Prefontaine (1997)

 ●  English ● 1 hr 46 mins

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4 Critical reception 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Plot Steve Prefontaine comes from Coos Bay, Oregon and emerges as one of the best distance runners in collegiate track and field. After enrolling at the University of Oregon in 1969, where Bill Bowerman and Bill Dellinger become his coaches, Prefontaine proceeds to win three national cross-country championships and four consecutive 5,000-meter runs, breaking the U.S. record in the latter. "Pre" gains fame as an aggressive runner who likes to be out front from the start, rather than biding his time until a strong finish. A bitter disappointment comes in the 1972 Munich Olympics, where after leading his event with only 150 meters to go, Prefontaine is passed in the stretch by three different runners and does not win a medal. Pre devotes himself to preparing for the 1976 Montreal Olympics following his college career, but on May 30, 1975, his small car flips on a road not far from campus and Prefontaine, only 24 years old, is killed.

Cast: Amy Locane, Jared Leto

Crew: Steve James (Director), Peter Gilbert (Director of Photography), Mason Daring (Music Director)

Rating: PG (Singapore)

Genres: Drama, Romance, Sports, Biography

Release Dates: 24 Jan 1997 (India)

Tagline: He beat the odds... And became a legend!

Did you know? In real life, Prefontaine had initially tried out for both basketball and football, but had failed to make both teams, due to his short height when he was in junior high school. He eventually decided to try out for cross country after he saw some school members jog to his school's football field. Once he made the team, he literally fell in love with running track at school. Read More
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as Nancy Alleman
as Steve Prefontaine
Supporting Actor
as Finnish Teammate
as Pat Tyson
as Mac Wilkins
as Bill Dellinger
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as Curtis Cunningham
as Elaine Finley
Supporting Actor
as Elfriede Prefontaine
as Bill Bowerman
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
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Direction

Director
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director

Production

Production Company
Co-Producer
Associate Producer
Unit Production Manager

Writers

Story Writer
Screenplay Writer
Dialogue Writer

Camera and Electrical

Director of Photography

Music

Music Director
Music Editor
Music Assistant

Sound

Sound Effects Editor

Art

Production Designer
Art Director
Set Decorator

Casting

Casting Director

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Editorial

Editor

Makeup and Hair

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Special Effects

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Stunts

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1 (Flat)
Stereoscopy:
No
Taglines:
He beat the odds... And became a legend!
Goofs:
Miscellaneous
The film actually is set in the 1970s, but a 1990s-era Jeep Cherokee is visible in the background of a track-meet scene.

Continuity
To the fact the footage of the Munich Olympics, the runners have numbers on their backs. The actors only have numbers on the fronts of their jerseys.

Continuity
In the football scene at the start of the movie, when Steve first puts his helmet on it has no side ear pads. When he's hit a moment later and is on the ground the pads are there.

Miscellaneous
During 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.
Trivia:
In real life, Prefontaine had initially tried out for both basketball and football, but had failed to make both teams, due to his short height when he was in junior high school. He eventually decided to try out for cross country after he saw some school members jog to his school's football field. Once he made the team, he literally fell in love with running track at school.

Jared Leto involved himself running and track to prepare for his role.