Prefontaine (film)

Prefontaine
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Steve James
Written by	Steve James Eugene Corr
Produced by	Mark Doonan Peter Gilbert Jon Lutz Irby Smith
Starring	Jared Leto R. Lee Ermey Ed O'Neill Amy Locane Lindsay Crouse Breckin Meyer Laurel Holloman
Cinematography	Peter Gilbert
Edited by	Peter Frank
Music by	Mason Daring
Production company	Hollywood Pictures
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	January 24, 1997 (1997-01-24)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$8 million
Box office	$589,304

Prefontaine is a 1997 American biographical film chronicling the life of the American long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine and his death at age 24. Jared Leto plays the title character and R. Lee Ermey plays Bill Bowerman. The film was written by Steve James and Eugene Corr, and directed by James. Prefontaine tells the story from the point of view of Bill Dellinger, played by Ed O'Neill, the assistant coach who was with him day-to-day, and Nancy Alleman, the runner's girlfriend at the time of his death.