- 8 Seconds
Infobox Film
name = 8 Seconds
caption = Theatrical release poster
imdb_rating = 6.0/10
director =John G. Avildsen
producer = Clyde LeVinDanny DeVito
Tony Mark
writer = Monte Merrick
starring =Luke Perry ,Stephen Baldwin
distributor = New Line
released = flagicon|USAFebruary 25 ,1994
runtime = 105 min.
country =United States
language = English
imdb_id = 0109021"8 Seconds" (1994, original title "8 Seconds to Glory") is a
biopic film about Americanrodeo legend and worldbull riding championLane Frost . The film details his life from his youth learning how to ride bulls, until his death in1989 . "8 Seconds" was directed byJohn G. Avildsen and starsLuke Perry as Lane Frost,Stephen Baldwin as real life rodeo legendTuff Hedeman , andRed Mitchell as cowboy poetCody Lambert . The title refers to the length of time a bull rider is required to stay on for a ride to be scored.Plot
The plot follows young Lane learning the tricks of the
bull riding trade at the hand of his father, Clyde Frost, an accomplished rodeo bronc rider himself. The film moves through the teenage and early adult years of Lane's life as he travels the western rodeo circuit with his best friendsTuff Hedeman andCody Lambert . Lane meets and falls in love with a young barrel racer, Kellie Kyle (Cynthia Geary ), and eventually they marry in 1985.As Lane's legend and fame increase, so does the pressure from his family and Kellie. Lane's ascent to the world championship is marred by a cheating incident, questions about his wife's devotion and a near broken neck. The film also follows Lane through the true life series between himself and Red Rock, a bull that no cowboy had ever been able to stay on for 8 seconds. The film cuts the series down to three rides, when in reality it was seven (Lane was able to get the best of Red Rock, going 4-3 in the series).
The film comes to a culmination at the 1989 Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. Lane is the second to last rider that day, riding on the bull known as "Takin' Care Of Business". As Lane dismounts after his 8 second ride the bull turns back and hits him in the side with his horn, breaking some ribs and severing a main artery. Accounting to excessive internal bleeding, he dies on the arena floor before he can be transported to hospital.
The final scene of the film shows Tuff Hedeman later that same year at the
National Finals Rodeo riding for the world championship. After the 8 second bell sounded, Hedeman continues to ride and stays on an additional 8 seconds as a tribute to his fallen best friend.Cast
External links
*imdb title|id=0109021
* [http://www.lanefrost.com/ Lane Frost Official Website]
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