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Personal Best
Personal Best
ARENA
Released
74%

Personal Best

Film

February 5, 1982 in theaters

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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.

Rating
R
Runtime124 minutes
End CreditsNo

Cast

Mariel Hemingway as Chris Cahill

Mariel Hemingway

Chris Cahill

Patrice Donnelly

Tory Skinner

Scott Glenn as Terry Tingloff

Scott Glenn

Terry Tingloff

Kenny Moore

Denny Stites

Jim Moody as Roscoe Travis

Jim Moody

Roscoe Travis

Kari G. Peyton

Penny Brill

Jodi Anderson

Nadia "Pooch" Anderson

Maren Seidler

Tanya

Martha Watson

Sheila

Emily Dole

Maureen

Director

Robert Towne

Robert Towne

Director

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THE VERDICT

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Robert Towne's directorial debut offers a ground-level, candid look at female track-and-field athletes navigating romance and rivalry ahead of the 1980 Olympic trials. Anchored by authentic performances from Mariel Hemingway and Patrice Donnelly, the film blends physical realism with nuanced emotional complexity. It remains a groundbreaking, overlooked gem of 1980s American cinema.

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