as Israeli Athlete |
| Scott Sieler | as Reporter |
| Gareth Von Kallenbach | as Reporter |
| David Frederick White | as Baseball Coach |
| Jay Zorich | as Sports Reporter |
| Actresses | |
| Lindsay Crouse | as Elfriede Prefontaine |
| Amy Locane | as Nancy Alleman |
| Laurel Holloman | as Elaine Finley |
| Wendy Ray | as Herself |
| Phaedra Wilson | as German Security Girl |
| Brenda Burgett | as Featured Extra |
| Starr Lajoie | as East German Athlete |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Budget: | USD 8,000,000 |
| Gross: |
USA - 532,190 USD (2 February 1997) |
| Plot: | Life and times of Steve Prefontaine, a young long-distance runner from Oregon who pursued the dream of Olympic gold in Munich and became one of the biggest, yet most tragic sport stars in America. |
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Original Soundtracks
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"Baby Blue" Written by Mason Daring Performed by Cheryl Wheeler Courtesy of Daring Records "Fortunate Son" Written by John Fogerty (as John C. Fogerty) Performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival Courtesy of Fantasy, Inc. "Crosstown Traffic" Written and Performed by Jimi Hendrix Courtesy of Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. "Baba O'Riley" Written by Pete Townshend Performed by The Who Courtesy of MCA Records By Arrangement with MCA Special Markets and Products Courtesy of Polydor Limited By Arrangement with PolyGram Film and TV Licensing "Love the One You're With" Written and Performed by Stephen Stills "Yvonne" Written by Mason Daring Performed by Dennis Brennan Courtesy of Daring Records "What You Need Tonight" Written by Mason Daring, Kenny White Performed by Renn Woods Courtesy of Daring Records "Nacio Para Correr" Written and Performed by Stephen Stills and Joe Vitale "Bugler's Dream" Written by Leo Arnaud "Dinero" Written by Mason Daring, Frank London , Efrain Saldago Performed by Efrain Saldago Courtesy of Daring Records "Serbian Interlude" Written by Mason Daring Courtesy of Daring Records "Salsa Dia" Written by Mason Daring, Billy Novick Courtesy of Daring Records "Police" Written by Mason Daring, Frank London Courtesy of Daring Records "If 60's Were 90's" Written by Jimi Hendrix Arranged by Duncan Kane Performed by Beautiful People Courtesy of Gravity Ltd. and InVision Entertainment "Tuesday's Gone" Written by Allen Collins , Ronnie Van Zant Performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd Courtesy of MCA Records By Arrangement with MCA Special Markets and Products "I Shall Be Released" Written by Bob Dylan Performed by The Band Courtesy of Capitol Records Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets "Once You Get Started" Written by Gavin Christopher Performed by Rufus and Chaka Khan Courtesy of MCA Records By Arrangement with MCA Special Markets and Products "Forever Young" Written by Bob Dylan Performed by The Pistoleros Courtesy of Hollywood Records "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love" Barry White |
Goofs
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DATE: The film is set in the 1970s, but a 1990s-era Jeep Cherokee is visible in the background of a track-meet scene. Continuity: In actual footage of the Munich Olympics, the runners have numbers on their backs. The actors only have numbers on the fronts of their jerseys. Continuity: During the football scene at the start of the movie, when Steve first puts his helmet on it has no side ear pads. When he's hit a moment later and is on the ground the pads are there. DATE: During the running of the 10,000 meter race at the 1972 Munich Olympics, it shows the Star of David as the decimal point in the time on the television. The Star of David was not used until after the Israeli hostage crisis, and the race took place before the crisis. Revealing mistakes: When the runners start off the line for the Olympic 5,000 meter race, one runner obviously moves out of the way of the camera taking the shot. The runner veers to the left at the last second when he would have gone to the right. Revealing mistakes: In the middle of some of the racing scenes, runners are pictured running on the middle of the track when they should be running on the inside in lane 1. |
Quotes
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[Referring to the Nike "swoosh."] Steve Prefontaine: Looks like needless wind resistance to me. Steve Prefontaine: So, what have I got going for me? [stands] Why does some kid from Coos Bay with one leg shorter than the other win races? [pauses] Let me tell you something, all of my life people have said to me, "You're too small, Pre. You're not fast enough, Pre. Give up your foolish dreams, Steve!" But you know what, they forgot something: I have to win. There's no fallback here, no great stride, no long legs--nothing! [sighs] I'm sorry. [puts head down] Bill Bowerman: Nobody can coach desire, Pre. Mac Wilkins: I live for the discus. I hate Christmas and Thanksgiving and Easter - anything that breaks my routine. [first lines] Bill Bowerman: Pre turned distance running into a blood sport. You wanna know what he meant to folks around here? What was it [indecipherable] kids said back then? "You just had to be there." |
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