Prefontaine

United States

1997

106 Min

Color

1.66:1

English

Currently 2.6/5 Stars.
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PROD Mark Doonan, Peter Gilbert, Jon Lutz, Irby Smith

CAST Jared Leto, R. Lee Ermey, Ed O'Neill, Breckin Meyer, Lindsay Crouse, Amy Locane, Laurel Holloman, Brian McGovern, Kurtwood Smith

A naturalistic dramatization of record breaking distance runner Steve Prefontaine’s struggle to win, culminating in the 1972 Munich Olympics, this film favors documentary-style character development more than conventional “sports film” hero worship. A feature-film breakthrough for director James and co-producer/cinematographer Peter Gilbert (the creative team behind HOOP DREAMS), as well as star Leto.

Director

Steve James

Steve James is the director of the acclaimed film Hoop Dreams, which won the Documentary Audience Award at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival and went on to win multiple major critics’ prizes and an Academy Award nomination for best editing; Stevie, which won the Documentary Excellence in Cinematography Award at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival; and At the Death House Door, which won numerous festival awards. James has just completed No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson for the acclaimed ESPN series 30 for 30. –Sundance