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Born to Run (1997)

1997-05-25 · EN
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A drama about love, money and marathon running.

Byron Flitch is not enjoying his anniversary party. Instead of making him a partner in their classic car business, his father Burke has demanded he work harder. His mistress Judith could arrive to gate crash the celebrations at any moment and to top things off midway through the line 'I'm going to live forever' from his karaoke Fame rendition, Burke keels over with a heart attack. Amidst this chaos, Burke's wife Lili sees a chance to make her escape and ducks out of the party to leave for an impromptu holiday in Tenerife. When she returns, she is a changed woman and intent on taking up marathon running. With Burke critically ill and Lili off guard, the rest of the family squabble for control of the business.

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Jean StewartDirectorDebbie HorsfieldWriter

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Billie WhitelawBillie WhitelawLili FlitchKeith AllenKeith AllenByron FlitchTerence RigbyTerence RigbyBurke FlitchMarian McLoughlinMarian McLoughlinBron FlitchLinda HenryLinda HenryJudithCrissy RockCrissy RockEdnaMary Jo RandleMary Jo RandleTheresaJohn McArdleJohn McArdleEddie GallagherRachel DaviesRachel DaviesElayne QuigleyKieran O'BrienKieran O'BrienRyan FlitchWilliam AshWilliam AshSammy FlitchKaye WraggKaye WraggNimmy

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · DramaDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference1062512Actor preference156906 · 121171 · 44152Country preferenceZzDecade preference1990

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Byron Flitch is not enjoying his anniversary party. Instead of making him a partner in their classic car business, his father Burke has demanded he work harder. His mistress Judith could arrive to gate crash the celebrations at any moment and to top things off midway through the line 'I'm going to live forever' from his karaoke Fame rendition, Burke keels over with a heart attack. Amidst this chaos, Burke's wife Lili sees a chance to make her escape and ducks out of the party to leave for an impromptu holiday in Tenerife. When she returns, she is a changed woman and intent on taking up marathon running. With Burke critically ill and Lili off guard, the rest of the family squabble for control of the business.