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| Warner Bros. | Release Date: September 11, 1998 |
Starring:
Billy Burke, Billy Crudup, Dean Norris, Donald Sutherland, Gabriel Olds, Jeremy Sisto, Judith Ivey, Matthew Lillard, Monica Potter, William Mapother
Summary:
The life of renowned runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with legendary coach Bill Bowerman.
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There's a line near the end of Without Limits that's meant to sum up the tragic flaw of the movie's hero: "He insisted on holding himself to a higher standard than victory." The same might be said of the movie itself, which refuses to adhere to the basic success formula of the sports bio-pic -- the familiar arc that moves from early success through character-forming struggle to eventual triumph. [25 Sep 1998, p.D9]
Towne especially excels at the smaller touches that bring such connections to life, whether it's an ear for pop music or a clear familiarity with college girls, circa 1970, or the group of bonsai trees that presumably occupy Bowerman when he isn't measuring feet and molding rubber. His proudly unconventional Without Limits is filled with such souvenirs of the real world.
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For all the drama's canonization of a runner who valued guts over everything else, Without Limits takes no risks. It's just not all that it could be. [11 Sep 1998, p.069]
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