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Prefontaine

Prefontaine

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

19976.51h 46m

Overview

It's the true-life story of legendary track star Steve Prefontaine, the exciting and sometimes controversial "James Dean of Track," whose spirit captured the heart of the nation! Cocky, charismatic, and tough, "Pre" was a running rebel who defied rules, pushed limits ... and smashed records ...

Directed by Steve James
Written by Eugene Corr, Steve James
Produced by Irby Smith, Peter Gilbert, Jon Lutz
Box OfficeBudget: $8.0MRevenue: $589K

Top Cast

Jared Leto

Jared Leto

Steve Prefontaine

R. Lee Ermey

R. Lee Ermey

Bill Bowerman

Ed O'Neill

Ed O'Neill

Bill Dellinger

Breckin Meyer

Breckin Meyer

Pat Tyson

Lindsay Crouse

Lindsay Crouse

Elfriede Prefontaine

Amy Locane

Amy Locane

Nancy Alleman

Laurel Holloman

Laurel Holloman

Elaine Finley

Brian McGovern

Brian McGovern

Mac Wilkins

Kurtwood Smith

Kurtwood Smith

Curtis Cunningham

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Adrian Amadeus

Finnish Teammate

Themes & Keywords

sportsolympic gamesoregon, usarunner

About Prefontaine

Prefontaine is a drama, romance film released in 1997 exploring themes of sports, olympic games, oregon, usa, runner. Directed by Steve James, it stars Jared Leto, R. Lee Ermey, Ed O'Neill. It's the true-life story of legendary track star Steve Prefontaine, the exciting and sometimes controversial "James Dean of Track," whose spirit captured the heart of the nation! Cocky, charismatic, and tough, "Pre" was a running rebel who defied rules, pushed limits ... and smashed records ...

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