The only marathon where Dustin Hoffman actually ran from something.
This retrospective documentary offers a first-rate account of the making of 'Marathon Man'. Hoffman, Scheider, Keller and Goldman all share their memories, many of which are remarkably detailed. Even the change in the ending is addressed, and twenty-five years later, Goldman seems to have resigned himself to the rewrite.
Acting
Hoffman's detailed, self-aware recollections decades later.
Writing
Goldman's resigned acceptance of his rewritten ending.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robert Evans appears despite his notorious falling-out with the project—rare Hollywood diplomacy.
Goldman's reluctant surrender on the ending reveals how even legendary screenwriters lose battles to studios.
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