Miles from Nowhere

Miles from Nowhere

Drama | Jan. 7, 1992

Frank and Cam have been friends all their lives, Cam is on the High School Football team, coached by his dad, Frank is a promising runner, with a dream of completing a sub 4 minute mile and beating his arch rival. Cam persuades Frank to go to a party, when Frank wants to leave and Cam doesn't Frank decides to run home in the dark, with fatal consequences. Devastated by his friend's death and blaming himself, Cam decides to move from football to running with the goal of completing the sub 4 minute mile for his friend. A race against Frank's rival leaves the rival injured after falling off the track. The rival insults Frank and Cam starts a fight which leads to a disciplinary hearing, causing Cam to be banned from the championships. The rival organises another race though, to prove that he is better than Cam. The race is a close thing and Cam comes in a very close second, but in doing so breaks the 4 minute mile dream.

Miles from Nowhere

Drama | Jan. 7, 1992

Miles from Nowhere
Frank and Cam have been friends all their lives, Cam is on the High School Football team, coached by his dad, Frank is a promising runner, with a dream of completing a sub 4 minute mile and beating his arch rival. Cam persuades Frank to go to a party, when Frank wants to leave and Cam doesn't Frank decides to run home in the dark, with fatal consequences. Devastated by his friend's death and blaming himself, Cam decides to move from football to running with the goal of completing the sub 4 minute mile for his friend. A race against Frank's rival leaves the rival injured after falling off the track. The rival insults Frank and Cam starts a fight which leads to a disciplinary hearing, causing Cam to be banned from the championships. The rival organises another race though, to prove that he is better than Cam. The race is a close thing and Cam comes in a very close second, but in doing so breaks the 4 minute mile dream.
IMDb rating 6.5
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Original title Miles from Nowhere
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Cast

Ricky Schroder

as Frank Reilly

James Farentino

as John Reilly

Marlyn Mason

as Barbara Reilly

Shawn Phelan

as Emmett Reilly

Melora Hardin

as Teresa

Tom Schanley

as Bill Reilly

Kaj-Erik Eriksen

as Patrick Reilly

Johannah Newmarch

as Susan Reilly

Tom McBeath

as Father Harney

Linda Sorensen

as Mrs. Ruth Carter

Sheila Moore

as Mrs. Beaumont

Frank C. Turner

as Dr. Moranis

Simon Webb

as Dr. Lang

Myriam Sirois

as Katherine

Tom Heaton

as The Dispatcher