Personal Best (1982)
Personal Best
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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Mariel Hemingway
as Chris Cahill
as Chris Cahill
Scott Glenn
as Terry Tingloff
as Terry Tingloff
Patrice Donnelly
as Tory Skinner
as Tory Skinner
Kenny Moore
as Denny Stites
as Denny Stites
Jim Moody
as Roscoe Travis
as Roscoe Travis
Kari G. Peyton
as Penny Brill
as Penny Brill
Jodi Anderson
as Nadia "Pooch" Anderson
as Nadia "Pooch" Anderson
Maren Seidler
as Tanya
as Tanya
Martha Watson
as Sheila
as Sheila
Emily Dole
as Maureen
as Maureen
Pam Spencer
as Jan
as Jan
Deby Laplante
as Trish
as Trish
Mitzi McMillin
as Laura
as Laura
Jan Glotzer
as Karen
as Karen
Jan Van Reenen
as Yelovitch
as Yelovitch
Allan Feuerbach
as Zenk
as Zenk
Jane Frederick
as Fern Wadkins
as Fern Wadkins
Cindy Gilbert
as Charlene Benveniste
as Charlene Benveniste
Marlene Harmon
as Pam Burnside
as Pam Burnside
Linda Waltman
as Debbie Floyd
as Debbie Floyd
Cindy Banks
as Kim Stone
as Kim Stone
Milan Tiff
as Willie Lee
as Willie Lee
Earl Bell
as Randy Van Zile
as Randy Van Zile
Larry Pennell
as Rick Cahill
as Rick Cahill
Luana Anders
as Rita Cahill
as Rita Cahill
George De La Pena
as Raoul
as Raoul
Robert Patten
as Colin Sales
as Colin Sales
Margaret Ellison
as Nellie Bowdeen
as Nellie Bowdeen
Charlie Jones
as Television Announcer #1
as Television Announcer #1
Frank Shorter
as Television Announcer #2
as Television Announcer #2
Jim Tracy
as Duane
as Duane
Janet Hake
as Waitress
as Waitress
Sharon Brazell
as Hostess
as Hostess
Susan Brownell
as Women's Team Member
as Women's Team Member
Desiree Gauthier
as Women's Team Member
as Women's Team Member
Sharon Hatfield
as Women's Team Member
as Women's Team Member
Linda Hightower
as Women's Team Member
as Women's Team Member
Joan Russell
as Women's Team Member
as Women's Team Member
Themis Zambrzycki
as Women's Team Member
as Women's Team Member
Clim Jackson
as Men's Team Member
as Men's Team Member
John Smith
as Men's Team Member
as Men's Team Member
Chuck DeBus
as Coach
as Coach
Gregory Clayton
as Trainer
as Trainer
David Edington
as Waiter
as Waiter
Robert Horn
as Water Polo Coach
as Water Polo Coach
Wendell Ray
as P.A. Announcer
as P.A. Announcer
Len Dawson
as Football Announcer
as Football Announcer
Leroy R. Perry Jr.
as Chiropractor
as Chiropractor
Richard Martini
as Meet Manager
as Meet Manager
Andrew Traister
as Olympic Official (uncredited)
as Olympic Official (uncredited)
Timothy M. Hill
as Track Fan (uncredited)
as Track Fan (uncredited)
Jim Vitti
as Track Fan (uncredited)
as Track Fan (uncredited)
Dave Wang
as Track Fan (uncredited)
as Track Fan (uncredited)
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Robert Towne
Director
Director
Robert Towne
Producer
Producer
Jere Huggins
Editor
Editor
Susan Germaine
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Ron Hobbs
Production Design
Production Design
Walt Mulconery
Editor
Editor
Jill Fraser
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Christina Smith
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Robert Towne
Writer
Writer
Michael Chapman
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Ned Humphreys
Editor
Editor
Jack Nitzsche
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Linda Henrikson
Costume Design
Costume Design
Rick Simpson
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Ron Heilman
Costume Design
Costume Design
David Geffen
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Jacqueline Cambas
Editor
Editor
Peter Peyton
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Bud S. Smith
Editor
Editor
Karl Silvera
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Michael Green
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Keith McCormick
Swing
Swing
Stephen V. Isbell
Grip
Grip
Michael E. Matteson
Key Grip
Key Grip
Regina Gordon
Assistant Director Trainee
Assistant Director Trainee
Daniel J. Heffner
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Larry Stensvold
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
J. Paul Huntsman
ADR Supervisor
ADR Supervisor
Michael Genne
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Jerry Grandey
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Benjamin Resella
Scenic Artist
Scenic Artist
Gary Alexander
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kenneth Zunder
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Jane Frederick
Technical Advisor
Technical Advisor
Doug Dale
Best Boy Electric
Best Boy Electric
Bruce Bisenz
Sound Mixer
Sound Mixer
Chris Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ben Sobin
Utility Sound
Utility Sound
Lance Williams
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Paul Rylander
Assistant Property Master
Assistant Property Master
Norval D. Crutcher
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Michael P. Redbourn
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Johnny Walker
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Bob Winger
Grip
Grip
Samuel C. Crutcher
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Jeff Parguer
Location Casting
Location Casting
Eric D. Andersen
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Don E. FauntLeRoy
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Robert Lederman
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Alan Collis
Transportation Coordinator
Transportation Coordinator
Kate Schmidt
Technical Advisor
Technical Advisor
Alan Gornick
Underwater Camera
Underwater Camera
Cary Griffith
Key Grip
Key Grip
Robert Marta
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
Negative Cutter
Barbara Adamski
Assistant Property Master
Assistant Property Master
John A. Larsen
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
John Boccaccio
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Stephen Vaughan
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Ray Quiroz
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Howard McCormick
Leadman
Leadman
Ken Speed
Special Effects
Special Effects
Curt Sobel
Music Editor
Music Editor
Chuck DeBus
Technical Advisor
Technical Advisor
William S. Beasley
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Eric Shrader
ADR Editor
ADR Editor
Douglas J. Schulman
Other
Other
Robert J. Doherty
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Nikita Knatz
Storyboard Artist
Storyboard Artist
Richard Valdez
Swing
Swing
Steven Westlund
Property Master
Property Master
Dale Newkirk
Special Effects
Special Effects
David Pettijohn
Supervising Sound Editor
Supervising Sound Editor
Mitch Lewis
Technical Advisor
Technical Advisor
Richard Martini
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Nikita Knatz
Second Unit Director
Second Unit Director
Jack Snyder
Boom Operator
Boom Operator
Mike Dobie
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Michael Tompane
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Edward M. Taylor
Other
Other
Sheila A. Warner
Production Coordinator
Production Coordinator
Don Stott
Gaffer
Gaffer
Mike Chevalier
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Richard Ritchie
Color Timer
Color Timer
Philip Procter
Assistant Location Manager
Assistant Location Manager
Donald P. Desmond
Transportation Captain
Transportation Captain
Patrice Donnelly
Technical Advisor
Technical Advisor
Bud S. Smith
Supervising Editor
Supervising Editor
Jeff Freedman
Unit Publicist
Unit Publicist
B.J. Smith
Set Medic
Set Medic
Seth Flaum
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Leroy R. Perry Jr.
Technical Advisor
Technical Advisor
Randall Robinson
First Assistant Camera
First Assistant Camera
Leah Brown
Production Coordinator
Production Coordinator
Ron Rapiel
Production Consultant
Production Consultant
