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Budget 16,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 5,700,000 USD
Mariel Hemingway trained for nine months in preparation for her role as an pentathlete in this film. She originally planned to train for about only two to three months, but with delays and postponements to the production of the picture, allowed Hemingway more time to prepare for her role, blowing-out out to about twelve months.
The movie featured several real-life athletes including Jane Frederick (pentathlon), Jodi Anderson (pentathlon), Deby Laplante (hurdles), Pam Spencer (high jump), Maren Seidler (shotput), and Kenny Moore (marathon). All these performances were motion picture debuts.
Both Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert placed the film on their lists of the ten best films of 1982.
The film's writer-director Robert Towne researched the project by hanging out with many track stars of both genders. The original plan was to show runners training for the 1980 Moscow Olympics. When the U.S. boycotted those games, some lines in the script had to be altered.
Robert Towne originally wanted Jack Nicholson for the role of Terry. He politely declined.
"Terry Tingloff: All right, one thing ya gotta understand: I could've been a man's coach. Backfield coach, Oregon State: I had the job, I had the job, I actually had the job. You understand? I had the job. Ah, well. Coach of the year. I was coach of the year last year. You know what that means when you're a womens' coach? Jack shit. I mean I could have coached football. Do you actually think that Chuck Knoll has to worry that Franco Harris is gonna cry 'cause Terry Bradshaw won't talk to him? - Hmm? - Jack Lambert can't play because Mel Blount hurt his feelings, that Lynn Swann is pregnant, that Rocky Bleier forgot his Tampax. Ah, fuck!"
"Tory Skinner: [to Chris] We may be best friends, but every once in a while we fuck each other."
