Personal Best (1982)
Drama
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.
Director: Robert Towne
Writer: Robert Towne
The 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)
Timothy M. Hill
Track Fan (uncredited)
Jim Vitti
Track Fan (uncredited)
Dave Wang
Track Fan (uncredited)
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