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Personal Best (1982)

Poster for 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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Robert Towne
  • Profile picture of Mariel Hemingway
    Chris Cahill Mariel Hemingway
  • Profile picture of Patrice Donnelly
    Tory Skinner Patrice Donnelly
  • Profile picture of Scott Glenn
    Terry Tingloff Scott Glenn
  • Profile picture of Jim Moody
    Roscoe Travis Jim Moody
  • Profile picture of Larry Pennell
    Rick Cahill Larry Pennell
  • Profile picture of Luana Anders
    Rita Cahill Luana Anders
  • Profile picture of George De La Pena
    Raoul George De La Pena
  • Profile picture of Robert Patten
    Colin Sales Robert Patten

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Keywords

  • sports
  • lesbian relationship
  • female homosexuality
  • arm wrestling
  • lgbt athlete
  • lgbt
  • athletics
  • pentathlon
  • olympic athlete
  • lesbian
  • hurdles