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Personal Best (1982)

R · 1982-02-05 · 2h 4m · EN
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When you run into yourself you run into feelings you never thought you had

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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Robert TowneDirector, Writer
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Mariel HemingwayMariel HemingwayChris CahillScott GlennScott GlennTerry TingloffPatrice DonnellyPatrice DonnellyTory SkinnerKenny MooreKenny MooreDenny StitesJim MoodyJim MoodyRoscoe TravisKari G. PeytonKari G. PeytonPenny BrillJodi AndersonJodi AndersonNadia "Pooch" AndersonMaren SeidlerMaren SeidlerTanyaMartha WatsonMartha WatsonSheilaEmily DoleEmily DoleMaureenPam SpencerPam SpencerJanDeby LaplanteDeby LaplanteTrish

Keywords

Lesbian relationshipLgbtSportsRunningLesbianFemale homosexualityOlympic athleteArm wrestlingAthleticsPentathlonLgbt athleteHurdles

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityLesbian Relationship · Lgbt · SportsDialogue densityDramaDirector preference93450Actor preference183 · 189815 · 292209Country preferenceUs

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What is Personal Best about?

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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Personal Best has a runtime of 124 minutes.

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