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Personal Best (1982)
- R
- 02/05/1982 (US)
- Drama
- 2h 4m
When you run into yourself you run into feelings you never thought you had
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.
Robert Towne
Director, WriterCast
![Mariel Hemingway's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/8SVp3IGeItoZjP7II5zedIU8Y5X.jpg)
Mariel Hemingway
Chris Cahill![Scott Glenn's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/keBKcMPojtRTi5ImLXOoKDmDbqU.jpg)
Scott Glenn
Terry Tingloff![Patrice Donnelly's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/x8lakT6dJ1yT7esm5KvNNNT4eu1.jpg)
Patrice Donnelly
Tory SkinnerKenny Moore
Denny Stites![Jim Moody's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/dsaBehyeEOCrlmrITfXnU37wXMI.jpg)