Chasing a Dream (2009) (TV)

Director:

David Burton Morris

Writers (WGA):

Bryce Zabel (written by) &
Jackie Zabel (written by)

Release Date:

25 April 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Sport

Tagline:

A high school runner tries to run a sub-four minute mile to achieve his dead friend's dream.

Plot:

When his best friend, a championship runner, is killed in a car accident while running home from a party...

Plot Keywords:

Family Relationships | Coming Of Age

Cast

Andrew Lawrence	...	Cameron Stiles
Jake McLaughlin	...	John Van Horn
Treat Williams	...	Gary Stiles
Joanna Going	...	Diane Stiles
Jarrod Bailey	...	Brandon Van Horn
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Julian Alcaraz	...	Pottoff
Christa B. Allen	...	Nikol Schrunk
John Beasley	...	Peter Boscow
Tanner Blaze	...	10 yr old Cam
Devin Brochu
Kevin Elms	...	Tim Schrunk
Shashawnee Hall	...	Andrew Noble
Benjamin Jones	...	Meyer
Kevin Kilner	...	Coach Leo
Ryan Krueger	...	Chris Mcguire
Braeden Lemasters	...	Cam age 12
Anthony Lipe-Ladenheim	...	Runner #68
Joel Polis	...	Dr. Aldicott
Bertrand Roberson Jr.	...	Rabbit
Dylan Sprayberry	...	John
Rachel Style	...	Allie Maltese
Delpano Wills	...	Seneca Keflezi

Also Known As:

Miles from Nowhere (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Larry Levinson Productions

Trivia:

At the end of the movie, the voice-over misquotes the proverb about the antelope and the lion. The speaker substitutes the word "fastest" for "slowest" in the line, "Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest antelope, or it will starve." The full proverb (wording may vary slightly, according to who's telling it) is: "Every morning in Africa, an antelope wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion, or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest antelope, or it will starve. It doesn't matter if you're the lion or the antelope, when the sun comes up you'd better be running."

Chasing A Dream -Run to See this One ***1/2

Larry Levinson, in association with Hallmark Channel, has done it again. He has produced a wonderful film.

When his childhood buddy is killed in a tragic accident due to a mistake that the friend made, the friend resolves to complete the dead youth's task of running a mile within 4 minutes.

Before this tragedy struck, our hero had been on the football team coached by the man who happens to be his father. Treat Williams, as the football coach, plays an unforgettable character in tune with the usual Williams performances-difficult, abrasive, opinionated and a stickler to the rules.

The aim of his son finds him soon in conflict with his father. There is an excellent supporting performance by Kevin Kilner as Coach Leo, who in turn comes into conflict with his fellow colleague Williams over this matter.

Besides being a movie of the human spirit, it is a story of sportsmanship and resolve as well as determination and growing up.

A wonderful family film highly recommended. You have to see how our hero is able to win everyone over including his dead pal's mother.