Without Limits (1998)

Directed by

Robert Towne

Genre

drama film, biographical film, sport film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 57m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 82 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the true story of distance runner Steve Prefontaine and his intense coaching relationship with Bill Bowerman. It follows Prefontaine's drive to become the best runner in the world and the personal cost of his ambition.

inspiringintrospectivebittersweetfocusedearnestcharacter-drivendeterminedunderstated

What happens

Without Limits is a 1998 American biographical sports film. It is written and directed by Robert Towne and follows the relationship between record-breaking distance runner Steve Prefontaine and his coach Bill Bowerman, who later co-founded Nike, Inc. Billy Crudup plays Prefontaine and Donald Sutherland plays Bowerman. It also stars Monica Potter, Jeremy Sisto, Judith Ivey, Matthew Lillard and William Mapother. The film was produced by Tom Cruise (Cruise and Mapother are cousins) and Paula Wagner, and released and distributed by Warner Bros. Due to a very low-key promotional campaign, the $25 million film grossed only $777,000 at the box office, even though it received positive reviews from many major critics. Sutherland received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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