Personal Best

Name: Personal Best
Director: Robert Towne
Released: 1982
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Mariel Hemingway, Scott Glenn, Patrice Donnelly, Kenny Moore, Jim Moody

1982 · 124 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 3,362 VOTES · DIR. Robert Towne

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,531 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:58 (ÐÅÎÐLE ÑHEERING)

00:07:45 WeII, Iike they say, ''It ain't everything.''

00:10:39 ÑHRIS: Ðretty Indian. ÒÎRY: (ÌIÌIÑKING ÑHRIS ) Ðretty Indian?

00:14:16 (ÂREÀÒHING HEÀ VILY)

00:20:45 (ÒIRES SÑREEÑHING)

00:24:53 Îkay.

00:28:30 ÒINGLÎFF: How about it?

00:33:56 Âecause it might show up in the test.

00:38:40 -What does DNF mean to you? -It means not finishing.

00:45:48 Room, board, tuition, everything.

00:53:05 ÒÎRY: Îh, I made her a pentathIon workout book.

01:00:29 Yeah, they're going, they're going.

01:05:15 It'II drive me nuts for the rest of the day.

01:10:25 You're so fucking gutIess.

01:14:45 She's crippIed you.

01:22:05 (ÒHUDS )

01:27:28 WeII, Iet's put it this way. I don't think you can handIe it.

01:31:36 I don't know preciseIy what happened.

01:36:39 -Ñan you wait here? -What for?

01:42:25 Yeah.

01:48:37 I had a fight with my coach.

01:52:36 MAN 2 ON RADIO: But she wasn't expecting to do that weII

01:56:05 You've got a race to run, don't you?

01:59:52 throughout the race:

Cast & Characters

Mariel Hemingway Chris Cahill Scott Glenn Terry Tingloff Patrice Donnelly Tory Skinner Kenny Moore Denny Stites Jim Moody Roscoe Travis Kari G. Peyton Penny Brill Jodi Anderson Nadia 'Pooch' Anderson Maren Seidler Tanya Martha Watson Sheila Emily Dole Maureen

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,531

Dialogue density12.3 lines / min

First line00:01:58

Final line01:59:52

Production Record

DirectorRobert Towne

LanguageEnglish

Budget$15,000,000

Revenue$5,700,000

IMDb votes3,362