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Personal Best

Personal Best

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 5, 1982

Runtime

2h 4m

Genres

Drama

User Score

59%

Original Title

Personal Best

Production Companies

Geffen Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Robert Towne

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$5,700,000

Description

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.