Personal Best (1982)
poster Personal Best
IMDb Rating:
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6.3/10 (2462 votes)

Country:United States, 124 minutes

Spoken Languages:English

Genres:Drama, Sport

Director(s):Robert Towne

Video Codec:Unknown

Number: 2232

Storyline:
1976. Chris Cahill and Torry Skinner are US national caliber track and field athletes, Chris in the 100 meter hurdles, and Torry in the pentathlon. Chris has the natural ability to be great but she doesn't possess the confidence or drive, while Torry, who has less natural ability, psychologically knows what it takes to be great, leading to Torry making the Olympic team finishing second in her event, while Chris has a disastrous Olympic trial. Torry can see the potential in Chris, and tries to convince her coach at Cal Poly, Terry Tingloff, to coach Chris, Terry who will only allow Chris to train with the team without his guidance in he only having seen her disastrous performance at the trials. Although not ideal in that no scholarship money is involved, Chris accepts the offer against the wishes of her father, who currently coaches her. In their time together, Chris and Torry embark on a relationship, each seeing in the other what each doesn't possess, their attraction thus sexual as ...

Cast:

photo Mariel Hemingway
Mariel Hemingway Chris Cahill
photo Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn Terry Tingloff
photo Jim Moody
Jim Moody Roscoe Travis
photo Emily Dole
Emily Dole Maureen
photo Larry Pennell
Larry Pennell Rick Cahill

Medium: Media file,

Location: G:\Sports\Personal Best.mp4

Loaned: No

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