

01/02/1978
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.

Joanne Woodward
as Betty Quinn

John Considine
as Larry Quinn

Melissa Newman
as Janey Quinn

Mary-Beth Manning
as Kathy Quinn

Barnard Hughes
as John Matusak

Barbara Meek
as Evelyn Parnell

James Houghton
as Handsome Man

Linda Peterson
as Holly

Chris Anastasio
as Mr. Grillo

Reed Harvey
as Earl

Tom Kemp
as Norman

Nancy Tates
as Lois

Annette Miller
as Woman with Dog

Frank Dolan
as Annoyed Man

Burt Johnson
as Punk

Mickey Jones
as Punk

Stephan Driscoll
as Punk

Michael Currie
as Cop Friend

Wendy Sakakeeny
as Hostess

John Blood
as Starter

Norman Merrill
as Young Runner

Joan Tolentino
as Woman with Ice

Bill Castellino
as Boy with Corvette

David Wilson
as Boy with Corvette

Ken Baker
as Man with Bandage

Robert J. Colonna
as Older Cop

Nancy James
as (uncredited)

Mike Young
as (uncredited)
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