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Personal Best is a 1982 American drama film written, produced and directed by Robert Towne. It stars Mariel Hemingway and real-life track star Patrice Donnelly, along with Scott Glenn as the coach. The film is about the lesbian relationship between two track-and-field teammates whose relationship might interfere with their performance.
Jun 26, 1982 · Personal Best. The intertwined lives and loves of three highly ranked athletes striving for the national team; Chris bounces between the beds of male coach Terry and her female friend, competitor, and role model Tory.
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- Drama, Sport
- Robert Towne
- 1982-06-26
Personal Best. Robert Towne's “Personal Best” tells the story of two women who are competitors for pentathlete berths on the 1980 U.S. Olympics team--the team that did not go to Moscow.
Young sprinter Chris Cahill (Mariel Hemingway) is having difficulty reaching her potential as an athlete, until she meets established track star Tory Skinner (Patrice Donnelly). At first the two ...
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- Robert Towne
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- Mariel Hemingway
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Feb 26, 2008 · Brief Synopsis. Young sprinter Chris Cahill is having difficulty reaching her potential as an athlete until she meets established track star Tory Skinner. At first, the two women form a friendship as Tory and her coach help Chris with her training.
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In a jump forward to 1978, Chris and Tory travel to Cali, Colombia, for the World Student Games. The day before the event, Chris gets food poisoning after eating a piece of local fruit. A medical student in the dorms gives Chris opium, and Tory stays up all night to nurse her.
