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.
Unfortunately the movie Personal Best is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Robert Towne | Director |
| Production | Robert Towne | Producer |
| Writing | Robert Towne | Writer |
| Production | Peter Peyton | Associate Producer |
| Production | David Geffen | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Jill Fraser | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jack Nitzsche | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Michael Chapman | Director of Photography |
| Art | Ron Hobbs | Production Design |
| Editing | Jacqueline Cambas | Editor |
| Editing | Jere Huggins | Editor |
| Editing | Ned Humphreys | Editor |
| Editing | Walt Mulconery | Editor |
| Editing | Bud S. Smith | Editor |
| Art | Rick Simpson | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ron Heilman | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Henrikson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Germaine | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karl Silvera | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christina Smith | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | William S. Beasley | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Robert J. Doherty | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Regina Gordon | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Directing | Jerry Grandey | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Daniel J. Heffner | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Nikita Knatz | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Michael Green | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Barbara Adamski | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Nikita Knatz | Storyboard Artist |
| Art | Howard McCormick | Leadman |
| Art | Keith McCormick | Swing |
| Art | Paul Rylander | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Richard Valdez | Swing |
| Art | Steven Westlund | Property Master |
| Crew | Benjamin Resella | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Dale Newkirk | Special Effects |
| Crew | Ken Speed | Special Effects |
| Sound | Gary Alexander | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Bruce Bisenz | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Norval D. Crutcher | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Samuel C. Crutcher | Sound Editor |
| Sound | J. Paul Huntsman | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Chris Jenkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | John A. Larsen | Sound Editor |
| Sound | David Pettijohn | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Michael P. Redbourn | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Eric Shrader | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Jack Snyder | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Ben Sobin | Utility Sound |
| Sound | Larry Stensvold | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Douglas J. Schulman | Other |
| Production | Jeff Parguer | Location Casting |
| Camera | Eric D. Andersen | Camera Operator |
| Camera | John Boccaccio | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Doug Dale | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Don E. FauntLeRoy | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Michael Genne | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Alan Gornick | Underwater Camera |
| Camera | Cary Griffith | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Don Stott | Gaffer |
| Camera | Stephen Vaughan | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Johnny Walker | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Lance Williams | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Bob Winger | Grip |
| Camera | Kenneth Zunder | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Mike Chevalier | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Stephen V. Isbell | Grip |
| Camera | Robert Marta | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Michael E. Matteson | Key Grip |
| Camera | Randall Robinson | First Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Mike Dobie | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Seth Flaum | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Robert Lederman | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Richard Ritchie | Color Timer |
| Editing | Bud S. Smith | Supervising Editor |
| Editing | Michael Tompane | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Curt Sobel | Music Editor |
| Production | Philip Procter | Assistant Location Manager |
| Directing | Ray Quiroz | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Alan Collis | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Donald P. Desmond | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Chuck DeBus | Technical Advisor |
| Production | Leah Brown | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Patrice Donnelly | Technical Advisor |
| Crew | Jane Frederick | Technical Advisor |
| Crew | Jeff Freedman | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Mitch Lewis | Technical Advisor |
| Production | Richard Martini | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Leroy R. Perry Jr. | Technical Advisor |
| Production | Ron Rapiel | Production Consultant |
| Crew | Kate Schmidt | Technical Advisor |
| Crew | B.J. Smith | Set Medic |
| Crew | Edward M. Taylor | Other |
| Production | Sheila A. Warner | Production Coordinator |
