Miles from Nowhere (1992)
Frank and Cam have been friends all their lives, Cam is on the High School Football team, coached by his dad, Frank is a promising runner, with a dream of completing a sub 4 minute mile and beating his arch rival. Cam persuades Frank to go to a party, when Frank wants to leave and Cam doesn't Frank decides to run home in the dark, with fatal consequences. Devastated by his friend's death and blaming himself, Cam decides to move from football to running with the goal of completing the sub 4 minute mile for his friend. A race against Frank's rival leaves the rival injured after falling off the track. The rival insults Frank and Cam starts a fight which leads to a disciplinary hearing, causing Cam to be banned from the championships. The rival organises another race though, to prove that he is better than Cam. The race is a close thing and Cam comes in a very close second, but in doing so breaks the 4 minute mile dream.
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Rick Schroder as Frank Reilly |
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James Farentino as John Reilly |
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Marlyn Mason as Barbara Reilly |
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Shawn Phelan as Emmett Reilly |
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Melora Hardin as Teresa |
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Tom Schanley as Bill Reilly |
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Kaj-Erik Eriksen as Patrick Reilly |
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Johannah Newmarch as Susan Reilly |
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Tom McBeath as Father Harney |
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Linda Sorensen as Mrs. Ruth Carter |
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Sheila Moore as Mrs. Beaumont |
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Frank C. Turner as Dr. Moranis |
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Simon Webb as Dr. Lang |
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Myriam Sirois as Katherine |
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Tom Heaton as The Dispatcher |
