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Personal Best

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

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R 1982 · 2h 4m
Drama
Starring Mariel Hemingway · Patrice Donnelly · Scott Glenn
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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.

Theatrical
Feb 5, 1982
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 8, 2008
Box Office
$5.7M
Budget
$16.0M
Return
0.4x
Director
Robert Towne
Producers
Robert Towne, David Geffen, Peter Peyton
Music
Jill Fraser
Studio
Geffen Pictures
Keywords
sports lesbian relationship female homosexuality lgbt athlete lgbt athletics pentathlon olympic athlete lesbian
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Cast

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M
Mariel Hemingway
Chris Cahill
P
Patrice Donnelly
Tory Skinner
S
Scott Glenn
Terry Tingloff
K
Kenny Moore
Denny Stites
J
Jim Moody
Roscoe Travis
K
Kari G. Peyton
Penny Brill
E
Emily Dole
Maureen
L
Larry Pennell
Rick Cahill
L
Luana Anders
Rita Cahill
G
George De La Pena
Raoul
R
Robert Patten
Colin Sales
C
Charlie Jones
Television Announcer #1
F
Frank Shorter
Television Announcer #2
C
Chuck DeBus
Coach
L
Len Dawson
Football Announcer
R
Richard Martini
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