Personal Best (1982)
Director
Robert Towne
Main cast
Mariel Hemingway; Scott Glenn; Patrice Donnelly; Kenny Moore; Jim Moody
Genres
Drama
Description
This film chronicles the relationship of two female world-class athletes. Mariel Hemingway and real-life Olympian pentathlete Patrice Donnelly play runners who train together, compete against each other and eventually become lovers. Scott Glenn plays their coach in this film that culminates with the trials for the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Robert Towne
Main cast
Mariel Hemingway; Scott Glenn; Patrice Donnelly; Kenny Moore; Jim Moody
Genres
Drama
Description
This film chronicles the relationship of two female world-class athletes. Mariel Hemingway and real-life Olympian pentathlete Patrice Donnelly play runners who train together, compete against each other and eventually become lovers. Scott Glenn plays their coach in this film that culminates with the trials for the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
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