Re: t-and-f: GOOD track field movies/books?
Yeah, but does anyone remember the name of the movie? I think Timothy Bottoms was the actor. Something like The Last Mile or the The Lonely Mile? On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 14:59:26 -0700 (PDT) John Schiefer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John Baker was a member of the Duke City Dashers. Actually, many runners were a member of that team back in Alb. Chip Smith, Glenn Morgan, Simon Guitierrez, Schiefer, etc. Schiefer __ Yahoo! - We Remember 9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000 lives lost http://dir.remember.yahoo.com/tribute
Re: t-and-f: GOOD track field movies/books?
A Shining Season. malmo Yeah, but does anyone remember the name of the movie? I think Timothy Bottoms was the actor. Something like The Last Mile or the The Lonely Mile? On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 14:59:26 -0700 (PDT) John Schiefer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John Baker was a member of the Duke City Dashers. Actually, many runners were a member of that team back in Alb. Chip Smith, Glenn Morgan, Simon Guitierrez, Schiefer, etc. Schiefer __ Yahoo! - We Remember 9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000 lives lost http://dir.remember.yahoo.com/tribute
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Oops. Ignore my last e-mail...thanks for the answer. On Fri, 13 Sep 2002 11:34:29 -0600 H. Michael Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The movie A Shining Season came 18 years after a Brigham University Movie based on the life of Univ. of New Mexico runner John Baker, which was entitled John Baker's Last Race (1970). http://www.buyindies.com/listings/T/M/BYUX-TM014.html Mike
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Another good movie was Four Minute Mile. See http://us.imdb.com/Title?0095171 for more information. There was even a querky Cerutty character in this production. Much better was Roger Bannister's own book, The Four Minute Mile. Go to amazon.com for a description. bob
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Thanks for all the help I got in remembering the name of the novel/movie The Games. I noticed that most responders agreed that it was pretty bad, both in written and film form, which got me curious -- can anyone think of any truly good track field movies or books? wasn't there a movie about a convict who runs a sub 4-minute mile time- trial in jail, and then throws his spikes over the fence (i.e. the freedom side) as the final scene? I think it was the late 70's-early 80's? How can we forget Golden Girl with Susan Anton... the first person to triple in the sprints.. 100-200-400? Marion, are you out there? JL
t-and-f: GOOD track field movies/books?
Thanks for all the help I got in remembering the name of the novel/movie The Games. I noticed that most responders agreed that it was pretty bad, both in written and film form, which got me curious -- can anyone think of any truly good track field movies or books? I haven't read/seen that many. Of course, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner was good, but it wasn't really specifically about our sport. I thought both Prefontaine movies were pretty bad, although the first one was wretchedly worse. I saw Personal Best in high school, and thought the scenes of the athletes smoking pot was bizarre. Maybe I'm naive, but I certainly never would have toked up while I was a competitive athlete -- aside from drug tests, I was afraid of damaging my lungs. Frankly, I think one of the better ones I've seen was Running Brave -- which is not to say it was a good movie, just better than the others I've seen. I think I just like that great re-creation of the final lap of Mills' 10K -- although I did bust out laughing when I saw the American football markings on the infield. Not too much gridiron played in Tokyo, last I checked. -- Lee Nichols Assistant News Editor The Austin Chronicle 512/454-5766, ext. 138 fax 512/458-6910 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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This is too obvious, but Chariots of Fire. And there was the javlin throw in Revenge of the Nerds. Can't forget that. -Original Message- From: FJ LEE [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 1:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: t-and-f: GOOD track field movies/books? Thanks for all the help I got in remembering the name of the novel/movie The Games. I noticed that most responders agreed that it was pretty bad, both in written and film form, which got me curious -- can anyone think of any truly good track field movies or books? wasn't there a movie about a convict who runs a sub 4-minute mile time- trial in jail, and then throws his spikes over the fence (i.e. the freedom side) as the final scene? I think it was the late 70's-early 80's? How can we forget Golden Girl with Susan Anton... the first person to triple in the sprints.. 100-200-400? Marion, are you out there? JL
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In a message dated Wed, 11 Sep 2002 1:36:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, FJ LEE [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks for all the help I got in remembering the name of the novel/movie The Games. I noticed that most responders agreed that it was pretty bad, both in written and film form, which got me curious -- can anyone think of any truly good track field movies or books? wasn't there a movie about a convict who runs a sub 4-minute mile time- trial in jail, and then throws his spikes over the fence (i.e. the freedom side) as the final scene? I think it was the late 70's-early 80's? How can we forget Golden Girl with Susan Anton... the first person to triple in the sprints.. 100-200-400? Marion, are you out there? JL That was the Jericho Mile. A.C.
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I read Once a Runner every year to start the season. Chariots of Fire is an obvious choice for pretty good. I too enjoy Running Brave. Another sleeper would be The Jericho Mile about a prison runner. M. Ward
RE: t-and-f: GOOD track field movies/books?
wasn't there a movie about a convict who runs a sub 4-minute mile time-trial in jail, and then throws his spikes over the fence (i.e. the freedom side) as the final scene? I think it was the late 70's-early 80's? The Jericho Mile RC
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Jericho Mile-1979. Strauss starred-Mann directed-pre Heat, Thief, Manhunter(the first Hannibal Lector movie) and of course Miami Vice. Great movie. The strains of Sympathy to the Devil can easily get you out the door. Book-Once A Runner-the 400 repeats work-out is a classic. The Olympian is better written but not as good if you are a runner. Regards, Martin FJ LEE wrote: Thanks for all the help I got in remembering the name of the novel/movie The Games. I noticed that most responders agreed that it was pretty bad, both in written and film form, which got me curious -- can anyone think of any truly good track field movies or books? wasn't there a movie about a convict who runs a sub 4-minute mile time- trial in jail, and then throws his spikes over the fence (i.e. the freedom side) as the final scene? I think it was the late 70's-early 80's? How can we forget Golden Girl with Susan Anton... the first person to triple in the sprints.. 100-200-400? Marion, are you out there? JL
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Wasn't there another made-for-TV movie about a college-aged distance runner stricken with cancer who eventually died? I thought it was fact-based. I could be way off on the circa, but I thought it came out around The Jericho Mile. Martin J. Dixon wrote: Jericho Mile-1979. Strauss starred-Mann directed-pre Heat, Thief, Manhunter(the first Hannibal Lector movie) and of course Miami Vice. Great movie. The strains of Sympathy to the Devil can easily get you out the door. Book-Once A Runner-the 400 repeats work-out is a classic. The Olympian is better written but not as good if you are a runner. Regards, Martin FJ LEE wrote: Thanks for all the help I got in remembering the name of the novel/movie The Games. I noticed that most responders agreed that it was pretty bad, both in written and film form, which got me curious -- can anyone think of any truly good track field movies or books? wasn't there a movie about a convict who runs a sub 4-minute mile time- trial in jail, and then throws his spikes over the fence (i.e. the freedom side) as the final scene? I think it was the late 70's-early 80's? How can we forget Golden Girl with Susan Anton... the first person to triple in the sprints.. 100-200-400? Marion, are you out there? JL
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If you want to browse through all the running books and movies I have compiled, here's the link on Run-Down: http://run-down.com/index.php?cat_id=592 Click on Details for any you are interested in and it will show you Amazon user reviews (just added yesterday) and other somewhat pertinent info. Dan --- Lee Nichols [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for all the help I got in remembering the name of the novel/movie The Games. I noticed that most responders agreed that it was pretty bad, both in written and film form, which got me curious -- can anyone think of any truly good track field movies or books? = http://AccountBiller.com - MyCalendar, D-Man, ReSearch, etc. http://Run-Down.com - 10,000 Running Links, Fantasy TF @o Dan Kaplan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] |\/ ^- ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) _/ \ \/\ (503)370-9969 phone/fax / / __ Yahoo! - We Remember 9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000 lives lost http://dir.remember.yahoo.com/tribute
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My quick reviews . . . Books: Once a Runner - Fantastic Running with the Buffalos - Interesting Pre! - Great Forgot the title - But a really good book about Olympic marathoner Buddy Elden (I know that is not the proper name, but something like that) Carl Lewis's book - diary of the year leading up to the Olympic games - not a bad read. Movies: Running Brave - Good Without Limits - The slow-motion racing scenes are excellent! (I especially like the scene where Pre's foot is hurt after the hand-stand scene, he is running in slow-motion and the only sound is the pounding of his foot, then the scene speeds up as he crosses the finish line - great scene) Jericho Mile - ok Endurance - Boring!!! With the exception of the Olympic scene. Across the Tracks - Brad Pitt and Ricky Shroeder as brothers who run the 800 meters - I love this movie. Prefontaine - So BAD Just awful!! (Took the original documentary and re-made it with bad actors, the guy playing Bowerman was a joke! Truly bad cinema!) And that is my two-cents . . . Matt Stohl _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
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If I am not mistaken, the movie that you remember is about a University of New Mexico miler by the name of Baker. John Mike Prizy wrote: Wasn't there another made-for-TV movie about a college-aged distance runner stricken with cancer who eventually died? I thought it was fact-based. I could be way off on the circa, but I thought it came out around The Jericho Mile. Martin J. Dixon wrote: Jericho Mile-1979. Strauss starred-Mann directed-pre Heat, Thief, Manhunter(the first Hannibal Lector movie) and of course Miami Vice. Great movie. The strains of Sympathy to the Devil can easily get you out the door. Book-Once A Runner-the 400 repeats work-out is a classic. The Olympian is better written but not as good if you are a runner. Regards, Martin FJ LEE wrote: Thanks for all the help I got in remembering the name of the novel/movie The Games. I noticed that most responders agreed that it was pretty bad, both in written and film form, which got me curious -- can anyone think of any truly good track field movies or books? wasn't there a movie about a convict who runs a sub 4-minute mile time- trial in jail, and then throws his spikes over the fence (i.e. the freedom side) as the final scene? I think it was the late 70's-early 80's? How can we forget Golden Girl with Susan Anton... the first person to triple in the sprints.. 100-200-400? Marion, are you out there? JL
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I think you are refering to the movie about John Baker. I don't remember the movie title, but it was based on the true story of UNM runner John Baker and his battle with cancer. Matt Stohl From: Mike Prizy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Mike Prizy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Martin J. Dixon [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: FJ LEE [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: t-and-f: GOOD track field movies/books? Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 13:23:25 -0500 Wasn't there another made-for-TV movie about a college-aged distance runner stricken with cancer who eventually died? I thought it was fact-based. I could be way off on the circa, but I thought it came out around The Jericho Mile. Martin J. Dixon wrote: Jericho Mile-1979. Strauss starred-Mann directed-pre Heat, Thief, Manhunter(the first Hannibal Lector movie) and of course Miami Vice. Great movie. The strains of Sympathy to the Devil can easily get you out the door. Book-Once A Runner-the 400 repeats work-out is a classic. The Olympian is better written but not as good if you are a runner. Regards, Martin FJ LEE wrote: Thanks for all the help I got in remembering the name of the novel/movie The Games. I noticed that most responders agreed that it was pretty bad, both in written and film form, which got me curious -- can anyone think of any truly good track field movies or books? wasn't there a movie about a convict who runs a sub 4-minute mile time- trial in jail, and then throws his spikes over the fence (i.e. the freedom side) as the final scene? I think it was the late 70's-early 80's? How can we forget Golden Girl with Susan Anton... the first person to triple in the sprints.. 100-200-400? Marion, are you out there? JL _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
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Mike Prizy wrote: Wasn't there another made-for-TV movie about a college-aged distance runner stricken with cancer who eventually died? I thought it was fact-based. I could be way off on the circa, but I thought it came out around The Jericho Mile. Martin J. Dixon wrote: Could this be The Shining Season? It played on HBO in '88. The only actor I can name is Ed Begley, Jr, who played the main character's friend and teammate. It was set in Albuquerque, if I recall correctly. The main character was just out of college, and coached a youth team, the Dashers, with Ed B's assistance. He dies of cancer in the end, just as the team achieves its great triumph. It's a rather sappy movie, I think. Or maybe I just remember it that way because I saw it about 5 times while on maternity leave. Jennifer -- Pacem en teris, mir, shanti, salaam, hey wah
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Well duh, I guess if I had been thinking when I wrote my original post, Chariots of Fire would have been obvious. (Although, quite frankly, I thought it was a little boring. Nicely shot, though -- I've seen pictures of those Olys, and they recreated the scene pretty faithfully, down to the font of the runners' numbers.) Endurance - Boring!!! With the exception of the Olympic scene. I forgot about Endurance, which is funny, because I wrote an article about it when it came out: http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/vol18/issue40/screens.endurance.html. You're right, it was a pretty boring documentary (and actually, I was thinking more of dramatic and fiction works than documentaries when I asked the initial question). Feel free to brutally critique my writing -- as if this group needed any encouragment. :-) -- Lee Nichols Assistant News Editor The Austin Chronicle 512/454-5766, ext. 138 fax 512/458-6910 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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John Baker was a member of the Duke City Dashers. Actually, many runners were a member of that team back in Alb. Chip Smith, Glenn Morgan, Simon Guitierrez, Schiefer, etc. Schiefer __ Yahoo! - We Remember 9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000 lives lost http://dir.remember.yahoo.com/tribute
