Running
A story about having the courage to be what you are!
Director
Scenario
Composer
Producer
Bob Cooper
Actors
Michael Douglas
Michael Andropolis
Susan Anspach
Janet
Lawrence Dane
Coach Walker
Eugene Levy
Ritchie Rosenberg
Chuck Shamata
Howard
Philip Akin
Chuck Stone
Trudy Young
Pregnant woman
Murray Westgate
Mr. Finlay
Short description
An Olympic hopeful marathon runner hopes his success will be the answer to his marriage woes and other personal problems.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film shows a Canadian winning first place in the Olympic marathon. However, it is known that the Canadian Olympic team did not win its first gold medal at a home games until the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The first to complete the marathon distance at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal was Waldemar Cierpinski from East Germany.
- During the filming of the movie in New York, Michael Douglas ran nearly 24 kilometers across the Queensboro Bridge and back.
- Michael Douglas trained extensively in preparation for the role. Every morning at half past six, he went for a 20-minute jog, covering about 90 kilometers a week. Additionally, the actor stopped smoking two packs of cigarettes a day and lost nearly 6 kg.
- The film uses footage of the marathon at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
