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Personal Best

  • 19821982
  • RR
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Mariel Hemingway in Personal Best (1982)
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  • Sport
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... Read allThe 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.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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  • Director
    • Robert Towne
  • Writer
    • Robert Towne
  • Stars
    • Mariel Hemingway
    • Scott Glenn
    • Patrice Donnelly
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robert Towne
  • Writer
    • Robert Towne
  • Stars
    • Mariel Hemingway
    • Scott Glenn
    • Patrice Donnelly
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 33User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro

    • Videos2

    Personal Best
    Trailer 2:09
    Personal Best
    Sneak Previews Season 4 Episode 18
    Video 28:11
    Sneak Previews Season 4 Episode 18

    Photos38

    Personal Best (1982)
    Mariel Hemingway in Personal Best (1982)
    Mariel Hemingway in Personal Best (1982)
    Mariel Hemingway and Patrice Donnelly in Personal Best (1982)
    Mariel Hemingway and Scott Glenn in Personal Best (1982)
    Mariel Hemingway in Personal Best (1982)
    Mariel Hemingway and Patrice Donnelly in Personal Best (1982)
    Mariel Hemingway and Kenny Moore in Personal Best (1982)
    Mariel Hemingway in Personal Best (1982)
    Mariel Hemingway and Patrice Donnelly in Personal Best (1982)
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    Mariel Hemingway in Personal Best (1982)

    Top cast

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    Mariel Hemingway
    Mariel Hemingway
    • Chris Cahillas Chris Cahill
    Scott Glenn
    Scott Glenn
    • Terry Tingloffas Terry Tingloff
    Patrice Donnelly
    • Tory Skinneras Tory Skinner
    Kenny Moore
    Kenny Moore
    • Denny Stitesas Denny Stites
    Jim Moody
    Jim Moody
    • Roscoe Travisas Roscoe Travis
    Kari G. Peyton
    • Penny Brillas Penny Brill
    • (as Kari Gosswiller)
    Jodi Anderson
    • Nadia 'Pooch' Andersonas Nadia 'Pooch' Anderson
    Maren Seidler
    • Tanyaas Tanya
    Martha Watson
    • Sheilaas Sheila
    Emily Dole
    Emily Dole
    • Maureenas Maureen
    Pam Spencer
    • Janas Jan
    Deby Laplante
    • Trishas Trish
    Mitzi McMillin
    • Lauraas Laura
    Jan Glotzer
    • Karenas Karen
    Jan Van Reenen
    • Yelovitchas Yelovitch
    Allan Feuerbach
    • Zenkas Zenk
    Jane Frederick
    • Fern Wadkinsas Fern Wadkins
    Cindy Gilbert
    • Charlene Benvenisteas Charlene Benveniste
    • Director
      • Robert Towne
    • Writer
      • Robert Towne
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Mariel Hemingway trained for nine months in preparation for her role as an pentathlete in this film. She originally planned to train for about only two to three months, but with delays and postponements to the production of the picture, allowed Hemingway more time to prepare for her role, blowing-out out to about twelve months.
    • Goofs
      During the trials, Chris fouls in the shot put. As it is assumed she made no mark in the event and scored zero points she surely would never have a chance to finish high up in the overall standings, especially after she also had a poor hurdles race. Not scoring in a heptathlon event will cost roughly 20% of your overall score, virtually impossible to make up over the other 4 events.
    • 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 Lambert can't play because Mel Blount hurt his feelings, that Lynn Swann is pregnant, that Rocky Bleier forgot his Tampax. Ah, fuck!

    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Personal Best/The Border/Venom/Zoot Suit (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Rosalinda's Eyes
      Written and Sung by Billy Joel
      Courtesy of CBS Records

    User reviews33

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    not perfect, but important
    As flawed as it might seem, and as much as Mariel Hemingway's body may have been exploited in the interest of box office sales... This was a very important movie for me and many girls my age. It was the first movie we ever saw that let us know that we weren't the only girls in the world who liked other girls. And it showed us that this could be beautiful and that we weren't freaks. For that it will always hold a special place in my heart. And the same goes for many other lesbians around my age.
    helpful•23
    5
    • junecatpower
    • Sep 6, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 26, 1982 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros.
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La mejor marca
    • Filming locations
      • 1305 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
    • Production company
      • The Geffen Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $16,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,672,311
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,672,311
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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