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Awards & Nominations: Donald Sutherland nominated for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globes (1999)
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Robert Towne's bio-pic about the legendary long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine. The picture follows Pre's Oregon upbringing, through his days at Oregon University through the Munich Olympics. Without Limits explores Pre's relationships with Oregon coach Bill Bowerman and Pre's girlfriend Mary Marckx. Both Bowerman and Marckx worked with the film's writers and producers. . He revolutionized his sport with his competitive ferocity and rock star’s ability to ignite the crowd. In this country, during his lifetime, he was undefeated at his distance and held all seven American records between 2,000 and 10,000 meters. He ran one of the more memorable races at the Munich Olympics and was strongly favored to win at the Montreal Games in 1976, but never got the chance. Pre's career was cut short at the age of twenty-four when he was killed in a car accident, adding to the myth of this talented, inspired athleteIn 1975 Steve Prefontaine was killed in a car accident. He had just been recognized as the most popular track athlete in the world. Blunt, cocky and charismatic, his incessant willingness to push himself to the ultimate limit earned him the enduring respect and affection of runners and sports enthusiasts around the world. |
"Running is not about winning, it’s about guts" - Steve Prefontaine "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift..." - Steve Prefontaine (Top Quote courtesy of the official Prefonataine website. Bottom quote is from a Steve Prefontaine poster distributed by Running Past.) |
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