Running on the Sun
by Mel Stuart
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Actor: Adam Bookspan, Angelika Castaneda, Eric Clifton, Jack Denness, Maria De JesusDirector: Mel Stuart
Cinematographer: David E. West
Producer: Mel Stuart
Producer: Christine Z. Wiser
Producer: Kirk Friedman
Producer: Leland Hammerschmitt
Producer: Richard Houghton
Producer: Sean O'Neal
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-07-22
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Rhino Theatrical
Movie Reviews of Running on the Sun
Movie Review: At once heart breaking as well as heart lifting...
Summary: 4 Stars
I thoroughly enjoyed this running documentary. The viewer followers a select group of runners as they traverse 135 miles of the most grueling weather and terrain. Most of us can't even imagine what it would take to not only qualify and train for an event such as this, but to also run in and finish (or not in many cases) something this serious and possibly life threatening. I love to run and usually stick to the marathon and the 50k distance. Those are difficult at times for me, now imagine running 5+ marathons in 120 degree heat in the beginning. Unbelievable.
The runners themselves are captured beautifully. You see them in the beginning as they are excited and pumped, then to them running and they are eager and happy to keep on keeping on. Then you slowly see their attitude change in the slightest of ways. Refusing to do some stuff their crew is asking, or talking less, smiling less. Eventually they begin to alternate between moaning and complaining with smiles and hope. The gruesome part is seeing their feet. Their toenails falling off or turning a putrid brown. One runner had huge marble size blisters that she proceeded to pop on camera as they squirted seemingly forever, over and over again. Another runner was throwing up on camera.
Throughout it all you capture the essence of each runner as they go through the ups and downs of this grueling 135 mile race. You begin to see their true colors and the determination that they have to make it to the finish line, even if all they can do is stumble across the finish line. At times heart breaking, but most often heart lifting, I would recommend this to the running enthusiast.
4 stars.
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