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Prefontaine (1997) 6.4
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6.4/10 from 3,722 users
Metascore: 56/100
Reviews: 35 user | 20 critic | 15 from Metacritic.com Based on the life of Olympic hopeful Steve Prefontaine, a long distance runner who lived in Oregon and died young Director:Steve James |
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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. Written by Dragan Antulov <dragan.antulov@altbbs.fido.hr>
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He beat the odds... And became a legend!Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
24 January 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Harc a másodpercekért See more »Box Office
Budget:
$8,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$311,253 (USA) (24 January 1997)Gross:
$532,190 (USA) (31 January 1997)Company Credits
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Bill Bowerman: Pre turned distance running into a blood sport. You wanna know what he meant to folks around here? What was it
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Bill Bowerman: kids said back then? "You just had to be there."
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Written by Jimi Hendrix
Arranged by Duncan Kane
Performed by Beautiful People
Courtesy of Gravity Ltd. and InVision Entertainment
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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. See more »Quotes
[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]
Bill Bowerman: kids said back then? "You just had to be there."
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"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
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With so few films devoted the the unique sport of running Prefontaine is a shining beakon. It is a runners movie that maitains mass apeal, so both the average man, and the avid runner will come away satisfied in the idea that they just sat through a very good movie. As a young runner I jad heard stories of this God this Prefontaine, but to me he was nothing more than a funny name with great times. With this biographical film I could see the enigma, a man I heard stories about but never really knew. With this movie a hero was born to a new generation, in a portrayal that is so inspirational that after watching I just want to go out and run my heart out. This is the runner's Rocky. A four star film than unfourtunatly received little fanfare and has thus been forgotten much like the man it tried to immortalize. Over all I give this movie 8-8.5 definatly worth the rental, definatly worth your time.