Without Limits

Without Limits
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Towne
Written byRobert Towne
Kenny Moore
Produced byTom Cruise
Paula Wagner
Starring
CinematographyConrad L. Hall
Edited byCharles Ireland
Robert K. Lambert
Claire Simpson
Music byRandy Miller
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • September 11, 1998 (1998-09-11)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million
Box office$780,000[1]

Without Limits is a 1998 American biographical sports film. It is written and directed by Robert Towne and follows the relationship between record-breaking distance runner Steve Prefontaine and his coach Bill Bowerman, who later co-founded Nike, Inc. Billy Crudup plays Prefontaine and Donald Sutherland plays Bowerman. It also stars Monica Potter, Jeremy Sisto, Judith Ivey, Matthew Lillard and William Mapother.

The film was produced by Tom Cruise (Cruise and Mapother are cousins) and Paula Wagner, and released and distributed by Warner Bros. Due to a very low-key promotional campaign, the $25 million film grossed only $777,000 at the box office, even though it received positive reviews from many major critics.[2][3] Sutherland received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film.