Personal Best
“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.
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Cast
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Mariel Hemingway
Chris Cahill
Known for
Manhattan
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Patrice Donnelly
Tory Skinner
Also in
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Scott Glenn
Terry Tingloff
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Marvel's The Defenders
Kenny Moore
Denny Stites
Known for
Tequila Sunrise
Jim Moody
Roscoe Travis
Known for
Bad Boys
The Last Dragon
Kari G. Peyton
Penny Brill
Also in
Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger
The Marla Hanson Story
Jodi Anderson
Nadia "Pooch" Anderson
Maren Seidler
Tanya
No other roles listed
Martha Watson
Sheila
Emily Dole
Maureen
Also in
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Pam Spencer
Jan
No other roles listed
Deby Laplante
Trish
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Robert Towne Director · Jack Nitzsche Composer Jill Fraser Composer
Worldwide gross $5.7M · Budget $16M · United States release February 5, 1982
Box office
Budget
$16,000,000
Worldwide gross
$5,700,000
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Geffen Pictures
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · February 5, 1982
Theatrical
United States · January 8, 2008
Physical · DVD
Japan
June 26, 1982 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 26, 2004 · Premiere · London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
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