Challenge of a Lifetime (1985)
Nora Scoonover is 35, divorced, in debt and going nowhere when her 16 year-old son, Steven, runs away from camp and asks to spend the summer with her. Together they decide that she will enter the Ironman Triathlon competition in Hawaii, although she has not done any running since high school. The experience brings them together.
Director: Russ Mayberry
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Penny Marshall as Nora Schoonover |
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Richard Gilliland as Will Brodsky |
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Jonathan Silverman as Steven Schoonover |
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Mary Woronov as Mary Garritee |
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Paul Gleason as John Schoonover |
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James Bergeson as Donald Turnquist |
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Bart Conner as |
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Nancy Hogshead-Makar as |
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Cathy Rigby as |
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Dave Scott as |
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Mark Spitz as |
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Jim Lampley as Announcer |
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Anne Simon as Announcer |
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Greg Monaghan as Jay Redmond |
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Dorothy Dells as Dr. Jackson |
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Dick Anthony Williams as Dr. Hume |
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Steve Yochem as Rick |
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Keone Young as Dr. Honowa |
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Loyita Chapel as Rachel |
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Elizabeth Lindsey as Lee Kaplan |
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Peg Shirley as Mrs. Meyer |
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Gillian Grant as Charlotte |
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Julie Davis as Volunteer |
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Mort Sertner as Volunteer |
| Directing | Russ Mayberry | Director |
| Production | Frank von Zerneck | Executive Producer |
| Production | Susan Weber-Gold | Associate Producer |
| Production | Robert Greenwald | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Robert Florio | Editor |
| Writing | Sally Robinson | Writer |
| Editing | Michael J. Sheridan | Editor |
| Production | Mark W. Mansbridge | Production Designer |
| Crew | Deborah Amelon | Thanks |
| Sound | Mark Snow | Music |
| Production | Robert M. Sertner | Producer |
| Camera | Héctor R. Figueroa | Director of Photography |
| Production | Robert Birnbaum | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roberta Newman | Costumer |
| Directing | Peter L. Bergquist | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Kalai Strode | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Les Berns | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Cynthia Quan | Production Accountant |
| Directing | Roz Harris | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gregg Mitchell | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Carol Lehti | Thanks |
| Directing | John H. Anderson | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Terri Fricon | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Bruce Lawhead | Location Manager |
| Production | Susan Weber-Gold | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Leslie Simon | Production Secretary |
| Crew | Julie Moss | Technical Advisor |
| Art | Ethel Robins Richards | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sanford Slepak | Costumer |
| Sound | John McCullough | Music Supervisor |
| Art | Carlos Acosta | Property Master |
| Production | Diane Walsh | Development Manager |
| Sound | John Mick | Music Editor |
| Directing | Robert Florio | Second Unit Director |
| Production | Gabrielle Mandelik | Executive Producer's Assistant |
| Crew | Janet Bartels-Vandagriff | Editorial Staff |
| Editing | Susanne Gervay | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Rich Harrison | Sound Effects |
| Crew | Jack Lietzke | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Tim Silano | Editorial Staff |