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Release Date:
11 September 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
Pre-The Way he Competed...The Way he Lives his Life more
Plot:
The film follows the life of famous 1970s runner Steve Prefontaine from his youth days in Oregon to...
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 1 win
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(2 articles)
Crank - High Voltage
(From Scorecard Review. 17 April 2009, 3:01 PM, PDT)
Billy Crudup: "Titanic" Would've Sunk My Life
(From WENN. 22 June 2000)
(From Scorecard Review. 17 April 2009, 3:01 PM, PDT)
Billy Crudup: "Titanic" Would've Sunk My Life
(From WENN. 22 June 2000)
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Robert Towne+ Passion = Success
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Billy Crudup | ... | Steve Prefontaine |
 | Donald Sutherland | ... | Bill Bowerman |
 | Monica Potter | ... | Mary Marckx |
 | Jeremy Sisto | ... | Frank Shorter |
 | Matthew Lillard | ... | Roscoe Devine |
 | Dean Norris | ... | Bill Dellinger |
 | Billy Burke | ... | Kenny Moore |
 | Gabriel Olds | ... | Don Kardong |
 | Judith Ivey | ... | Barbara Bowerman |
 | William Mapother | ... | Bob Peters |
| Adam Setliff | ... | Mac Wilkins |
| Nicholas R. Oleson | ... | Russ Francis (as Nicholas Oleson) |
 | Amy Jo Johnson | ... | Iowa's Finest |
| Lisa Banes | ... | Elfriede Prefontaine |
| Frank Shorter | ... | Fred Long |
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Rated PG-13 for brief sexual material and brief strong language.
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117 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Finland:K-12 |
UK:12 |
UK:15 (video rating) |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:M |
Chile:TE |
Portugal:M/6 (video premiere) |
USA:G (short version) |
USA:PG-13 |
Spain:7 |
Singapore:PG
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Tom Cruise considered playing Prefontaine, but decided against it citing that he was too old for the part.
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Factual errors: In the restoration meet, Pre was shown before the race as scared and unsure of himself against tough competition. In actuality, for this race, Pre was upset at the lack of competition in this race.
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Bill Bowerman:
Know what your problem is, Pre? Vanity!
Steve Prefontaine: Vanity?
Bill Bowerman: Yes, vanity, Pre! Your belief that you have no talent is the ultimate vanity. If you have no talent then you have no limits, it's all an act of will. Your heart can probably pump more blood than anyone else's on earth, and that takes talent. The bones in your feet are so strong, it'd take a sledgehammer to break 'em. Be thankful for your limits, Pre, they're about as limitless as they get in this life.
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Steve Prefontaine: Vanity?
Bill Bowerman: Yes, vanity, Pre! Your belief that you have no talent is the ultimate vanity. If you have no talent then you have no limits, it's all an act of will. Your heart can probably pump more blood than anyone else's on earth, and that takes talent. The bones in your feet are so strong, it'd take a sledgehammer to break 'em. Be thankful for your limits, Pre, they're about as limitless as they get in this life.
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References Gone with the Wind (1939)
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I've never been quite sure, whether it was Personal Best that strongly attracted Robert Towne to running, or that he was already a big fan when he began that project. Suffice it to say that when one of our greatest living screenwriters brings his personal passion to his work, the results will be exemplary.
"Without Limits' only became a movie, because Tom Cruise said so, and thankfully he did. Where as the other Prefontaine bio-pic ‘Prefontaine' provided an honest, technical look at Pre's life and the sport of running, `Without Limits' is more of a lyrical homage to the sport, the man, the zen of it all.
The performances seamlessly intermesh with the story-Donald Sutherland is good, as Coach Bill Bowerman, but Sutherland is always good..and I believe his performance here has gotten more recognition as a result of the way Towne has organized his version-the Bowerman role is centerpiece, in contrast to the more downplayed, subtler roles of the other principals.
Let Robert Towne do whatever he wants, I will come and watch.