Based on the 1974 novel by the same name, this popular work was written by Patricia Nell Warren and after 30 years the film rights are back in her hands to move forward. The story is of the tough conservative ex-Marine track coach, Harlan Brown, who finds himself falling in love with his Olympics-bound distance runner, Billy Sive. This New York Times bestseller has sold over 10 million copies in nine different languages and two sequels to this novel have also been written, Harlan’s Race and Billy’s Boy. A web site has been established, The Front Runner Movie.com.
