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On the Edge

  • 19861986
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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POPULARITY
74,106
30,966
On the Edge (1986)
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In one final attempt to achieve victory, an aging professional runner is training vigorously for a very tough marathon race.In one final attempt to achieve victory, an aging professional runner is training vigorously for a very tough marathon race.In one final attempt to achieve victory, an aging professional runner is training vigorously for a very tough marathon race.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
262
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
74,106
30,966
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    • Director
      • Rob Nilsson
    • Writers
      • Roy Kissin
      • Rob Nilsson
    • Stars
      • Bruce Dern
      • Pam Grier
      • Bill Bailey
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    • Director
      • Rob Nilsson
    • Writers
      • Roy Kissin
      • Rob Nilsson
    • Stars
      • Bruce Dern
      • Pam Grier
      • Bill Bailey
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    • 7User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Bruce Dern
    Bruce Dern
    • Wes Holman
    Pam Grier
    Pam Grier
    • Cora
    Bill Bailey
    • Flash Holman
    Jim Haynie
    Jim Haynie
    • Owen Riley
    John Marley
    John Marley
    • Elmo
    Marty Liquori
    • TV Announcer
    Luigi Alfano
    • Pool Player
    Tom Nettles
    • TV Reporter
    Jean Shelton
    • Ellie
    Marcie Stack
    • Marcie
    Walt Stack
    • Walt
    Johnny Tidwell
    • Johnny
    • (as John Tidwell)
    Frank Triest
    • Tomaso
    • Director
      • Rob Nilsson
    • Writers
      • Roy Kissin
      • Rob Nilsson
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    • Trivia
      Final film of John Marley.
    • Alternate versions
      10 minutes of footage with Pam Grier nudity and sex restored to unrated video version after being cut from R rated theatrical version when sneak preview audiences objected.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Sweet Liberty/On the Edge/Top Gun/Dangerously Close (1986)

    User reviews7

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    8/10
    Beautifly filmed movie about the great Dipsea Race in Marin County
    I found a restored copy of this film on VHS over at the local Salvation Army Thrift store in Hagerstown, Maryland which I bought for a dollar. The restored portion was the Pam Grier nude scenes with Bruce Dern. I had seen the cut version of this film before and enjoyed it. Pam's bit was a bonus. This is a nice film on running and the Dipsea Race in and around Mill Valley and Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County near San Francisco. It is about a runner who is now in his 40's and had been banned from running competitively because he tried to organize the runners of his day to admit using cashed in airline tickets to support their being able to run in the sport and compete . . . his father Flash was a union organizer and bit of a leftist as was his mother. The film revolves around his family relationship with his widower father and his preparation and running of the race despite not being able to "officially" be entered to run. Nice to see Bruce Dern playing something besides a bad guy or fool. This is a good film to watch as was his Silent Running.
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    • Release date
      • May 2, 1986 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Runner
    • Filming locations
      • Marin County, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Alliance Communications Corporation
      • IFI
      • New Front Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $440,438
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $64,141
      • May 4, 1986
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo

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