Personal Best (1982)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $15,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $5,700,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.669 |
Directed By
Robert Towne
Crew
Robert Towne
Robert Towne
Robert Towne
Peter Peyton
David Geffen
Jill Fraser
Jack Nitzsche
Michael Chapman
Ron Hobbs
Jacqueline Cambas
Jere Huggins
Ned Humphreys
Walt Mulconery
Bud S. Smith
Rick Simpson
Ron Heilman
Linda Henrikson
Susan Germaine
Karl Silvera
Christina Smith
William S. Beasley
Robert J. Doherty
Regina Gordon
Jerry Grandey
Daniel J. Heffner
Nikita Knatz
Michael Green
Barbara Adamski
Nikita Knatz
Howard McCormick
Keith McCormick
Paul Rylander
Richard Valdez
Steven Westlund
Benjamin Resella
Dale Newkirk
Ken Speed
Gary Alexander
Bruce Bisenz
Norval D. Crutcher
Samuel C. Crutcher
J. Paul Huntsman
Chris Jenkins
John A. Larsen
David Pettijohn
Michael P. Redbourn
Eric Shrader
Jack Snyder
Ben Sobin
Larry Stensvold
Douglas J. Schulman
Jeff Parguer
Eric D. Andersen
John Boccaccio
Doug Dale
Don E. FauntLeRoy
Michael Genne
Alan Gornick
Cary Griffith
Don Stott
Stephen Vaughan
Johnny Walker
Lance Williams
Bob Winger
Kenneth Zunder
Mike Chevalier
Robert Marta
Michael E. Matteson
Randall Robinson
Donah Bassett
Mike Dobie
Seth Flaum
Robert Lederman
Richard Ritchie
Bud S. Smith
Michael Tompane
Curt Sobel
Philip Procter
Ray Quiroz
Alan Collis
Donald P. Desmond
Chuck DeBus
Leah Brown
Patrice Donnelly
Jane Frederick
Jeff Freedman
Mitch Lewis
Richard Martini
Leroy R. Perry Jr.
Ron Rapiel
Kate Schmidt
B.J. Smith
Edward M. Taylor
Sheila A. Warner
TOP CAST
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)
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