The film follows the life of famous 1970s runner Steve Prefontaine from his youth days in Oregon to the University of Oregon where he worked with the legendary coach Bill Bowerman, later to Olympics in Munich and his early death at 24 in a car crash.
| Directing | Robert Towne | Director |
| Writing | Kenny Moore | Writer |
| Writing | Robert Towne | Writer |
| Production | Tom Cruise | Producer |
| Camera | Conrad L. Hall | Director of Photography |
| Production | Kenny Moore | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Sanger | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paula Wagner | Producer |
| Sound | Randy Miller | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Charles Ireland | Editor |
| Editing | Robert K. Lambert | Editor |
| Editing | Claire Simpson | Editor |
| Production | Richard Pagano | Casting |
| Art | William J. Creber | Production Design |
| Art | William J. Durrell Jr. | Art Direction |
| Art | Cloudia Rebar | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Grania Preston | Costume Design |
