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Based on the life of Olympic hopeful Steve Prefontaine, a long distance runner who lived in Oregon and died young.
25 May 1960, Seattle, Washington, USA
1984, USA
23 May 1971, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
12 April 1946, Youngstown, Ohio, USA
7 May 1974, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
1965, Peoria, Illinois, USA
11 October 1971, Seattle, Washington, USA
26 December 1971, Bossier City, Louisiana, USA
11 October 1957, St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada
15 November 1950, Eugene, Oregon, USA
March 14, 2007
Steve Prefontaine must have been something special -- everyone says so -- but there's no magic on the screen.
February 14, 2001
Though it is always pleasant and agreeable, this film has the bland and undemanding texture that characterizes movies made for network TV.
January 01, 2000
James tries too hard to bring closure to Pre's life, and, as a result, strays a little too far into melodrama. The tearful reminiscences at the end, not to mention some of the stuff at the funeral, lay it on thickly.
March 14, 2007
Prefontaine gets to the finish line in reasonable shape despite plenty of sloppy running along the way.
January 01, 2000
Here is a sports movie in the tradition of the best sportswriting, where athletes are portrayed warts and all. You do not have to be nice to win races, but you have to be good.
February 19, 2004
One of the better sports movies to come from Hollywood in recent years.
January 13, 2004
Nothing more than a glorified, profanity-sprinkled made-for-TV movie, from the cast right down to the shallow treatment of its subject.
October 19, 2004
With its moving final scenes and well-developed subject, the story of Steve Prefontaine is a decidedly well-told American tale.
March 11, 2005
A touching, poignant movie with a great performance by Leto
May 14, 2003
Now Steve Prefontaine can be immortalized for the complex and shining star that he was.
May 20, 2003
Disappointingly colorless and squeaky-clean.
January 01, 2000
The Super-16mm film stock gives the film a grainy look that blends in artfully with the vintage videotape of ABC's '72 Olympics coverage.
