8 Seconds (1994)

Director:

John G. Avildsen

Writer (WGA):

Monte Merrick (written by)

Release Date:

25 February 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

Champions aren't raised. They're clocked.

Plot:

This film chronicles the life of Lane Frost, 1987 PRCA Bull Riding World Champion, his marriage and...

Plot Keywords:

Bull | Stomp On Groin | Country Singer | Death Of Lover | Funeral

Cast

James Rebhorn	...	Clyde Frost
Cameron Finley	...	Young Lane
Carrie Snodgress	...	Elsie Frost
Dustin Mayfield	...	Teenage Lane
Clyde Frost	...	Couple #1
Elsie Frost	...	Couple #2
Luke Perry	...	Lane Frost
Stephen Baldwin	...	Tuff Hedeman
Red Mitchell	...	Cody Lambert
Gabriel Folse	...	Amarillo Cowboy
Joe Stevens	...	Amarillo Cowboy
Clint Burkey	...	Travis
Cynthia Geary	...	Kellie Frost
Ronnie Claire Edwards	...	Carolyn Kyle
John Swasey	...	Drunk Cowboy
Jim Gough	...	Official Nacogdoches
Mike Hammes	...	Police Officer
Jonathan Joss	...	Medic Del Rio
Danny Spear	...	Kellie's Father
Paul Alexander	...	TV Reporter
Daniel Ramos	...	Bartender
George Michael	...	Himself
Linden Ashby	...	Martin Hudson
Tonie Perensky	...	Buckle Bunny
Coquina Dunn	...	Buckle Bunny
Renée Zellweger	...	Buckle Bunny
John Growney	...	Himself
Ed Kutts	...	Rodeo Announcer
Boyd Polhamus	...	Rodeo Announcer
Hadley Barrett	...	Rodeo Announcer
Kix Brooks	...	Brooks & Dunn
Ronnie Dunn	...	Brooks & Dunn
Troy Lee Klontz	...	Brooks & Dunn
Daniel James Milliner	...	Brooks & Dunn
James Henry Gunn	...	Brooks & Dunn
Tommy Greywolf	...	Brooks & Dunn
Barry Francis Lederer	...	Brooks & Dunn
Daniel Lee McBride	...	Brooks & Dunn
Terry McBride	...	McBride & The Ride
Ray Herndon	...	McBride & The Ride
Billy Thomas	...	McBride & The Ride
Gary Morse	...	McBride & The Ride
Jeff Roach	...	McBride & The Ride
Vince Gill	...	The Vince Gill & Karla Bonoff Band
Karla Bonoff	...	The Vince Gill & Karla Bonoff Band
Kenny Edwards	...	The Vince Gill & Karla Bonoff Band
Michael G. Botts	...	The Vince Gill & Karla Bonoff Band
J.D. Martin	...	The Vince Gill & Karla Bonoff Band
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lori Heuring	...	Bridesmaid
Matthew Hurley	...	Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)
Stephanie Owens-Carter	...	Buckle Bunny (uncredited)
Prebble Q. Ramswell	...	Fan (uncredited)
David Stanford	...	Bulldogger (uncredited)

Directed by
John G. Avildsen

Writing credits (WGA)
Monte Merrick		(written by)

Produced by
Danny DeVito	....	co-producer
Cyd LeVin	....	executive producer
Tony Mark	....	co-producer
Michael Shamberg	....	producer
Jeffrey Swab	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Bill Conti

Cinematography by
Victor Hammer

Film Editing by
J. Douglas Seelig

Casting by
Caro Jones

Production Design by
William J. Cassidy

Art Direction by
John Frick

Set Decoration by
Jenny C. Patrick

Costume Design by
Deena Appel

Makeup Department
Desne J. Holland	....	makeup department head
Tracey Levy	....	assistant hair stylist (as Tracey Lea Roden)
Tracey Levy	....	assistant makeup artist (as Tracey Lea Roden)
Doreen Vantyne	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Sara King	....	post-production supervisor
Tony Mark	....	unit production manager
Eric McLeod	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Clifford C. Coleman	....	first assistant director
Scott Metcalfe	....	second assistant director
Jon C. Scheide	....	second second assistant director
Nelson Cabrera	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Amanda Anderson	....	art department coordinator
Tiger Baker	....	bull replica designer & artist
Joe Barrow	....	carpenter
Adam Braid	....	set dresser
Jennifer Bristol	....	painter
Rodney Brown	....	carpenter
John V. Burson	....	construction coordinator
Jesus Carrera	....	additional swing gang (as Chuy Carrera)
Melissa Farnham	....	art department intern
Charlotte Garnell	....	assistant set decorator
Charlotte Garnell-Scheide	....	assistant set decorator
John R. Helton	....	scenic artist
Julian Hernandez	....	additional swing gang
Robert Janecka	....	property master
Michael Kocurek	....	set dresser
Mike Kocurek	....	set dresser
Jason Krohmer	....	carpenter
Michael Leonard	....	co-lead person/set dresser
Cole Lewis	....	lead scenic
Lisa Lopez	....	assistant set decorator
Jay F. McCuin	....	assistant propmaster
Elizabeth Jane Mcnamara	....	set dresser/shopper
Ron Perkins	....	carpenter
E. Colleen Saro	....	lead person
Kristin Schaffner	....	art department intern
David Solis	....	art department intern
Elizabeth Yeager	....	property assistant

Sound Department
Wayne Bell	....	sound mixer: second unit
Jim Brookshire	....	dialogue editor
Craig Clark	....	dialogue editor
Harry Cohen	....	sound designer
Gilbert R. Cuellar Jr.	....	cable person
David Farmer	....	sound effects editor
William Freesh	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Scott Goldbaum	....	sound mixer
Tom Gonta	....	foley mixer
Mike Goodman	....	adr editor (as Michael Goodman)
Robert Guastini	....	adr recordist
James B. Hare	....	sound re-recording assistant (as James Hare)
Jeff Levison	....	stereo sound engineer: DTS
Joseph A. Mayer	....	supervising adr editor
Brian Risner	....	sound effects editor
Gary Rizzo	....	sound re-recording assistant
Paul Rodriguez	....	manager of sound services
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist (as Joanie Rowe)
Joseph T. Sabella	....	foley artist
Allan Schultz	....	dialogue editor
Ann Scibelli	....	sound effects editor
Tony Sereno	....	sound re-recording mixer
Cathie Speakman	....	adr editor
Cathie Speakman	....	dialogue editor
Ken Teaney	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Vaughn	....	adr mixer
Jerome R. Vitucci	....	boom operator
Sondra West	....	livestock sound consultant
Steven D. Williams	....	supervising adr editor
Steven D. Williams	....	supervising sound editor
Harry Woolway	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Bart Dion	....	special effects coordinator
Dennis Dion	....	special effects
Bill Wynn	....	special effects second man

Visual Effects by
Edwin Armstrong	....	electronic optical effects
Steve Borden	....	electronic optical effects
John Galt	....	electronic optical effects
Joseph Grimm	....	electronic optical effects
Bruce Manning	....	electronic optical effects
Douglas Nickel	....	electronic optical effects
James Pearman	....	electronic optical effects
Edward Quirk	....	electronic optical effects
John Rauh	....	electronic compositing
Michael Schlitt	....	electronic optical effects
Karen Skouras	....	film recording (as Karin Skouras)
Wayne Weiss	....	electronic optical effects
J. Richard West	....	electronic optical effects

Stunts
David Alvarado	....	stunts: rodeo rider
Billy Bob Black	....	stunts
Eric D. Bogany	....	stunts
Mark Cain	....	stunts
Troy Crow	....	stunts
Cody Custer	....	stunts
David Fournier	....	stunts
Kellie Frost	....	stunts
Casey Gates	....	stunts
Tuff Hedeman	....	stunts
Guy Hohman	....	stunts
Cody Lambert	....	stunts
Brett Leffew	....	stunts
Michael Litteral	....	rodeo stunts
Tyler Magnus	....	stunts
Mike H. McGaughy	....	stunt coordinator
Brian Joseph Moore	....	stunt coordinator
Ty Murray	....	stunts
Jason N. Pearce	....	stunts
Jim Sharp	....	stunts
Kelly Slover	....	stunts
Ben Stevenson III	....	stunts
Jim Bob Stoebner	....	stunts
Art Watson	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Benjamin T. Allen	....	video assist production assistant
Ron Allen	....	additional grip
Steven G. Ambrose	....	lighting technician
Colin Anderson	....	first assistant camera
Layton Blaylock	....	additional camera operator
Mark Braun	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Scott Carley	....	additional grip
Robert Chambers	....	dolly grip
Ian Ellis	....	additional assistant camera
William E. Fetherolf	....	video assist production assistant
Jim Givens	....	additional assistant camera
Dwayne Hargo	....	arena cameramen
Bill Hayes	....	additional assistant camera
Kirk Heard	....	camera production assistant
Tony Hoffman	....	additional assistant camera
Dawn Jones	....	second assistant camera (as Dawn Laurel)
Ken Lamkin	....	camera operator
Carl W. Lenhart	....	best boy grip
Jimmy Lindsey	....	additional assistant camera
Greg Lomas	....	grip
Michelle Madison	....	second assistant camera
Ross A. Maehl	....	additional photographer
Mark Mims	....	grip
Jonathan Moore	....	video assist operator
Glenn E. Moran	....	best boys electric
Mike Munic	....	additional grip
Randy Nolen	....	Steadicam operator
Mike O'Brien	....	grip
Van Redin	....	unit photographer
Robert B. Reynolds	....	best boys electric
Peter D. Roome	....	camera operator
Kelly Scroggins	....	additional assistant camera
Alex Skvorzov	....	gaffer
Eric T. Smith	....	camera operator: arena
Mark Stanley	....	key grip
Zane Streater	....	additional grip
Rick Tatum	....	lighting technician
Joseph D. Urbanczyk	....	main camera operator: re-shoots
Maliz van Ooyen	....	second assistant camera: location
Peter J. Verrando	....	video playback operator
Ralph Watson	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Jo Edna Boldin	....	location casting
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Kim Horridge	....	extras casting
Kelly Kernan	....	casting assistant
D. Reina	....	casting assistant
Barbara Williamson	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Christine Cantella	....	wardrobe assistant
Tangi Crawford	....	costume supervisor
Melanie Armstrong Fletcher	....	costumer
Deborah Fox	....	seamstress
Janice Janacek	....	set costumer
Amy Maner	....	costumer
William May	....	wardrobe production assistant
Francine Pons	....	seamstress
David Swope	....	set costumer
Yvonne Wilburn	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Edward R. Abroms	....	first assistant editor
Jerry Behrens	....	editor: end montage
James Carter	....	color consultant
Syd Cole	....	negative cutter
Marie Hélène Desbiens	....	negative cutter
Joe Fineman	....	executive in charge of post-production
Pamela Hilse	....	post-production coordinator
Mato	....	color timer
Mel Riser	....	apprentice editor
Pamela Winn-Barnett	....	post-production consultant (as Pam Winn)
William Yeh	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Tony Brown	....	executive music supervisor
Eric Cowden	....	music editor
Lee De Carlo	....	score mixer
George Doering	....	musician
Toby Emmerich	....	music supervisor
Jack Eskew	....	orchestrator
Patrick Giraudi	....	additional music editor
Daniel J. Johnson	....	co-music editor
Ken Johnson	....	music editor
Nathan Kaproff	....	music contractor
Steve Livingston	....	music editor
Chris McGeary	....	assistant music editor
Kathy Nelson	....	executive music supervisor
Dawn Soler	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Julian T. Arredondo	....	driver
Don Breneman	....	driver
Henry Castillo	....	transportation captain
Vince De Amicis	....	driver
Rolando De Hoyos	....	driver
Emilio M. Gonzales	....	driver
Kevin Holland	....	picture car coordinator
Kevin Hudis	....	driver
David Lifton	....	driver
Joseph Lockwood	....	driver
Esteban Rodríguez	....	driver
Angie Saenz	....	driver
Peter Sebring	....	transportation coordinator
Jesus F. Tellez	....	driver

Other crew
Diana Adams	....	production accountant (as Diana Johnson)
Doug Adams	....	chute cowboy
Joel Adams	....	stand-in
Julie Adams	....	dialect coach
Mac Altizer	....	stock contractor
Liz Amsden	....	contract administrator
Jimmy Anderson	....	bullfighter
Sammy Andrews	....	stock contractor
Diana Atkinson	....	craft service
Randy Baczewski	....	chute cowboy
Justin Garrick Bell	....	assistant location manager
Jarrod Benke	....	chute cowboy
Travis Beuhl	....	chute cowboy
Benny Beutler	....	stock contractor
Billy Bob Black	....	bullrider
Margaret Blatner	....	production attorney
Vernon Blocker	....	chute cowboy
Eric D. Bogany	....	bullrider
Eric D. Bogany	....	chute cowboy
Daniel Brock	....	chute cowboy
Amy Cadenhead	....	production assistant (as Amy Cadenhead Calcote)
Mark Cain	....	bullrider
Helen Caldwell	....	script supervisor
Michael R. Casey	....	location manager
Sammy Catalina	....	stock contractor
Stephanie Chambers	....	assistant: Stephen Baldwin (as Stephanie Bloch)
Leon Coffee	....	bullfighter
Syd Cole	....	positive assembler
George Crenshaw	....	chute cowboy
Troy Crow	....	bullrider
Cody Custer	....	bullrider
Marie Hélène Desbiens	....	positive assembler
Tony Dinizo	....	promotion manager
Leon Dudevoir	....	production executive
James Fain	....	end montage contributors
Jill A. Felice	....	assistant: Tony Mark
Shane Ferguson	....	chute cowboy
Joyce Wilson Fetherolf	....	assistant: John G. Avildsen
David Fournier	....	bullrider
Clyde Frost	....	end montage contributors
Kellie Frost	....	bullrider
Cynthia Garcia Walker	....	assistant production accountant
Casey Gates	....	bullrider
Holly Hagy	....	assistant production coordinator
Miles Hare	....	bullfighter
George Haynes	....	stock contractor
Gary Hedeman	....	bullfighter
Tuff Hedeman	....	bullrider
Brian Henry	....	bullfighter
Tony Hoffman	....	product placement
Guy Hohman	....	bullrider
Clarence John	....	stock contractor
Linda Kelly-Sunday	....	location assistant
Clyde Kimbro	....	chute cowboy
Mel Kimbro	....	chute cowboy
Robert Kunz	....	chute cowboy
Cody Lambert	....	bullrider
Liz Landers	....	craft service
Brett Leffew	....	bullrider
Gary Leffew	....	bullriding instructor
Amy Lindsay	....	stand-in
Stella Lohmann	....	assistant location manager
Pearl A. Lucero	....	production coordinator
Douglas E. Madison	....	effects assistant
Tyler Magnus	....	bullrider
Julie Mankowski	....	accounting assistant
Mike Mayberry	....	production intern
Jeff Mayse	....	production assistant
Jerome Mcclure	....	chute cowboy
Tra'chell Mcdougal	....	craft service
David Mills	....	chaps
David Mills	....	chute cowboy
Deborah Moore	....	executive charge of production
Ty Murray	....	bullrider
Lanny Oliphant	....	chute cowboy
Jason N. Pearce	....	bullrider
Bob Peterson	....	end montage contributors
Don Price	....	chute cowboy
Zane Price	....	chute cowboy
Paul Prokop	....	production controller
Daniel Ramos	....	assistant: John G. Avildsen
Bobby Reynolds	....	chute cowboy
Bubb Riggs	....	stock contractor
Sherry Rosen	....	administrative assistant: Luke Perry
Sue Rosoff	....	end montage contributors
Diane L. Sabatini	....	assistant: Michael Shamberg
Mark Sellers	....	choreographer
Carla Santos Shamberg	....	assistant: Michael Shamberg
Jim Sharp	....	bullrider
Daniel J. Shaw	....	production assistant
Jay Sheveck	....	premiere and release
Gary Shurig	....	craft service
Kelly Slover	....	bullrider
David Smith	....	chute cowboy
Eric T. Smith	....	bullfighter
Brad Stephens	....	publicist
Ben Stevenson III	....	bullrider
David Stewart	....	personal assistant: Luke Perry
Jim Bob Stoebner	....	bullrider
Mark Swingler	....	bullfighter
Marcia Tangen	....	nurse
Samantha Torres	....	production intern
Joey Wallace	....	chaps
Brian Wasiak	....	stand-in
Martha Waters	....	production assistant
Art Watson	....	bullrider
Bill Watson	....	animal wrangler
Sarah Wiggins	....	stand-in
Danny Williams	....	chute cowboy
Linda Wilson	....	assistant: John G. Avildsen
Courtney Wulfe	....	production assistant
Fred J. Yancy	....	chute cowboy
Lance Young	....	stock contractor

Production Companies

• Jersey Films
• New Line Cinema

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox Network (1999) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• América Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Sound Satisfaction  foley facilities

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 (Certificate #32454) | Australia:M | UK:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Tucson Rodeo Grounds - 4823 S. 6th Avenue, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company:

Jersey Films

Trivia:

Tuff Hedeman actually did ride an extra eight seconds in memory of Lane.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the bull blows and Tuff is bucked off, his face is shown covered in mud. The mud disappears and reappears.

Quotes:

Lane Frost:[to bronc rider in bar] What's your name?
Tuff:[in background] Shithead!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

Lane's Theme

Almost entirely accurate depiction...

This movie captures the life and times of legendary professional bull rider Lane Frost. However, there are a few things that are added to the facts and a few facts that are left out. The director felt that Lane's real-life story was "too good to be true" and needed a little pizzazz. All in all, this was a great movie (even though you'll probably be crying by the time it's all over, yes even you tough men out there!)