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Without Limits (1998)

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Reviews Counted: 23 Fresh: 17  Rotten:6 Average Rating: 6.4/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Synopsis: 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 (where he met and worked with famed running coach Bill Bowerman), through the Munich Olympics. Sadly, his career was cut... 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 (where he met and worked with famed running coach Bill Bowerman), through the Munich Olympics. Sadly, his 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 athlete. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Billy Crudup, Donald Sutherland, Monica Potter, Jeremy Sisto, Billy Burke

Director: Robert Towne
Screenwriter: Robert Towne, Kenny Moore
Producer: Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner
Composer: Randy Miller

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 2, 2000

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1 Encoding
  • Special Features: Interactive Menus, Theatrical Trailer, Production Notes, Scene Access.
  • Keep Case

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he understated cinematography by Conrad Hall and sterling work from Crudup and Sutherland lend a patina of class, yet it's in the end a po-faced film.

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A couple of sterling lead performances by Billy Crudup and Donald Sutherland.

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Michael Dequina
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Fiore Mastracci
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Bland biopic about runners

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07/26/04
Daniel Eagan
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Jeff Strickler
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'... the biopic plays fine as an intelligent character study of a mythologized athlete who died far too young.'

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08/30/02
John A. Nesbit
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Offers plenty of interesting insights into the beauty, the poetry, the drama, and the science of athletic competition.

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Bill Chambers
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