Personal Best (1982)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 movies items)

" 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. The film’s soundtrack featured songs by Boz Skaggs, Billy Joel, Kenny Loggins, and others. The film rece"

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Best Films of 1982 (50 movies items)

" Director: Robert Towne His 1st movie My 1st movie watched from the director I had never heard of this movie, but the description sounded interesting, so I gave it a try and was quite entertained and really confused, the whole time, why this isn't a movie mentioned more often, or why it wasn't popular at any point. It has solid performances, a strong athlete story, and full of compelling relationships. Still, there are enough technical issues to prevent it from being a great movie and the "

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" Director: Robert Towne His 1st movie My 1st movie watched from the director I had never heard of this movie, but the description sounded interesting, so I gave it a try and was quite entertained and really confused, the whole time, why this isn't a movie mentioned more often, or why it wasn't popular at any point. It has solid performances, a strong athlete story, and full of compelling relationships. Still, there are enough technical issues to prevent it from being a great movie and the "

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Favorite Drama Films: 1982-1983 (68 movies items)

" Directed by: Robert Towne Produced by: David Geffen and Peter Peyton Written by: Robert Towne Cinematography: Michael Chapman Edited by: Jacqueline Cambas, Jere Huggins, Ned Humphreys, Walt Mulconery, and Bud E. Smith Music by: Jack Nitzsche and Jill Fraser Distributed by: Warner Bros."