Chambers Productions has released the Collector’s Edition DVD of Fire on the Track: The Steve Prefontaine Story which boasts three and a half hours of bonus behind-the-scenes interviews with insiders including Bill Bowerman, Phil Knight and many more. The two-disc DVD featuring the original 1995 documentary – winner of the 1996 New York Festival World Silver Medal.
“The bonus features on the Collector’s Edition Fire on the Track DVD add a new dimension to the documentary and a more complete picture of Pre,” says Executive Producer Scott Chambers. The new DVD includes interviews with Prefontaine’s coaches, friends, fans and competitors, as well as a history of Hayward Field and a segment on Pre’s Trail featuring Geoff Hughes, chairman of the Prefontaine Trail Restoration Committee.
"Pre" embodied the spirit
of athletic excellence. He had a belief in self and
sports that trancended all but the outer reaches of human
speed and endurance. A runner and a rebel, Pre never gave
in to anything or anybody. As a freshman he appeared on
the cover of Sports Illustrated, which hailed him as
"America's Distance Prodigy". By the time he
died in a tragic auto accident at age 24, Pre held all
seven American records between 2,000 and 10,000 meters.
Off track he fought relentlessly for the rights of amateur
athletes to prosper from their sacrifices...