Personal Best (1982) (with Paul Oyama!)

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the film PERSONAL BEST (1982) with guest Paul Oyama, covering various aspects of the film and sports cinema.

Call us The Pharcyde because we are runnin' today as we discuss PERSONAL BEST (1982)! Paul Oyama joins us to discuss his track and field film, Robert Towne, the lawsuit surrounding this film, favorite sports films and more! Twitter: @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AlmostMajor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kevin: @Kevbonesy on Letterboxd Bryden: @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JDoyle on Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our guest, Paul: @presciient on Letterboxd Almost Major is a part of the Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast Network. To listen to other podcasts from the network, please click here!

People in this episode

Hosts: Kevin, Bryden

Guest: Paul Oyama

Topics covered

• track and field
• sports films
• film discussion
• lawsuit
• 1980s cinema

Keywords

• PERSONAL BEST
• Paul Oyama
• track and field
• sports films
• Robert Towne
• 1982 film
• film discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Someone's Favorite Productions

Books & works: PERSONAL BEST

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