Without Limits

Without Limits is a 1998 biographical film about the friendship between running star Steve Prefontaine and his coach Bill Bowerman, who had co-founded Nike, Inc. Billy Crudup plays Prefontaine and Donald Sutherland plays Bowerman. The film was written and directed by Robert Towne. The film also stars Monica Potter, Jeremy Sisto, Judith Ivey, Matthew Lillard and William Mapother. Without Limits was produced by Tom Cruise (Cruise and Mapother are c... more

Without Limits is a 1998 biographical film about the friendship between running star Steve Prefontaine and his coach Bill Bowerman, who had co-founded Nike, Inc. Billy Crudup plays Prefontaine and Donald Sutherland plays Bowerman. The film was written and directed by Robert Towne. The film also stars Monica Potter, Jeremy Sisto, Judith Ivey, Matthew Lillard and William Mapother. Without Limits was produced by Tom Cruise (Cruise and Mapother are cousins) and Paula Wagner of Cruise/Wagner Productions, and released and distributed by Warner Bros. Cruise originally wanted to play the role of Steve Prefontaine, but it was decided he was too old. Tommy Lee Jones turned down the part of Bill Bowerman. Due to a very low-key promotional campaign, the $25 million film grossed only $777,000 at the box office but received mostly good reviews from major critics. Sutherland received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Without Limits is often compared to Prefontaine, a similar... less