What was the name of the movie made in the 70's with Michael Douglass? He was trying to make the Olympic Marathon Team. Anybody have a copy I could purchase?
What was the name of the movie made in the 70's with Michael Douglass? He was trying to make the Olympic Marathon Team. Anybody have a copy I could purchase?
It was called "Running." It came out in 1979. I just checked amazon.com, but it's currently out of stock there.
I remember seeing some TV show where they were promoting the movie, and they had an actual race (like a mile or so) between Michael Douglas and some patsy. They cut to commercial, and the announcer said "we'll be right back with more marathon!" I cringed at that. In hindsight, this was during the runnning boom, so they should've known the difference between a mile race and a marathon.
I remember reading that Michael Douglas ran 9 miles a day preparing for the role. They did have a few runners in the movie that looked like actual marathoners.
I recall the end of one of the marathons, there are about 20 guys sprinting for the line. Chuckle worthy.
That movie was fantastically bad. I had just started running when it came out, and a bunch from our team went to see it. If I recall correctly, he's out for a run the day before the Olympic Marathon and spots a big hill and sprints up it. My friends and I were like, "We don't know much about running, but we're pretty sure that's not what you do." I also remember thinking, "Shouldn't these guys all be a lot skinnier?"
Early on, doesn't he run to work in street clothes, wearing his tie as a headband?
It might be the worst dramatized running movie ever made
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That movie was fantastically bad. I had just started running when it came out, and a bunch from our team went to see it. If I recall correctly, he's out for a run the day before the Olympic Marathon and spots a big hill and sprints up it. My friends and I were like, "We don't know much about running, but we're pretty sure that's not what you do." I also remember thinking, "Shouldn't these guys all be a lot skinnier?"
Early on, doesn't he run to work in street clothes, wearing his tie as a headband?
He wears slacks, a white shirt, a tie around his head, and a pair of sweet Oregon waffles.
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