amby commented, on April 11, 2007 at 7:51 a.m.:

I talked to John Parker, author of Once A Runner, about this. He hadn't previously seen this site, but thought it cleverly done when he took a look at it. He has sold about 100,000 copies of OAR, and also sold movie rights twice, but with nothing coming to fruition. He says he has finished the long-awaited Again To Carthage (did I get that title right?), and that it will be available this fall.

OAR Fan commented, on April 12, 2007 at 10:42 p.m.:

This book should never become a movie. It would be an unbearable death of rare beauty.

Patrick Mouser commented, on April 15, 2007 at 11:23 p.m.:

amby,

I am the person behind the Once A Runner movie site. I did it as part of a graphic design student project. It was never really intended to make it into the "public arena", but it's been fun watching the results now that it has. I tried to be as faithful to the original material as I possibly could, so I'd be curious to know what John Parker thought of it. If you happen to revisit this post and read this, it would be really cool if you could either put me in contact with him, or relay some of his comments. My email is mousejp@auburn.edu

GTF commented, on April 16, 2007 at 10:16 p.m.:

Right, it should not become a movie, but a miniseries instead.

Mark commented, on April 26, 2007 at 8:21 p.m.:

Man, I got really excited when I saw the movie site. I really want one of those posters!

Mark

Levi commented, on June 9, 2007 at 12:01 a.m.:

DAMN

Stephen commented, on November 15, 2007 at 2:34 p.m.:

I feel like a kid who got his presents taken back on his birthday. I might have problems sleeping tonite.

Louie commented, on December 17, 2007 at 10:50 a.m.:

Now I know why I can't find the movie anywhere.
Great job Patrick! maybe you could bring this to Hollywood and get a movie deal.

Jay Curwen commented, on January 15, 2008 at 2:53 p.m.:

Hard to articulate the mixture of emotions felt for the few moments I thought the movie might be an actuality...Joy at thinking a story as poignant as this would see a larger audience...Chagrin, knowing no one could do justice to my mind’s eye...Terror at the thought of the one true Quenton Cassidy being trotted out as a tear jerker...

all the best to JP in his recovery...

Again to Carthage is fantastic.

Jager
companion for a few Miles of Trials in the NC mountains.

Declan commented, on February 3, 2008 at 6:01 p.m.:

Damn it, damn good hoax, balls man, balls

Bill Ulmer commented, on April 16, 2008 at 9:48 p.m.:

Just finished Carthage(loved it) and was sniffing around for a copy of OAR...gotta find some cash and get one. Anyway, I came across the movie site and references to it. My HR started to go nuts...now I'm bummed! Will remain optomistic to see more in the future about a movie.

TwoStep commented, on May 4, 2008 at 11:56 p.m.:

This movie is even on Fandango. I was kinda heartbroken when I found out it's a fake. I am a college runner, and I really want to read the book. $7 for a movie ticket versus $150 on Amazon.com on a college budget... I think you get the idea.

MrL141 commented, on July 23, 2008 at 3:53 a.m.:

OAR is coming back out in print. Amazon is already taking pre-orders. It is due in April 2009. I think the buzz created by the fake movie is bringing it back into print.

Morgan commented, on August 14, 2008 at 4:30 p.m.:

I'm so excited that the book is being re-printed... but really... I have to wait until April?! And I wanted to cry when I found out the movie trailer was a hoax. My inner runner was very sad. It took weeks of long runs to work through the pain... Ok, that's excessive. But I'd like to see this made into a movie. If anyone hears anything about it and wants to be nice and share, e-mail me at mjj0008@unt.edu.