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Personal Best

1982, Movie, R, 124 mins

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Screenwriter Robert Towne (The Last Detail, Shampoo) made his directorial debut with this affecting study of romantic and athletic commitment set against the background of women's track and field. Athletes Patrice Donnelly and Mariel Hemingway meet at the 1976 Olympic trials after the former qualifies for the U.S. team, and soon become lovers. Read the complete review for Personal Best
Year: 1982
Rated R

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Cast
Mariel Hemingway: Chris Cahill
Scott Glenn: Terry Tingloff
Patrice Donnelly: Tory Skinner
Kenny Moore: Denny Stites
Jim Moody: Roscoe Travis
Kari Gosswiller: Penny Brill

 

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Last Ladies Check Out of Apprentice

It was girls' night out — literally — on NBC's The Apprentice last week when Synergy's dressing of Embassy Suites staffers drew a sour reception from employees, leading the Donald to dispatch Allie Jablon and Roxanne Wilson, Season 5's remaining ladies. Did their culottes campaign get short shrift? Which of the guys has their votes to win this thing? And what was up with that lingering hug? TVGuide.com chatted up the runners-up.

TVGuide.com: Allie, were you sad to see your single-handed effort to resurrect culottes get thwarted?
Allie Jablon:
I thought they were really cute! This is the thing: We really took a lot of time to interview about 30 different housekeepers, and it w read more

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She's no Willow Rosenberg, but she'll do: Mariel Hemingway is suiting up to play a Sapphic Secret Service agent in gay-cabler Here!'s upcoming telepic, Her Line of Fire, says Variety. Hemingway previously proved what a good lesbian she'd make in Personal Best ,and proved what a good thespian she is by acting like she was attracted to Roseanne on Roseanne.... Also per Variety: Clive Owen will join Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush in a sequel to Elizabeth called The Golden Age. In the film (which had been titled Elizabeth 2: Electric Boogaloo), the Closer heartthrob will play Sir Walter Raleigh, which is almost enough to make me wish I'd stayed awake during more history classes. Or even the first Elizabeth.... Sam Shepard is strapping on a holster to play read more

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