史蒂夫(比利·克鲁德普 Billy Crudup 饰)在跑步方面有着过人的天赋,许多教练想要将他收入麾下但却纷纷遭到了拒绝,因为,在心高气傲的史蒂夫心中,只有传奇田径教练比尔(唐纳德·萨瑟兰 Donald Sutherland 饰)有资格成为他的“师傅”,经历了一番波折之后,史蒂夫最终成为了比尔手下的得力战将。
经历了比尔别具一格的严格训练,史蒂夫获得了长足的进步。之后,他在校园里结识了名叫马瑞(莫妮卡·波特 Monica Potter 饰)的美丽女孩,两人双双坠入了爱河。一场竞争激烈的比赛中,初出茅庐的史蒂夫获得了第四名的好成绩,就在比尔和马瑞都在为他感到高兴的时候,史蒂夫却宣布要结束自己的职业生涯,因为他脆弱的自尊无法承受没能得到第一名的打击。
Two dogs escape from a British government research lab. As the authorities hunt down the canine fugitives, the two dogs search for their original master and for a place where they'll be free from the iniquities and cruelties of Mankind.
Is it just another evening at the hugely popular Italian restaurant of proprietor and bookmaker Louis Cropa in New York? Anything but as tonight's guests include; a local police detective and his wife specially invited by the owner; on the balcony rival bookmaker gangsters from Queens who want to become partners in the restaurant; in the corner renowned food critic 'the food nymph' is her usual demanding self; and at the bar, seemingly unnoticed, is Ken. As the evening continues enter Duncan, inveterate gambler and sous-chef on-the-line in the frenetic kitchen downstairs, who acts as the catalyst that causes the evening to draw to its inevitable, explosive, deadly conclusion. Written by Mark Smith <msmith@osi.co.uk>