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The movie had a limited
release Sept 11, 1998. It never got a full release and was basically
out of the theaters by then end of November 1998. CBS was reported
to have the television rights for 1 year. HBO has been showing the
movie. The movie has been released in DVD and video.
Sutherland was nominated for a Golden Globe award and won the Golden
Satellite Award in his supporting role as Bill Bowerman. Billy Crudup
(lead actor), Conrad Hall (cinematography), Robert Towne (director, co-wirter),
and Kenny Moore (co-writer, executive producer) all received critical acclaim.
Monica Potter (lead actress) has since starred in movies such as
PATCH ADAMS and CON AIR. Time Magazine and the L.A. Times called
WITHOUT LIMITS one of the best 10 movies of 1998. Shawn Levy of the
Oregonian said WITHOUT LIMITS was "unfairly underdistributed" by Warner
Bros.
Conrad Hall wins Academy Award for American Beauty Click here to see my webpage
highlighting the news about Conrad Hall.
Oregonian - Hi-Lo Country ... Western with a noir
twist
Click here to see Shawn's review of Hi-Lo Country which co-stars Billy Crudup. Shawn says ... "Crudup (who played Steve Prefontaine
in the unfairly underdistributed "Without Limits") is a wiry customer
along the lines of the young Montgomery Clift, not as gorgeous, of course,
but at least as credibly naive and earnest. He's a pretty cool cat,
but one of the best things about his performance is that he never seems
to know it.
Donald Suutherland wins Golden Satellite Award (best supporting actor) Click here to go to the International Press Academy page to see the entire lists of candidates and winners.
December 27, 1998 Oregonian - Top movies of 1998
Without Limits - "Great acting by Donald Sutherland highlights the familiar but nevertheless stirring story of Oregon track legend Steve Prefontaine."
Time Magazine - Top 10 movies of 1998 [click here to go to Time Magazine] 1. Saving Private Ryan
Without Limits - "A portrait of the artist as a long-distnace runer. Steve Prefontaine (well played by Billy Crudup) is a knothead, determined to shape his life and race to his own vision. This biography, from director and co-writer Robert Towne, is a sweet, sober meditiation on winning, losing and the enigmas of American maleness."
Golden Globe Nominations - Donald Sutherland nominatied for his performance as Bill Bowerman [click here to see complete list of nominations] Performance for an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture: 1. ROBERT DUVALL, A Civil Action
On Entertainment Tonight Donald Sutherland said that not many people have seen the movie and he is thankful that people on the nominating board remembered it.
Updated Tuesday 12/15/98 Box Office Results - No longer in USA theaters? These numbers below don't add up. I think I'm just finding the estimated weekend results. But it gives an idea of how the movie is doing. In approximate $ thousands ... $80 (week #1 ... Sep 11-13) 5 or
6 theaters
(Note: Even though the movie is not showing on the box office reports ... people are emailing me that the movie is popping up in theaters in various cities around the USA.)
On television? Four recent Warner Bros. pictures — “City of Angels,” “A Perfect Murder,” “The Negotiator” and “Without Limits” — will get their first window on CBS, each playing once within a one-year license term. After that one play, the pictures go back to Turner for approximately a three-year exclusive window.
Friday October 30, 1998 in Runner's World Daily Without Limits release I have been anxiously awaiting the full release of Without Limits since early September. I have searched the entire area for a theater that was showing it, but was unable to find even a theater that expected to get it. I even went so far as to try and find a theater in one of the cities I traveled to that might be showing it, but again no luck. I've visited Warner Brothers' website several times trying to get more information on its release but they don't believe in updating their web pages very often. And amazingly, there is no email address anywhere on their web site for comments. You can post comments on their message boards, but no one seems to read them, since there are already several complaints about the non-release of Without Limits. Warner Brothers gets an "F" in customer service from me. Brian Wright
Friday October 30, 1998 in Runner's World Daily Reader Poll Without Limits has been out for nearly a month now. Have you seen it? Or has it even come to your neighborhood? Out of 1094 responses: 78%
(853 votes) It hasn't shown in my area
October 22, 1998 letter in Runner's World Daily Too early a death Thanks for trying to keep the flame alive for "Without Limits. It came to Ventura, California, but only briefly. I went to see it at a local first-run multiplex early on a Sunday evening. The audience was two -- myself, and an older white-haired gentleman who in the dark on the other side of the theatre could just have well been Bill Bowerman himself for all I knew. It really is a shame that the film will go to video at too early an age. When the track scenes come along, the combination of editing, mixed stock and new footage, music, and a big, big screen, are just plain awesome. And the sampling of Jefferson Airplane's "I Saw You" throughout some of the quieter scenes is a stroke of genius. Crudup is believable as Steve Prefontaine. Sutherland is even better, unbelievable as Bowerman. The late 60's and early 70's really happened. The University of Oregon really happened. And Pre really happened. I was there (going to school in Portland), and "Without Limits" brings it all back. Rob Sawyer
October 20, 1998 in Runner's World Daily Website ... Without Limits spreading Readers have reported that Warner Brothers' Pre biopic "Without Limits" seems to be in general release now. We've heard from Boston, Buffalo, Rochester N.Y., Denver, Maine, Minnesota, and Knoxville, among others. Douglas Kretzmann in Denver reports, "It opened in a plush new moviehouse, but a week later was showing only in a small suburban theatre. When I saw it on Friday night, the audience was me, a high school cross-country team, and a few other folks. It seems to be sinking into an undeserved oblivion." Moral of the story: go see it as soon as you see it listed, because it may not hang around long.
Robert Towne Interview October 4, 1998 A wonderful article by San Diego Union & Tribune. Click here to see the article.
Mary Marckx Interview
An interview in the Eugene Register Guard. Click here to see the article..
Billy Crudup Interview
An interview from Toronto about Billy's potential stardom. Click here to see the article..
Eugene Premiere
The Eugene premiere was a great success! Click here for several pictures and the news articles from the Eugene Register Guard.
Steve Bence Interview
I was interviewd by Don Allison of Cool Running. Click here to see the interview.
Los Angeles Premiere
The L.A. premiere was well-atttended and the movie well-received. Click here to see pictures of some of the celebrities that attended.
Boston Film Festival
BOSTON (Variety) - Actress Holly Hunter and writer-director Robert Towne have been named the recipients of this year's ``Film Excellence Awards'' at the Boston Film Festival. Hunter's latest film, ``Living Out Loud,'' will be shown at the festival, with the presentation preceding the screening. Towne's ``Without Limits,'' about late athlete Steve Prefontaine, will screen in conjunction with his appearance. The 14th annual festival runs Sept. 10-20. Reuters/Variety ... a related article: September 15 ... ROBERT TOWNE AND MASSACHUSETTS’ movie enthusiast Gov. Paul Cellucci met Monday at the Mass. State House after Towne presented the fifth annual Mass. Film Office Screenwriting Competition Grand Prize to Nicole Galland (“The Winter Population”) of Vineyard Haven, Mass. Towne is at Boston’s Film Fest, of course, with his critically acclaimed (directed-screenplayed) “Without Limits.” Towne, who knows whereof he writes, told the group, “If you haven’t tried it, you may not know how truly difficult it is to write a script”
Toronto Film Festival Toronto Film Festival organizers announced that Robert Towne's ''Without Limits'' has been included as one of the festival's gala presentations. The film stars Billy Crudup as legendary middle-distance runner Steve ``Pre'' Prefontaine. The film is both directed and co-written by Towne, who won an Oscar for his screenplay of ``Chinatown''. REUTERS@
A message from Walt Murphy ...
"Without Limits", the second movie about Steve Prefontaine, will finally open in Los Angeles and New York the week of September 8. Press screenings have already begun. As Jeff Atkinson, who worked on the movie, pointed out earlier this year, early attendance figures go a long way in determining the success (or failure) of a movie. If you live in or near L.A. or NY, make an effort to get all your friends to go to an early showing. If you're a coach or an athlete, get your whole team (and their parents) to attend.
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