Personal Best

Personal Best

When you run into yourself you run into feelings you never thought you had.

1982•2h 4m•6.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(52)

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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Geffen Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Mariel Hemingway

Mariel Hemingway

Chris Cahill

Patrice Donnelly

Tory Skinner

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

Terry Tingloff

Kenny Moore

Denny Stites

Jim Moody

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

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