Without Limits (1998)
In Without Limits, Billy Crudup plays Olympic athlete Steve Prefontaine, who was a University of Oregon track star in spite of constantly clashing with Bill Bowerman, his track coach (played by Donald Sutherland). The movie shows Prefontaine’s eventual bond with the coach and his relationship with Mary, whom the athlete falls in love with. This sports drama was produced by Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner, and directed by Robert Towne.
Without Limits (1998)
Brian’s Song (1971)
Brian’s Song stars James Caan and Billy Dee Williams as Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers respectively. Piccolo and Sayers were NFL teammates (the Chicago Bears) during the ‘60s. Even in those days, there was racial tension and segregation in professional football, and the film depicts the bond that grew between a white athlete (Piccolo) and a Black athlete (Sayers). Their wives also become friends, and the four’s close bond becomes a sort of symbol of racial harmony during the strained ‘60s. The movie’s screenplay was written by Gale Sayers.
Brian’s Song (1971)
