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Name: Personal Best
Released: 1982-2-5
Cast: Mariel Hemingway, Scott Glenn, Patrice Donnelly, Kenny Moore, Jim Moody

Personal Best

R
2h 4m
1982

73%

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Academy Award-winning screenwriter Robert Towne (Chinatown) wrote and makes his directorial debut with this tale of two athletes (played by Mariel Hemingway and 1976 Olympian Patrice Donnelly) who fall in love while training for the Olympics. During training, Chris and Tory grow close. But when they compete in the same event, their rivalry threatens to overwhelm their relationship. Scott Glenn also stars.

Director:

Robert Towne

Producer:

Robert Towne, David Geffen

Writer:

Robert Towne

Cast:

Mariel Hemingway, Scott Glenn, Patrice Donnelly, Kenny Moore, Jim Moody

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

73%

Critics Consensus: Mariel Hemingway has a career-making star turn in this highly physical drama about two Olympic athletes who find each other during competitive training.

Reviews

Philadelphia Gay News

Victoria Brownworth

It's fun, like any sporting event. And, like some record-breaking sporting events, it's defining, because in it women are seen as strong, vital and magnificent, and the lovers seem not extraordinary because of their homosexual liaison.

How this film sees a woman's body is, for American cinema, revolutionary.

Personal Best is a winner, thanks to its rich characterizations and the interesting behind-the-scenes look it gives us into its unique milieu.

November 20, 2019

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