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
