Prefontaine (1997)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Steve James

Writers (WGA):

Steve James (written by) and
Eugene Corr (written by)

Release Date:

24 January 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Based on the life of Olympic hopeful Steve Prefontaine, a long distance runner who lived in Oregon and died young

Plot Keywords:

Olympics | College | Coach | 1970s | Shoe

Cast

Jared Leto	...	Steve Prefontaine
R. Lee Ermey	...	Bill Bowerman
Ed O'Neill	...	Bill Dellinger
Breckin Meyer	...	Pat Tyson
Lindsay Crouse	...	Elfriede Prefontaine
Amy Locane	...	Nancy Alleman
Laurel Holloman	...	Elaine Finley
Brian McGovern	...	Mac Wilkins
Kurtwood Smith	...	Curtis Cunningham
Adrian Amadeus	...	Finnish Teammate
Laurence Ballard	...	O'Hara
Ryan Brewer	...	12 year old kid
Robert Burke	...	Young Pre
Kevin Calabro	...	3rd Airport Reporter
George Catalano	...	Patron #1
Wade Clegg	...	German Security
Wally Dalton	...	Dick Buerkle
Adam Fitzhugh	...	Thomas Becker
Jim Freeman	...	Patron #2
Tom Glasgow	...	NCAA Press
David Grosby	...	NCAA Press
Geoffrey Haley	...	German Soldier
Dag Hinrichs	...	Jeff Galloway
Tracy Hollister	...	Lasse Viren
Peter Anthony Jacobs	...	Ray Prefontaine
Eric Johnson	...	Olympic Trials Reporter
Eric Keenleyside	...	James Buck
Steve Kelley	...	U of O Reporter
Stephen J. Lang	...	Bartender
Shannon Leto	...	Bar Patron
Eric Liddell	...	Gary Powers
Jochen Liesche	...	German Newscaster
Henri Lubatti	...	Frank Shorter
Jeff McAtee	...	Reporter at Village Gate
Michael Patten	...	Munich Stadium Official
John Charles Pavlich	...	Husband
Wendy Ray	...	Herself
Gaard Swanson	...	1st Reporter at Airport
Brad Tuinstra	...	Finnish Runner
Brad Upton	...	Neighborhood Man
Bruce Walker	...	Olympic Village Reporter
Hugh P. Wallace	...	Man on Winding Road
Mac Wilkins	...	Track Official
Phaedra Wilson	...	German Security Girl
Paul Yarnold	...	Reporter at Trailer Park
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maiz Lucero	...	College Student (as Roberto Lucero)
Michael Armani	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Rik Deskin	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Jason Glover	...	Florida runner (uncredited)
Bill Koontz	...	Olympic teammate (uncredited)
Starr Lajoie	...	East German Athlete (uncredited)
Toby Lawless	...	Boy 2 (uncredited)
Gareth Von Kallenbach	...	Reporter (uncredited)
David Frederick White	...	Baseball Coach (uncredited)

Directed by
Steve James

Writing credits (WGA)
Steve James		(written by) and
Eugene Corr		(written by)

Produced by
Pam Dixon	....	associate producer
Mark Doonan	....	producer
Peter Gilbert	....	producer
Shelly Glasser	....	co-producer
Jon Lutz	....	producer
Irby Smith	....	producer

Original Music by
Mason Daring

Cinematography by
Peter Gilbert

Film Editing by
Peter C. Frank		(as Peter Frank)

Casting by
Pam Dixon

Production Design by
Carol Winstead Wood

Art Direction by
Gregory A. Weimerskirch

Set Decoration by
Nina Bradford

Costume Design by
Tom Bronson

Makeup Department
Bill Corso	....	makeup designer
Kathy Crouse	....	assistant makeup artist (as Kathy Carroll Crouse)
Robin Jacobs	....	assistant hair stylist
Mary L. Pyanowski	....	key hair stylist (as Mary Pyanowski)

Production Management
Beth DePatie	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sally Sue Beisel	....	second second assistant director
Jeanne Caliendo	....	first assistant director
Jay Smith	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Kirsten Anderson	....	art department coordinator
Thom Caraccio	....	signwriter
Marne K. Cohen	....	scenic artist (as Marne Cohen)
Brady J. Condit	....	set dresser
Michael De Silva	....	on-set dresser (as Michael DeSilva)
Jeanne E. Franz	....	lead scenic artist (as Jeanne Franz)
Felicia R. Gallo	....	scenic artist (as Felicia Gallo)
Randal R. Groves	....	construction foreman
Chris Karges	....	lead man
Robert Leisle	....	assistant props
Michael McCombe	....	head greensman
Neil McLeod	....	property master
Patrick Phillips	....	assistant props
Alun Vick	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Glenn Auchinachie	....	sound effects editor
James Bailey	....	foley artist
Gonzo Cervantes	....	adr editor (as Gonzo)
Michael P. Cook	....	dialogue editor
Michael Crabtree	....	foley artist
T.W. Davis	....	sound re-recording mixer
Evelyn Dutton	....	foley artist
Jason England	....	assistant sound editor
Jason England	....	dialog editor
Bill Fox	....	sound effects editor
Al Gomez	....	foley mixer
Brett Grant-Grierson	....	boom operator (as Brett Grant Grierson)
Mark Griswold	....	utility sound
Jeff Heyveld	....	foley mixer
Sean Keegan	....	adr mixer
Larry Lordan	....	foley editor
Robert Marts	....	production sound mixer
Andre Perreault	....	sound re-recording mixer (as André Perreault)
Tom Ruff	....	adr mixer
Jeffrey L. Sandler	....	dialogue editor
Paul Stroh	....	boom operator (as Paul F. Stroh)
Dan Thomas	....	sound effects editor
Douglas Tourtelot	....	cable person (as Doug Tortelot)
Clancy T. Troutman	....	supervising sound editor (as Clancy Troutman)
James Troutman	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Tom Knott	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Steven R. Benson	....	visual effects supervisor: International Creative Effects

Stunts
Stan Barrett	....	stunt coordinator (as Stan Barrett Sr.)
Stanton Barrett	....	stunt double: Jared Leto
Stanton Barrett	....	stunts
Rusty Hanson	....	stunts
Art Hickman	....	stunts
Chris Howell	....	stunt coordinator
Kathy Jarvis	....	stunt double: Laurel Holloman
Kathy Jarvis	....	stunts
Matt McBride	....	stunts
Ron Otis	....	stunts
Ron Sarchian	....	stunts
Chris Blackwood	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Baird	....	video assist operator
Bruce Birmelin	....	still photographer
Diane Broussalian	....	additional second assistant camera
Eric Budlong	....	best boy grip
Robin Buerki	....	Steadicam operator
Robin Buerki	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Doug Bundy	....	dolly grip
Jan Cook	....	grip
Sonya Dove	....	electrician (as Sonja Dove)
Colleen Kingdon	....	best boy electric
Vince Klimek	....	electrician
Peter Kuttner	....	first assistant camera
Steve Lang	....	key grip
Stuart T. Lillas	....	additional first assistant camera
Brian McCleary	....	grip
Robert W. Morgenroth	....	video supervisor (as Bob Morganroth)
Ted Morris	....	additional camera operator
Mike Moyer	....	gaffer (as Mike G. Moyer)
Larry Nielsen	....	Steadicam assistant
Rebecca Revak	....	second assistant camera (as Becky Revak)
Dennis Rice	....	electrician
Dan Thorson	....	grip (as Dan Thoreson)
Corky Trewin	....	sports photographer
Robert Zuckerman	....	still photographer
Doug Schwartz	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Amy Gerber	....	casting assistant
Terry Terry	....	extras casting
Heidi Walker	....	casting: Seattle

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ronald Leamon	....	costume supervisor (as Ronald J. Leamon)
Henry Earl Lewis	....	costumer
Marienne O'Brien	....	costumer
Sally Roberts	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Dan Fouts	....	first assistant editor: avid
John Helde	....	first assistant editor
Adam Singer	....	post-production coordinator
Suzanne Suffredin	....	additional film editor
Jim Williams	....	color timer (as Jimmy Williams)

Music Department
Dana Brayton	....	orchestrator
Jeanine Cowen	....	orchestrator
Stuart Goetz	....	music editor
Michael Golub	....	music scoring mixer
Michelle Kuznetsky	....	music supervisor
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of music: Walt Disney Motion Picture Group
Mary Ramos	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Don Haggerty	....	transportation captain
Ronnie King	....	transportation
Gracie Klein	....	driver
Paul E. Stroh	....	transportation coordinator (as Paul Stroh)
Rick Wiley	....	driver: camera car

Other crew
Toni Atterbury	....	publicist
Rebecca Berman	....	film researcher
Travis William Blue	....	production assistant
Michele A. Carmel	....	production coordinator
Dan Crow	....	production assistant
Micah Davis	....	production assistant
Bill Dellinger	....	consultant
Tony Dinizo	....	promotion manager
Aine Donnelly	....	production assistant
Roger D. Faires	....	assistant location manager (as Roger Faires)
Keith M. Fleming	....	assistant: Mr. James
Amy M. Franklin	....	location assistant
Elaine Finley Giannone	....	consultant
Tony Grob	....	location manager
Rena Hanover	....	production coordinator
Robert J. Harper	....	promotions assistant
Michelle Hartly	....	location coordinator
Geoff Hollister	....	technical advisor
Fred Jaróss	....	medic
Jon LaFollette	....	production assistant (as John LaFollette)
Synthia Learned	....	production assistant
Byron MacDonald	....	accountant: re-shoots
Brian McGovern	....	athlete coordinator
Patricia McVay	....	craft service
Michael M. Mills	....	athlete coordinator
Jake Mosler	....	production assistant (as Jake A. Mosler)
Eric G. Peterson	....	running trainer: Jared Leto
Danielle Philipa	....	craft service
Marie Rose Ponath	....	assistant production coordinator (as Marie Rose 'M.R.' Ponath)
Linda Prefontaine	....	consultant
Deborah Lynn Rathbone	....	assistant accountant
Lindsay Ronald	....	promotions assistant
Kelli Rudnick	....	production assistant
Jill Santi	....	assistant accountant
Sara Scarritt	....	assistant production coordinator
Luke Scully	....	production associate
Jim Seylor	....	consultant
Ken Shannon	....	discus trainer: Brian McGovern
Eric Sherman	....	production assistant (as Eric J. Sherman)
Peter Sloan	....	production assistant
Todd Q. Smith	....	medic
Patrick Spezialy	....	production accountant
Nancy Stanwood	....	consultant
Barbara Tuss	....	script supervisor (as Barbara E. Tuss)
Pat Tyson	....	consultant
Mac Wilkins	....	consultant
Irene Burton	....	promotions assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Elfriede Prefontaine	....	special thanks
Linda Prefontaine	....	special thanks
Neeta Prefontaine	....	special thanks
Ray Prefontaine	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Hollywood Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures

Other Companies

• Hollywood Records  soundtrack
• Sportsrobe  costumes
• Third Street Signs Boynton Beach  props

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Buckaroo Tavern - 4021 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The film is set in the 1970s, but a 1990s-era Jeep Cherokee is visible in the background of a track-meet scene.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Bill Bowerman: Pre turned distance running into a blood sport. You wanna know what he meant to folks around here? What was it
[indecipherable]
Bill Bowerman: kids said back then? "You just had to be there."

Movie Connections:

Version of Without Limits (1998)

Soundtrack:

Fortunate Son

Why isn't this movie on DVD?

This movie was brilliantly put together and the end result is phenomenal. Every scene in the movie is important to the overall end result and I didn't feel this movie was overly long at all and I don't understand those who said it was. The movie deals well with showing Pre's determination to be the best and the emotions of overcoming failure. I wanted to buy this on DVD only to find out they don't make it on DVD, and I couldn't understand why, this is an amazing film and you don't have to know who Prefontaine was to enjoy it, although you might appreciate it more.....