Personal Best
1982, Film, 128 min, Drama, Sport, English, United States, MoviePedia score 63
When you run into yourself you run into feelings you never thought you had.
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.
Directed by Robert Towne
Cast
- Mariel Hemingway as Chris Cahill
- Scott Glenn as Terry Tingloff
- Patrice Donnelly as Tory Skinner
- Kenny Moore as Denny Stites
- Jim Moody as Roscoe Travis
- Kari G. Peyton as Penny Brill
- Jodi Anderson as Nadia 'Pooch' Anderson
- Maren Seidler as Tanya
- Martha Watson as Sheila
- Emily Dole as Maureen
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