A middle-aged housewife and mother, after spending a lifetime giving to others, decides to claim a piece for herself and enters the grueling 26-mile Boston Marathon as an obsessive means of self-expression.
Cast
Joanne Woodward
Betty Quinn
John Considine
Larry Quinn
Melissa Newman
Janey Quinn
Mary-Beth Manning
Kathy Quinn
Barnard Hughes
John Matusak
Barbara Meek
Evelyn Parnell
James Houghton
Handsome Man
Linda Peterson
Holly
Chris Anastasio
Mr. Grillo
Reed Harvey
Earl
Tom Kemp
Norman
Nancy Tates
Lois
Annette Miller
Woman with Dog
Frank Dolan
Annoyed Man
Burt Johnson
Punk
Mickey Jones
Punk
Stephan Driscoll
Punk
Michael Currie
Cop Friend
Wendy Sakakeeny
Hostess
John Blood
Starter
Norman Merrill
Young Runner
Joan Tolentino
Woman with Ice
Bill Castellino
Boy with Corvette
David Wilson
Boy with Corvette
Ken Baker
Man with Bandage
Robert J. Colonna
Older Cop
Nancy James
(uncredited)
Mike Young
(uncredited)
Crew
Richard T. Heffron
Director
Marvin A. Gluck
Writer
Gary Griffin
Editor
Ronald M. Lautore
Director of Photography
George Englund
Producer
David Colker
Associate Producer
Susan Shaw
Casting Director
Mary Ellen Winston
Costume Design
Colleen Callaghan
Hairstylist
Robert Philippe
Makeup Artist
Gil Marchant
Supervising Sound Editor
Cabell Smith
Sound Mixer
Eddie Nelson
Sound Mixer
Robert Pettis
Sound Mixer
George Porter
Sound Mixer
Jimmie Haskell
Original Music Composer
Don Galvin
Set Decoration
Jimmy Raitt
Property Master
Charles Bailey
Art Direction