Personal Best (1982) on Netflix
Sprinter Chris Cahill cannot reach her potential. Tory Skinner, a track star, and her coach Terry Tingloff take Chris into their training, and Chris and Tory fall in love.
- Netflix3.4/5
- IMDb6.3/103,563 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes73%
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Plot summary
Chris Cahill competes in track and field and is unhappy that she is not improving; Tory Skinner, further along in the sport, is steady and calm. Chris faints in a bar, Tory takes her home, and they become friends, with Tory the one who comforts her when she is distressed. Coach Terry Tingloff lets Chris onto his team but will not coach her at first. Tory persuades him to enter Chris in the trials, and the team learns it is competing for places at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Chris and Tory become lovers. As Chris improves, both are chasing the same Olympic places, which puts pressure on their relationship.
Cast
- Patrice Donnellyas Tory Skinner
- Kenny Mooreas Denny Stites
- Kari G. Peytonas Penny Brill
- Jodi Andersonas Nadia "Pooch" Anderson
- Maren Seidleras Tanya
- Martha Watsonas Sheila
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Personal Best (1982)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Robert Towne clashed with producer David Geffen while making Personal Best, and later sued Geffen and others for $110 million.
- The track scenes, whose sign reads "Cal Poly", were actually shot at the track at Morro Bay High School during filming around San Luis Obispo County, California.
