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Personal Best (1982) 6.2
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. Director:Robert TowneWriter:Robert Towne |
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Patrice Donnelly | ... | |
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Roscoe Travis
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Penny Brill
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Jodi Anderson | ... |
Nadia 'Pooch' Anderson
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Maren Seidler | ... |
Tanya
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Martha Watson | ... |
Sheila
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Emily Dole | ... |
Maureen
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Pam Spencer | ... |
Jan
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Deby Laplante | ... |
Trish
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Mitzi McMillin | ... |
Laura
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Jan Glotzer | ... |
Karen
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Jan Van Reenen | ... |
Yelovitch
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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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EnglishRelease Date:
26 May 1983 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
As Parceiras See more »Company Credits
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Written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins
Sung by The Doobie Brothers
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
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Actress Mariel Hemingway trained for more than a year in preparation for her role as an pentathlete in this film. See more »Goofs
At 2:00:00, the runners are more spread out than when seen in preceding or following shots. See more »Quotes
Terry Tingloff: All right, one thing ya gotta understand: I could've been a man's coach. Backfield coach, Oregon State: I had the job, I had the job, I actually had the job. You understand? I had the job. Ah, well. Coach of the year. I was coach of the year last year. You know what that means when you're a womens' coach? Jack shit. I mean I could have coached football. Do you actually think that Chuck Knoll has to worry that Franco Harris is gonna cry 'cause Terry Bradshaw won't talk to him? - Hmm? - Jack ...See more »
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"WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES"Written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins
Sung by The Doobie Brothers
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
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I believe this movie was the first, and best, movie to treat the relationship between sex and athletic performance in a serious and non stereotypical way. Other films treated athletes as either eunuch/priests whose only concern was their athletic performance, or as over sexed satyrs who required sex as a release and/or distraction from the rigors of training, or sexual relations were gratuitously thrown in as a prerequisite romantic line to draw in a bigger audience.In Personal Best the sexual aspect was actually integral to the plot. We see how sex gets people better opportunities, drives wedges between competitors, and induces self sacrifice--albeit in this case all for naught.I will admit that some of the nude scenes appeared to be gratuitous on the surface, but when you analyze the film you see it was really necessary to show how all those firm toned naked bodies in semi-erotic poses (necessary for maximum athletic performance, I might add) could lead someone down the path to homosexuality.Overall, this movie is a masterpiece of its genre that is interesting, stimulating, and exciting for people of all persuasions.