Personal Best
When you run into yourself you run into feelings you never thought you had
1982 | 124m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Robert Towne |
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| Writer: | Robert Towne |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 05, 1982 |
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| Director: | Robert Towne |
| Writer: | Robert Towne |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | sports, lesbian relationship, female homosexuality, arm wrestling, lgbt athlete, lgbt, athletics, pentathlon, olympic athlete, lesbian, hurdles |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Geffen Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $5,700,000
Budget: $15,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mariel Hemingway | Chris Cahill |
| Patrice Donnelly | Tory Skinner |
| Scott Glenn | Terry Tingloff |
| Kenny Moore | Denny Stites |
| Jim Moody | Roscoe Travis |
| Kari G. Peyton | Penny Brill |
| Jodi Anderson | Nadia "Pooch" Anderson |
| Maren Seidler | Tanya |
| Martha Watson | Sheila |
| Emily Dole | Maureen |
| Pam Spencer | Jan |
| Deby Laplante | Trish |
| Mitzi McMillin | Laura |
| Jan Glotzer | Karen |
| Jan Van Reenen | Yelovitch |
| Allan Feuerbach | Zenk |
| Jane Frederick | Fern Wadkins |
| Cindy Gilbert | Charlene Benveniste |
| Marlene Harmon | Pam Burnside |
| Linda Waltman | Debbie Floyd |
| Cindy Banks | Kim Stone |
| Milan Tiff | Willie Lee |
| Earl Bell | Randy Van Zile |
| Larry Pennell | Rick Cahill |
| Luana Anders | Rita Cahill |
| George De La Pena | Raoul |
| Robert Patten | Colin Sales |
| Margaret Ellison | Nellie Bowdeen |
| Charlie Jones | Television Announcer #1 |
| Frank Shorter | Television Announcer #2 |
| Jim Tracy | Duane |
| Janet Hake | Waitress |
| Sharon Brazell | Hostess |
| Susan Brownell | Women's Team Member |
| Desiree Gauthier | Women's Team Member |
| Sharon Hatfield | Women's Team Member |
| Linda Hightower | Women's Team Member |
| Joan Russell | Women's Team Member |
| Themis Zambrzycki | Women's Team Member |
| Clim Jackson | Men's Team Member |
| John Smith | Men's Team Member |
| Chuck DeBus | Coach |
| Gregory Clayton | Trainer |
| David Edington | Waiter |
| Robert Horn | Water Polo Coach |
| Wendell Ray | P.A. Announcer |
| Len Dawson | Football Announcer |
| Leroy R. Perry Jr. | Chiropractor |
| Richard Martini | Meet Manager |
| Andrew Traister | Olympic Official (uncredited) |
| Timothy M. Hill | Track Fan (uncredited) |
| Jim Vitti | Track Fan (uncredited) |
| Dave Wang | Track Fan (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Towne | Writer, Director |
| Michael Chapman | Director of Photography |
| Jack Nitzsche | Original Music Composer |
| Daniel J. Heffner | Second Assistant Director |
| Don E. FauntLeRoy | Assistant Camera |
| Patrice Donnelly | Technical Advisor |
| Richard Martini | Production Assistant |
| Jere Huggins | Editor |
| Bud S. Smith | Supervising Editor, Editor |
| Jill Fraser | Original Music Composer |
| Ron Hobbs | Production Design |
| Ned Humphreys | Editor |
| Rick Simpson | Set Decoration |
| Susan Germaine | Hairstylist |
| William S. Beasley | Assistant Director |
| Jerry Grandey | Assistant Director |
| Michael Green | Second Assistant Director |
| Howard McCormick | Leadman |
| Richard Valdez | Swing |
| Dale Newkirk | Special Effects |
| Bruce Bisenz | Sound Mixer |
| J. Paul Huntsman | ADR Supervisor |
| David Pettijohn | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Jack Snyder | Boom Operator |
| Douglas J. Schulman | Other |
| John Boccaccio | Assistant Camera |
| Michael Genne | Assistant Camera |
| Don Stott | Gaffer |
| Lance Williams | Camera Operator |
| Mike Chevalier | Camera Operator |
| Michael E. Matteson | Key Grip |
| Mike Dobie | Assistant Editor |
| Richard Ritchie | Color Timer |
| Curt Sobel | Music Editor |
| Alan Collis | Transportation Coordinator |
| Leah Brown | Production Coordinator |
| Jeff Freedman | Unit Publicist |
| Leroy R. Perry Jr. | Technical Advisor |
| B.J. Smith | Set Medic |
| Jacqueline Cambas | Editor |
| Walt Mulconery | Editor |
| Ron Heilman | Costume Design |
| Karl Silvera | Makeup Artist |
| Robert J. Doherty | Second Assistant Director |
| Barbara Adamski | Assistant Property Master |
| Keith McCormick | Swing |
| Steven Westlund | Property Master |
| Ken Speed | Special Effects |
| Norval D. Crutcher | Sound Editor |
| Chris Jenkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michael P. Redbourn | Sound Editor |
| Ben Sobin | Utility Sound |
| Jeff Parguer | Location Casting |
| Doug Dale | Best Boy Electric |
| Alan Gornick | Underwater Camera |
| Stephen Vaughan | Still Photographer |
| Bob Winger | Grip |
| Stephen V. Isbell | Grip |
| Randall Robinson | First Assistant Camera |
| Seth Flaum | Assistant Editor |
| Philip Procter | Assistant Location Manager |
| Donald P. Desmond | Transportation Captain |
| Mitch Lewis | Technical Advisor |
| Ron Rapiel | Production Consultant |
| Edward M. Taylor | Other |
| Linda Henrikson | Costume Design |
| Christina Smith | Makeup Artist |
| Regina Gordon | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Nikita Knatz | Second Unit Director, Storyboard Artist |
| Paul Rylander | Assistant Property Master |
| Benjamin Resella | Scenic Artist |
| Gary Alexander | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Samuel C. Crutcher | Sound Editor |
| John A. Larsen | Sound Editor |
| Eric Shrader | ADR Editor |
| Larry Stensvold | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Eric D. Andersen | Camera Operator |
| Cary Griffith | Key Grip |
| Johnny Walker | Assistant Camera |
| Kenneth Zunder | Assistant Camera |
| Robert Marta | Camera Operator |
| Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Robert Lederman | Assistant Editor |
| Michael Tompane | Assistant Editor |
| Ray Quiroz | Script Supervisor |
| Chuck DeBus | Technical Advisor |
| Jane Frederick | Technical Advisor |
| Kate Schmidt | Technical Advisor |
| Sheila A. Warner | Production Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Towne | Producer |
| David Geffen | Executive Producer |
| Peter Peyton | Associate Producer |
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