See How She Runs

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.

Cast

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

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