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20 BoXflKKU'K Continued from page 19 123. LEAVE IT TO BEAVER. Christopher Macdonald, Janine Turner (Universal) 124. LEO TOLSTOY'S ANNA KARENINA. Sophie Marceau (Warner) 125. LIAR LIAR. Jim Carrey (Universal) 1 26. A LIFE LESS ORDINARY. Cameron Diaz, Ewan McGregor (Fox) 127. LOST HIGHWAY. Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette (October) 128. THE LOST WORLD. Jeff Coldblum, Julianne Moore (Universal) 129. LOVE JONES. Larenz Tate, Nia Long (New Line) 130. LOVE SERENADE. Miranda Otto, Rebecca Frith, George Shevtsov (Miramax) 131. LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! Jason Alexander, John Glover (Fine Line) 132. MAD CITY. Dustin Hoffman, John Travolta, Mia Kirshner (Warner) 133. THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO LIT- TLE. Bill Murray, Joanne Whalley (Warner) 134. MASTERMINDS. Patrick Stewart, Vincent Kartheiser (Triumph) 135. THE MATCHMAKER. Janeane Garofalo, Denis Leary (Gramercy) 136. MA VIE EN ROSE. Michele Laroque (Sony Classics) 137. MCHALE'S NAVY. Tom Arnold, Tim Curry (Universal) 138. MEET WALLY SPARKS. Rodney Dangerfield (Trimark) 139. MEN IN BLACK. Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith (Columbia) 140. METRO. Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport (Buena Vista) 141. MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL. John Cusack, Kevin Spacey, Jude Law (Warner) 142. MIMIC. Mira Sorvino (Miramax) 143. MONEY TALKS. Charlie Sheen, Chris Tucker (New Line) 144. MOST WANTED. Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jon Voight (New Line) 145. MOTHER AND WHORE. Jean- Pierre Leaud. (Artificial Eye) 146. MOUSEHUNT. Nathan Lane, Lee Evans. (DreamWorks) 147. MR. MAGOO. Leslie Nielsen, Kelly Lynch (Buena Vista) 148. MRS. BROWN. Judi Dench, Billy Connolly (Miramax) 149. MURDER AT 1600. Wesley Snipes, Diane Lane (Warner) 150. MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING. Julia Roberts, Rupert Everett (TriStar) 151. THE MYTH OF FINGERPRINTS. BIythe Danner (Sony Classics) 152. NAPOLEAN. Jamie Craft (MGM/Goldwyn) 1 53. NICK AND JANE. Dana Wheeler- Nicholson (CFP/Avalance) 1 54. NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN. Andy Garcia, Richard Dreyfuss (Paramount) 155. NOTHING TO LOSE. Tim Robbins, Martin Lawrence (Buena Vista) 156. NUEBA YOL 3. Luisito Marti (New Line) 157. OFFICE KILLER. Carol Kane, Jeanne Tripplehorn (Strand) 158. 187. Samuel L. Jackson (Warner) 159. ONE NIGHT STAND. Wesley Snipes, Natassja Kinski (New Line) 160. OPERATION CONDOR. Jackie Chan (Miramax) 161. OSCAR & LUCINDA. Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchette (Fox Searchlight) 1 62. OUT TO SEA. Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Brent Spiner (Fox) 1 63. PAPERBACK ROMANCE. Anthony LaPaglia, Cia Carides (Goldwyn) 164. PARADISE ROAD. Glenn Close, Frances McDormand (Fox Searchlight) 165. THE PEACEMAKER. George Clooney, Nicole Kidman (DreamWorks) 1 66. THE PEST. John Leguizamo, Jeffrey Jones (TriStar) 167. PICTURE PERFECT. Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Bacon, Jay Mohr (Fox) 168. THE PILLOW BOOK. Vivian Wu, Ewan McGregor (CFP) 169. PIPPI LONGSTOCKING. Voices: Melissa Altro, Catherine O'Hara (Legacy) 170. PLAYING GOD. David Duchovny, Angelina Joiie (Buena Vista) 171. PONETTE. Victorie Thivisol (Arrow) 172. THE POSTMAN. Kevin Costner, Olivia Williams (Warner) 173. PREFONTAINE.Jared Leto (Buena Vista) 174. PRISONER OF THE MOUN- TAINS. Gleg Menshikov (Orion Classics) 175. PRIVATE PARTS. Howard Stern, Mary McCormack (Paramount) 1 76. THE QUIET ROOM. Chloe Ferguson (Fine Line) 177. THE RAINMAKER. Matt Damon, Jon Voight, Claire Danes (Paramount) 178. RED CORNER. Richard Gere, Bai Ling(MGM) 179. THE RELIC. Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore (Paramount) 180. RHYME AND REASON. Dir: Peter Spirer (Miramax) 181. ROCKETMAN. Harland Williams (Buena Vista) 182. ROMY AND MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION. Lisa Kudrow, Mira Sorvino (Buena Vista) 183. ROSEWOOD. Jon Voight, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle (Warner) 184. ROUGH MAGIC. Bridget Fonda, Russell Crowe (Goldwyn) 185. THE SAINT. Val Kilmer, Elizabeth Shue (Paramount) 186. SCREAM 2. Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox (Miramax) 187. THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK. Jamie Williams, Bill Campbell (TriStar) 188. SELENA. Jennifer Lopez (Warner) 189. SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET. Brad Pitt, David Thewlis (TriStar) 1 90. SHADOW CONSPIRACY. Charlie Sheen, Donald Sutherland (Buena Vista) 191. SHALL WE DANCE? Koji Yasuyo (Miramax) 192. SHE'S SO LOVELY. Sean Penn, Robin Wright Penn (Miramax) 1 93. SHILOH. Michael Moriarty (Legacy) 194. A SIMPLE WISH. Mara Wilson, Martin Short, Kathleen Turner (Universal) 195. THE 6TH MAN. Marlon Wayans (Buena Vista) 196. SLAVES TO THE UNDER- GROUND. Molly Gross (First Look) 197. A SMILE LIKE YOURS. Greg KInnear, Lauren Holly (Paramount) 198. SMILLA'S SENSE OF SNOW. Julia Ormond, Gabriel Byrne (Fox Searchlight) 199. SOUL FOOD. Vanessa L. Williams, Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long (Fox) 200. SPAWN. Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo (New Line) 201 . SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL. Sandra Bullock, Jason Patric (Fox) 202. SPRUNG. Rusty Cundieff (Trimark) 203. STAR MAPS. Douglas Spain (Fox Searchlight) 204. STARSHIP TROOPERS. Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Jake Busey (TriStar) 205. STEEL. Shaquille O'Neal (Warner) 206.SUBURBIA. Giovanni Ribisi, Steve Zahn, Parker Posey (Sony Classics) 207. SUNDAY. David Suchet (CFP) 208. THE SWAN PRINCESS II. Voice: Michelle Nicastro (Legacy) 209. THE SWEET HEREAFTER. Ian Holm (Fine Line) 210. SWITCHBACK. Dennis Quaid, Danny Glover, Jared Leto (Paramount) 211. TANGO LESSON. Sally Potter (Sony Classics) 212. TELLING LIES IN AMERICA. Kevin Bacon, Brad Renfro (Banner) 213. TEMPTRESS MOON. Leslie Cheung, Gong Li (Miramax) 21 4. THAT DARN CAT. Christina Ricci, Doug E. Doug (Buena Vista) 215. THAT OLD FEELING. Bette Midler, Dennis Farina (Universal) 216. THIS WORLD, THEN THE FIRE- WORKS. Billy Zane (Orion Classics) 217. A THOUSAND ACRES. Jessica Lange, Michelle Pfeiffer (Buena Vista) 218. 'TIL THERE WAS YOU. Jeanne Tripplehorn (Paramount) 219. TITANIC. Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane (Paramount) 220. TOMORROW NEVER DIES. Pierce Brosnan, Michelle Yeoh (UA) 221 . TOUCH. Bridget Fonda (MGM) 222. TRAVELLER. Bill Paxton, Julianna Margulies, Mark Wahlberg (October) 223. TRIAL AND ERROR. Michael Richards, Jeff Daniels (New Line) 224. TURBO: POWER RANGERS. Jason David Frank (Fox) 225. TURBULENCE. Ray Liotta (MGM) 226. ULEE'S COLD. Peter Fonda (Orion) 227. U-TURN. Jennifer Lopez, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Billy Bob Thornton (TriStar) 228. THE VAN. Colm Meaney (Fox Searchlight) 229. VEGAS VACATION. Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo (Warner) 230. VOLCANO. Tommy Lee Jones (Fox) 231. WARRIORS OF VIRTUE. Angus MacFadyen (MGM) 232. WASHINGTON SQUARE. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ben Chaplin (Buena Vista) 233. WELCOME TO SARAJEVO. Stephen Dillane, Woody Harrelson (Miramax) 234. WHEN THE CAT'S AWAY. Garance Clavel (Sony Classics) 235. WILD AMERICA. Jonathan Taylor Thomas (Warner) 236. THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. Terry Jones (Columbia) 237. WINGS OF THE DOVE. Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roach (Miramax) 238. WINTER GUEST. Emma Thompson, Phyllida Law (Fine Line) 239. WISHMASTER. Tammy Lauren (Live) 240. YEAR OF THE HORSE. Neil Young. Dir: Jim Jarmusch (October) 241. 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February, 1998 21 Sneak Preview ^^^^ BACK ON TRACK Screenwriting Legend Robert Towne Returns to the Director's Chairfor ^*Without Limits'' by Wade Major TRACK MEETING: Billy Crudup plays legendary track star Steve Prefontaine for director Robert Towne in 'Without Limits.' With the scripts for such legendary and classic films as "Chinatown," "The Last Detail," "Shampoo" and "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan" to his credit, Robert Towne has no shortage of accomplishments of which to be proud. On this day, however, it is a remarkable bit of directorial prowess that has him beaming. He fast forwards a videotaped dupe of his latest film, "Without Limits," based on the life offamed distance runner Steve Prefontaine, to the climactic 5,000-meter race at the 1972 Munich Olympics. As the race nears its final stages, Towne calls out the cuts, which alternate seamlessly between actual 35mm footage of the race and his own recreation of the event. 'That's Steve. That's Billy. And that's Steve. Now, that's Billy." Billy, in this case, is Billy Cmdup, a previously little known Broadway star hand-picked by Towne to incarnate one of the most admired and beloved athletes of all time. So flawless is Cmdup's mimicry of Prefontaine's unmistakable running style, and so meticulous is Towne's staging of the race, that most audiences will likely never recognize the juxtaposition. "Because Disney wouldn't let us use ABC's coverage, we were stuck for footage of the race," he explains. "But then we found, in the vault at Wamer Bros., outtakes from [the 1972 Olympics documentary] 'Visions of Eight.' Among them we found two sections that were never done, and one of those was of that 5,000- meter race. So we were very lucky because we found perfect, unexposed 35mm film of that race that had never been put into any other film. The result is that you have full shots of Munich stadium and shots of Steve waist-high that cut to Billy and back, and you can't tell the difference." Towne's perfectionism as both a screenwriter and a director is legendary, despite his infiiequent efforts from behind the camera. "Without Limits," in fact, marks only his third outing as a director after 1982's "Personal Besf ' and 1988's 'Tequila Sunrise." By his own admission, "Without Limits" is closer to Towne's heart than either of his previous films, the culmination of a journey that began some 20 years ago when Kenny Moore, a friend of the late Prefontaine and a champion runner in his own right, approached Towne about filming Steve's story. Preoccupied with another project, Towne let the idea lapse until he and Moore met again three years later on the set of Towne's track-andfield themed "Personal Best." As Towne's and Moore's friendship matured, the film that would emerge two decades later began to take shqje. Known as simply "Pre" to his friends and fans, Steve Prefontaine would have been an anomaly in any sport. His mercurial personality, spirited arrogance and dazzling style had made him a rising star even before he accepted the njtelage of legendary University of Oregon coach Bill Bowerman, played in the film by Donald Sutherland. Equally as passionate off the track. Pre also became one of the first and most vocal opponents of the now defunct Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), challenging what he considered its questionable methods and shady ethics at a time when the organization was thought respectable. But Prefontaine would never hve to see his prime or the AAU'sdemise. Just one year prior to the start of the 1976 Montreal Olympics, at which he was expected to take the gold medal that had eluded him in Munich, Steve Prefontaine was killed in an automobile accident. "If he had won the big race and if he'd gotten the girl and if he'd *'Ifhe had won the big race and if he 'd gotten the girl and if he'd survived, it wouldn 't be a story worth telling. He was a tragic hero... his reach always exceeded his grasp. " survived," reflects Towne, "it wouldn't be a story worth telling. He was a tragic hero, really, in the sense that his reach always exceeded his grasp. That's the thing people loved most about him. Unlike most distance runners, he wasn't introspective, he was not shy. He let it all hang out. He let them see the pain that he was in and the effort he was making. And he hit them with the incandescence of a rock star." Key to the success of "Without Limits," says Towne, was the close involvement of both Bowerman and Prefontaine's then girlfriend, Mary Marckx, both of whom cooperated closely with Towne and the film's producers to help lend the film the greatest possible sense of authenticity. Mary provided Towne with more than 200 personal letters from Steve while Bowerman, who would later found the athletic-wear gjant Nike based on his homemade running shoe designs, went so far as to volunteer his home as a shooting location. "If Bill had not lived and been so conspicuously the giant that he is," says Towne, "Steve's legend would not have survived. Bill was ready to keep it alive. And that goes to the heart of this movie. It's nsally about the relationship between these two men." Nor does Towne shy from sharing the glory with Crudup, whom he graciously credits with literally bringing Steve's legend to life. "I'd heard that Billy had been on Broadway in a play called 'Arcadia,' and that he'd won Best Newcomer of the Year, although that meant nodiing to me because I hadn't seen him. So I went to the Regency to meet him on this crowded Sunday morning. And when 1 finally saw him, in this chair, leaning up against a wall, he just waved. There was something so sweetly arrogant about him watching me try to find him, that in that moment I said, 'You're cast'" Summing up the essence of the film's message, Towne defers to a Une fk)m the film in which Sutherland says that there is "more honor in outrunning a man than killing him." Says Towne, "I beUeve that's what the Olympics are about. I believe that sport, at its best, is the development of a ritual with very specific rules that allow men to take out their hostiUty, their anger, their aggression by celebrating their respective skills and not by doing physical harm to one another. I don't know a better thing to do." "Without Limits. " HH Starring Billy Crudup and Donald Sutherland Directed by Robert Towne. Written by Robert Towne and Kenny Moore. Produced by Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner. A Wamer release. Opens March 27.
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