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Personal Best

When you run into yourself you run into feelings you never thought you had.

  • Movie
  • 1982
  • R
  • 2h 4m

Directed by Robert Towne

5.9

TMDB audience rating
5.9 out of 10 from 57 votes

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Overview

Young sprinter Chris Cahill is having difficulty reaching her potential as an athlete, until she meets established track star Tory Skinner. As Tory and her coach help Chris with her training, the two women form friendship that evolves into a romantic relationship. Their intimacy, however, becomes complicated when Chris' improvement causes them to be competitors for the Olympic team.

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Cast and crew

  • Mariel Hemingway

    Mariel HemingwayChris Cahill

  • Patrice DonnellyTory Skinner

  • Scott Glenn

    Scott GlennTerry Tingloff

  • Kenny MooreDenny Stites

  • Jim Moody

    Jim MoodyRoscoe Travis

  • Larry Pennell

    Larry PennellRick Cahill

  • Luana Anders

    Luana AndersRita Cahill

  • George De La Pena

    George De La PenaRaoul

  • Kari G. PeytonPenny Brill

  • Jodi AndersonNadia "Pooch" Anderson

  • Maren SeidlerTanya

  • Martha WatsonSheila

  • Emily DoleMaureen

  • Pam SpencerJan

  • Deby LaplanteTrish

  • Mitzi McMillinLaura

  • Jan GlotzerKaren

  • Jan Van ReenenYelovitch

Director
Robert Towne
Writer
Robert Towne
Music
Jill Fraser and Jack Nitzsche
Cinematography
Michael Chapman