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Prefontaine (film)

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Prefontaine is a 1997 American biographical film chronicling the life of the American long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine and his death at age 24. [1]

45 relations: Amateur Sports Act of 1978, Amy Locane, At the Movies (U.S. TV series), Baker Stadium, Bill Bowerman, Bill Dellinger, Biographical film, Breckin Meyer, Brian McGovern, CBS Interactive, Coos Bay, Oregon, Ed O'Neill, Flixster, Frank Shorter, Gene Siskel, Hayward Field, Hollywood Pictures, Jared Leto, Jeff Galloway, Kurtwood Smith, Lasse Virén, Laurel Holloman, Lindsay Crouse, Long-distance running, Mac Wilkins, Mason Daring, Metacritic, MG Cars, Mobile home, Munich massacre, Oregon Ducks track and field, R. Lee Ermey, Roger Ebert, Rotten Tomatoes, Steve James (producer), Steve Prefontaine, Sundance Film Festival, Tacoma, Washington, University of Oregon, University of Puget Sound, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Without Limits, 1972 Summer Olympics, 1976 Summer Olympics, 5K run.

Amateur Sports Act of 1978

The Amateur Sports Act of 1978, signed by President Jimmy Carter, established the United States Olympic Committee and provides for national governing bodies for each Olympic sport.

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Amy Locane

Amy Rose Locane-Bovenizer (born December 19, 1971) is an American television and film actress known for her role in John Waters' 1990 musical comedy Cry-Baby.

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At the Movies (U.S. TV series)

At the Movies (originally Siskel & Ebert & the Movies, and later At the Movies with Ebert and Roeper) is a movie review television program produced by Disney-ABC Domestic Television in which two film critics share their opinions of newly released films.

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Baker Stadium

Peyton Field at Baker Stadium is a 3,500-seat stadium located on the campus of the University of Puget Sound in the North End of Tacoma, Washington.

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Bill Bowerman

William Jay "Bill" Bowerman (February 19, 1911 – December 24, 1999) was an American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, Inc. Over his career, he trained 31 Olympic athletes, 51 All-Americans, 12 American record-holders, 22 NCAA champions and 16 sub-4 minute milers.

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Bill Dellinger

William "Bill" Solon Dellinger (born March 23, 1934) is a retired American middle-distance runner.

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Biographical film

A biographical film, or biopic (abbreviation for biographical motion picture), is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people.

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Breckin Meyer

Breckin Erin Meyer (born May 7, 1974) is an American actor, voice actor, writer, producer and drummer known for roles in films such as Clueless, Road Trip, Rat Race and the Garfield film series.

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Brian McGovern

Brian McGovern (born 28 April 1980 in Dublin) is a retired Irish footballer.

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CBS Interactive

CBS Interactive Inc. (formerly CBS Digital Media Group) is an American media company and is a division of the CBS Corporation.

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Coos Bay, Oregon

Coos Bay (Coos language: Atsixiis) is a city located in Coos County, Oregon, United States, where the Coos River enters Coos Bay on the Pacific Ocean.

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Ed O'Neill

Edward Leonard O'Neill (born April 12, 1946) is an American actor.

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Flixster

Flixster was an American social movie site for discovering new movies, learning about movies, and meeting others with similar tastes in movies.

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Frank Shorter

Frank Charles Shorter (born October 31, 1947) is an American former long-distance runner who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

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Gene Siskel

Eugene Kal Siskel (January 26, 1946 – February 20, 1999) was an American film critic and journalist for the Chicago Tribune.

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Hayward Field

Hayward Field is a historic track and field stadium in Eugene, Oregon, United States.

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Hollywood Pictures

Hollywood Pictures was an American film production label of The Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company.

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Jared Leto

Jared Joseph Leto (born December 26, 1971) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and director.

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Jeff Galloway

Jeff Galloway (born July 12, 1945 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American Olympian and the author of Galloway's Book on Running. A lifetime runner, Galloway was an All-American collegiate athlete and a member of the 1972 US Olympic Team in the 10,000 meters.

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Kurtwood Smith

Kurtwood Larson Smith (born July 3, 1943) is an American television and film actor.

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Lasse Virén

Lasse Artturi Virén (born 22 July 1949) is a Finnish former long-distance runner, winner of four gold medals at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.

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Laurel Holloman

Laurel Lisa Holloman (born May 23, 1971) is an American painter and actress.

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Lindsay Crouse

Lindsay Ann Crouse (born May 12, 1948) is an American actress.

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Long-distance running

Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least eight kilometres (5 miles).

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Mac Wilkins

Mac Maurice Wilkins (born November 15, 1950) is an American athlete, who competed mainly in the discus throw.

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Mason Daring

Mason K. Daring (born September 21, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American musician and composer of scores for film and television.

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Metacritic

Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of media products: music albums, video games, films, TV shows, and formerly, books.

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MG Cars

MG, the initials of Morris Garages, is a British automotive marque registered by the now defunct MG Car Company Limited,The M.G. Car Company Limited, incorporated 21 July 1930.

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Mobile home

A mobile home (also trailer, trailer home, house trailer, static caravan, residential caravan) is a prefabricated structure, built in a factory on a permanently attached chassis before being transported to site (either by being towed or on a trailer).

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Munich massacre

The Munich massacre was an attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, in which the Palestinian terrorist group Black September took eleven Israeli Olympic team members hostage and killed them along with a German police officer.

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Oregon Ducks track and field

The Oregon Ducks track and field program is the intercollegiate track and field team for the University of Oregon located in the U.S. state of Oregon.

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R. Lee Ermey

Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944 – April 15, 2018) was an American actor, voice artist, and former military drill instructor.

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Roger Ebert

Roger Joseph Ebert (June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author.

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Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television.

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Steve James (producer)

Steve James (born March 8, 1954) is an Oscar-nominated American film producer and director of several documentaries, including Hoop Dreams (1994), Stevie (2002), and Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2016).

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Steve Prefontaine

Steve Roland "Pre" Prefontaine (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) was an American middle and long-distance runner who competed in the 1972 Olympics.

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Sundance Film Festival

The Sundance Film Festival, a program of the Sundance Institute, takes place annually in Park City, Utah.

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Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States.

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University of Oregon

The University of Oregon (also referred to as UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public flagship research university in Eugene, Oregon.

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University of Puget Sound

The University of Puget Sound (commonly referred to as UPS or simply Puget Sound) is a private liberal arts college located in the North End of Tacoma, Washington, in the United States.

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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (originally established as Buena Vista Film Distribution Company, Inc., Buena Vista Distribution Company, Inc. and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.) is an American film distributor owned by The Walt Disney Company.

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Without Limits

Without Limits is a 1998 biographical sports film.

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1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1972), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972.

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1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially called the Games of the XXI Olympiad (French: Les XXIes olympiques d'été), was an international multi-sport event in Montreal, Quebec, in 1976, and the first Olympic Games held in Canada.

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5K run

The 5K run is a long-distance road running competition over a distance of five kilometres (3.107 miles).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefontaine_(film)

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