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Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story

  • TV Movie
  • 19961996
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 39m
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7.1/10
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Louis Gossett Jr. and Charlayne Woodard in Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story (1996)
BiographyDramaSport
Truth is stranger than fiction. Olympic gold medal hurdler Gail Devers almost lost her feet to a mysterious disease after being picked for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She failed to qualify for ... Read allTruth is stranger than fiction. Olympic gold medal hurdler Gail Devers almost lost her feet to a mysterious disease after being picked for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She failed to qualify for the finals as the disease (Graves Disease) left her feet swollen, cracked, and oozing bloo... Read allTruth is stranger than fiction. Olympic gold medal hurdler Gail Devers almost lost her feet to a mysterious disease after being picked for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She failed to qualify for the finals as the disease (Graves Disease) left her feet swollen, cracked, and oozing blood. After two years, doctors were on the verge of amputating when it was discovered that ra... Read all
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7.1/10
105
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    • Neema Barnette
    • Dianne Houston
    • Scott Abbott
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    • Charlayne Woodard
    • Louis Gossett Jr.
    • Tina Lifford
    • Neema Barnette
    • Dianne Houston
    • Scott Abbott
  • Stars
    • Charlayne Woodard
    • Louis Gossett Jr.
    • Tina Lifford
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    Charlayne Woodard
    Charlayne Woodard
    • Gail Devers
    Louis Gossett Jr.
    Louis Gossett Jr.
    • Bob Kersee
    Tina Lifford
    Tina Lifford
    • Jackie Joyner-Kersee
    Jeffrey D. Sams
    Jeffrey D. Sams
    • RJ Hampton
    Robert Guillaume
    Robert Guillaume
    • Reverend Devers
    Paula Kelly
    Paula Kelly
    • Mrs. Devers
    John Schuck
    John Schuck
    • Dr. Ginsburg
    Stephanie Faracy
    Stephanie Faracy
    • Dr. Otis
    Melba Joyce
    • Aunt Sarah Banks
    Reed R. McCants
    Reed R. McCants
    • Photographer
    Gregory Mortensen
    • Doctor #1
    Leland Crooke
    Leland Crooke
    • Doctor #2
    Sandra Nelson
    • Doctor #3
    Albie Selznick
    Albie Selznick
    • ER Doctor
    Cheryl Francis Harrington
    Cheryl Francis Harrington
    • Paramedic
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    Willie Gault
    Willie Gault
    • Domino Player
    Florence Griffith Joyner
    Florence Griffith Joyner
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    Al Joyner
    Al Joyner
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      • Neema Barnette
      • Dianne Houston
      • Scott Abbott
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      A TV movie for the Showtime network.

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    A rather feeble attempt.
    Hollywood is usually very good at sports hero biographies, but this story of Gail Devers bombs out badly in my view. We join Gail when she is well into her top form just before the 1988 Olympics. Fair enough, but at some stage we expect to find out about her life leading up to this point; for instance, her running background, her relationship with her coach, how she met her husband and so on. We get nothing. There are some positives, like the fine acting and the portrayal of the complicated nature of her illness, but these are offset by some laughable so-called "Olympic" heats and finals, played to almost empty stadiums, with a few "rent-a-crowd" extras in the background. Quite disappointing.
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      • June 16, 1996 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Hallmark Entertainment
      • Logo Entertainment
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