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 | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Mark Snow | Music |
| Directing | Kalai Strode | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Robert Birnbaum | Production Manager |
| Sound | Rich Harrison | Sound Effects |
| Directing | Peter L. Bergquist | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Carol Lehti | Thanks |
| Production | Gabrielle Mandelik | Executive Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Leslie Simon | Production Secretary |
| Crew | Jack Lietzke | Transportation Coordinator |
| Production | Susan Weber-Gold | Associate Producer |
| Sound | John McCullough | Music Supervisor |
| Camera | Héctor R. Figueroa | Director of Photography |
| Production | Robert Greenwald | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert M. Sertner | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sanford Slepak | Costumer |
| Editing | Robert Florio | Editor |
| Production | Mark W. Mansbridge | Production Designer |
| Writing | Sally Robinson | Writer |
| Production | Bruce Lawhead | Location Manager |
| Directing | Robert Florio | Second Unit Director |
| Editing | Michael J. Sheridan | Editor |
| Directing | John H. Anderson | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | John Mick | Music Editor |
| Crew | Julie Moss | Technical Advisor |
| Art | Ethel Robins Richards | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Tim Silano | Editorial Staff |
| Crew | Deborah Amelon | Thanks |
| Sound | Terri Fricon | Music Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Les Berns | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gregg Mitchell | Hairstylist |
| Production | Cynthia Quan | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Janet Bartels-Vandagriff | Editorial Staff |
| Editing | Susanne Gervay | Negative Cutter |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roberta Newman | Costumer |
| Art | Carlos Acosta | Property Master |
| Directing | Roz Harris | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Diane Walsh | Development Manager |