BRUCE DERN IS INCREDIBLE AS THE RUNNER WHO MAKES HIS COMEBACK IN A MOST DIFFICULT RACE MANY YEARS AFTER HE WAS BANNED FROM RACES. IN THE FOURTH DECADE OF HIS LIFE DERN IS TORTURED BY THE EVENT AND DECIDES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RACE AT ANY COST. IN BETWEEN HE MAKES UP WITH HIS BITTER FATHER AND LONG LOST GIRLFRIEND PLAYED BY SUPER SEXY PAM GRIER. GRIER ASSISTS HIM IN HIS EFFORT AND IS UTTERLY EROTIC IN THIS ROLE. THE FILM IS EXCELLENT WITH LOTS OF MEANING,GUTS,DETERMINATION,DRAMATIC CHANGE OF EMOTIONS AND GRIPPING MUSIC. THIS IS THE UNEDITED VERSION.