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The segment covers Doc and Janeway’s relationship, Abebe Bikila, barefoot kickers, and Goldman’s unproduced Brothers screenplay.
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- The novel identifies Doc and Janeway as lovers more explicitly than the film.
- The runner in the flashbacks is identified as Ethiopian Olympic champion Abebe Bikila, who won the 1960 marathon barefoot.
- Barefoot football kickers and their poor historical accuracy are discussed.
- Goldman reportedly wrote an unproduced, poorly regarded screenplay called Brothers connected to this story.