Running Movies
Kevin
Pre and Endurance which were both good. Any other suggestions?
Cam in Ottawa
"Kevin" <kevi...@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Well running books have been covered. What about running movies. I have seen
> Pre and Endurance which were both good. Any other suggestions?
>
>
i recently rented one called The Long Run from the new releases section.
i don't recall it being in the theaters, but then it was shot in Africa,
so maybe it wasn't a big studio that made it.... certainly no big name
actors, though i thought it was well-acted and generally well done.
great scenery in the film. i really enjoyed it... very inspirational!
Cam
Rob Carr
>Well running books have been covered. What about running movies. I have seen
>Pre and Endurance which were both good. Any other suggestions?
>
I liked "Marathon Man" and "Personal Best.", but "Chariots of Fire"
is a classic, although it's from such a different time that it's a
little strange.
Rob
amh
Few people understand what a great running movie this is. Show it to you child
who doesn't understand why he or she gets picked last for team sports and loves
to run laps in the gym.
It takes the low road to inspiration. But what a job it does.
"Rudy the wabit, Rudy the wabit."
Andy
Rob L
there was a movie about a convict in prison who ran all the time in those
old Converse athletic shoes. When the world class runners came to the
prison to run against him, he wins the race! The main character has been in
quite a few TV movies..
Rob L
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Cam in Ottawa
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Just scanning through my movie collection, and spotted a fave running
movie called ... of course.... "Running". it's from 1979, starring a
very young Michael Douglas. he plays a guy training for the Olympic
marathon, but has personal issues to work out along the way. a very
inspiring film.
Cam
C
Without Limits-- The other Pre movie
A Shining Season-- you might have to look hard for this one (I got it
through inter-library loan)...the story of John Baker, a former U of
New Mexico runner who died of testicular cancer, based on the
biography book of the same name.
Chariots of Fire
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner-- also based on a book
Jericho Mile
Fire on the Track: The Steve Prefontaine Story
Just of few of the many........
pmflax
directed by the same guy (Michael Mann) who directed Ali and The Insider.
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Haile Gebrselassie. Can't remember the name.
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Haile Gebrselassie. Can't remember the name. <<
I think it was called "Endurance".
Mike
Sam
There was the Bruce Dern movie about the Dipsea Race but I cannot remember
the name (if it was Dipsea I will be really embarrassed).
Marathon Man (not a good movie the night before seeing the dentist)
Running Brave (about Billy Mills)
Chariots of Fire (okay, it was more than just running but still an all time
favorite)
Porky's ( the kid runs down the street in his underwear)
The movie (made for TV) with Lance Kerwin (why do I remember this) as the
runner who wet his bed as a kid and basically got fast running home everyday
to yank the bedsheet back in before his friends would see it. It was
supposed to be based on a true story.
Bud Greenspan did a series on long distance runners in the Olympics that is
remarkable if you can get ahold of it.
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Sam
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Jeff Jetton
>there was a movie about a convict in prison who ran all the time in those
>old Converse athletic shoes.
And then there's the quintessential "running in Converse All-Stars"
movie: Rocky.
My feet hurt just watching those scenes.
- Jeff
Kevin G.
Peter Strause. I haven't had any luck finding it on tv lately so
maybe I'll have to check the video rental shops...very good movie.
Kevin g
Ann Eckels
coach sent to entire team on a field trip to watch The Jericho Mile
together. We even ran from the school to the mall to see it. A very
memorable experience!
leah
--On Wednesday, March 20, 2002 7:00 PM -0700 Sam
Rob Kings
Good one.
That was on again recently here in the UK. I must have seen it a dozen times
but caught 5 minutes and I daresay you can guess the rest. I ended up
watching the whole thing.
Rob
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leah
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>> Galipoli
>
> Good one.
>
> That was on again recently here in the UK. I must have seen it a dozen
> times but caught 5 minutes and I daresay you can guess the rest. I ended
> up watching the whole thing.
I saw it for the first time a few months ago, and have seen it again since.
It's a truely tragic tale.
We all know what became of Mel Gibson's acting career. Any of you know what
became of the actor who played his running mate?
amh
> The movie (made for TV) with Lance Kerwin (why do I remember this) as the
> runner who wet his bed as a kid and basically got fast running home everyday
> to yank the bedsheet back in before his friends would see it. It was
> supposed to be based on a true story.
I remember this movie for some unknown reason myself. When anybody
mentions movies about running this is the first to pop into my head. I
don't even remember the name of it.
Andy
Sam
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Courtesy www.imdb.com Do I win something?
http://us.imdb.com/Name?Grubb,+Robert
looks mostly like Aussie stuff---might have to watch "Thunderdome" again to
see him play the Pig Killer
Robert Grubb
Date of birth (location)
31 January 1950,
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Trivia
Sons, Emerson (b.1983) and Hayden (b.1986) ... (show more)
Robert Grubb
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Filmography as: Actor, Notable TV guest appearances
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Actor - filmography
(2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s)
Waiting at the Royal (2000) (TV) .... Anthony
"Potato Factory, The" (2000) (mini) TV Series .... Mr. Emmett
"High Flyers" (1999) TV Series .... Mr. Bull
Close Contact (1999) (TV) .... Franklin
Paradise Road (1997) .... Colonel Downes
"Mercury" (1996) TV Series .... Ritchie Munro
More Winners: Mr Edmund (1990) (TV) .... Mr. Edmund
"Flying Doctors, The" (1985/II) TV Series .... Dr. Geoff Standish (1986-91)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) .... Pig Killer
... aka Mad Max 3 (1985)
Remember Me (1985) .... Geoff
Robbery Under Arms (1985) (TV) .... Sir Frederick Morringer
... aka Robo a Mano Armado (1985) (TV)
Amorous Dentist, The (1983) (TV)
Phar Lap (1983) .... William Nielsen
... aka Phar Lap: Heart of a Nation (1983)
Sara Dane (1982) (TV)
Gallipoli (1981) .... Billy
My Brilliant Career (1979) .... Frank Hawdon
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Filmography as: Actor, Notable TV guest appearances
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Notable TV guest appearances
"Dragon Chronicles, The" (2002) playing "Mr Crackleton" in episode: "Crimson
Tide" (episode # 1.6) 2/26/2002
"Dragon Chronicles, The" (2002) playing "Mr Crackleton" in episode: "There
Might Be Dragons" (episode # 1.5) 2/25/2002
"Dragon Chronicles, The" (2002) playing "Mr Crackleton" in episode: "Over
The Rainbow" (episode # 1.4) 2/19/2002
"Dragon Chronicles, The" (2002) playing "Mr Crackleton" in episode: "Spies"
(episode # 1.3) 2/18/2002
"Dragon Chronicles, The" (2002) playing "Mr Crackleton" in episode: "Water
World" (episode # 1.2) 2/12/2002
"Dragon Chronicles, The" (2002) playing "Mr Crackleton" in episode:
"Wonderland (aka Lucy and the Dragons)" (episode # 1.1) 2/11/2002
"Blue Heelers" (1994) playing "funeral director" in episode: "Deepest Cut,
The" (episode # 6.27) 8/11/1999
"SeaChange" (1998) playing "Barry Boston" in episode: "House That Jack
Built, The" (episode # 2.6) 8/1/1999
"SeaChange" (1998) playing "Barry" in episode: "Sex, Death and Bridges"
(episode # 1.13) 8/2/1998
"SeaChange" (1998) playing "Barry" in episode: "Love Me or Leave Me"
(episode # 1.11) 7/19/1998
"SeaChange" (1998) playing "Barry Boston" in episode: "To Thine Own Self Be
Relatively True" (episode # 3.12)
"SeaChange" (1998) playing "Barry Boston" in episode: "Love in the Time of
Coleridge" (episode # 3.11)
"State Coroner" (1997) in episode: "Bit of Asthma, A" 8/21/1997
"State Coroner" (1997) playing "Hugh Ferrari" in episode: "Starting with a
Bang" 8/14/1997
"Blue Heelers" (1994) playing "Sgt. Harris" in episode: "Paranoia (Part 2)"
(episode # 2.23) 7/25/1995
"Bligh" (1992) playing "Shamble" in episode: "Slap of the Writ, The" 1992
"All Together Now" (1991) playing "Dr Standish" in episode: "Silent Night"
1991
"G.P." (1988) playing "John"
Michael McPheat
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Wakeley Purple
Classic B/W british flick with more than a running story.
leah
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> Courtesy www.imdb.com
Thanks, Sam.
> Do I win something?
A pair of used SuperNovas and the admiration of someone too lazy to do
their own imdb search.
Sam
woods....
Also, check out www.runnersworld.com on the Daily News. Don Kurtis
apparently asked the same question at www.runmichigan.com and posted the
answers on the Daily News.
I cannot believe "Pre" was not on the list. Whether you liked it or Without
Limits doesn't really matter, it was still a running movie, IMHO.
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