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Challenge of a Lifetime

  • TV Movie
  • 1985
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
78
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Challenge of a Lifetime (1985)
ComedyDramaSport

A 35-year old, non-athletic mother of a teen son who went AWOL from summer camp bonds with him as she decides to enter the Ironman Triathlon for real.A 35-year old, non-athletic mother of a teen son who went AWOL from summer camp bonds with him as she decides to enter the Ironman Triathlon for real.A 35-year old, non-athletic mother of a teen son who went AWOL from summer camp bonds with him as she decides to enter the Ironman Triathlon for real.

  • Director
    • Russ Mayberry
  • Writer
    • Sally Robinson
  • Stars
    • Penny Marshall
    • Richard Gilliland
    • Jonathan Silverman
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    78
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Russ Mayberry
    • Writer
      • Sally Robinson
    • Stars
      • Penny Marshall
      • Richard Gilliland
      • Jonathan Silverman
    • 3User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Penny Marshall
    Penny Marshall
    • Nora Schoonover
    Richard Gilliland
    Richard Gilliland
    • Will Brodsky
    Jonathan Silverman
    Jonathan Silverman
    • Steven Schoonover
    Mary Woronov
    Mary Woronov
    • Mary Garritee
    Paul Gleason
    Paul Gleason
    • John Schoonover
    James Bergeson
    • Donald Turnquist
    Bart Conner
    • Mark Wilson
    Nancy Hogshead
    Cathy Rigby
    Cathy Rigby
    • Virginia
    • (as Cathy Rigby-McCoy)
    Dave Scott
    Mark Spitz
    Mark Spitz
    • Brad Harris - TV Announcer
    Jim Lampley
    • Announcer
    Anne Simon
    • Announcer
    Greg Monaghan
    • Jay Redmond
    Dorothy Dells
    • Dr. Jackson
    Dick Anthony Williams
    Dick Anthony Williams
    • Dr. Hume
    Steve Yochem
    • Rick
    Keone Young
    Keone Young
    • Dr. Honowa
    • Director
      • Russ Mayberry
    • Writer
      • Sally Robinson
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    9faithzzzzz

    OMG! I been looking for this movie all my life

    When I was young, I watch this movie on tv and never forget it.

    All alone I thought it was Shirley Maclaine so I never found the title of this show in google or IMDB.

    Today I'm watching the Bewitched movie and saw Penny Marshall and think oh...maybe it is her instead and finally after almost 40yrs of searching...one of my buckle list is completed.

    Oh...I haven't review this show...highly recommended feel good movie...just watch it :))
    10jaketate-85469

    Inspirational

    This was a very inspirational movie. I absolutely loved it!! What's funny is that I actually quit smoking earlier today and I actually used to run long distances in high school LoL. I've terribly damaged my lungs. But I'm told that our lungs are one of the few organs that can repair themselves with time if you quit smoking. So maybe I'll even try exercising once again. I'm 59 now. But like they say. I guess it's never too late to start until you're dead lol. I love true and inspirational stories both. We could use a lot more movies like this in our day and age. It was also very heartwarming to see someone with a hardened heart like myself give love a chance again after so much pain. And the fact that it shows how a parent can reunite with a child and even rebuild that type of relationship was amazing as well. It's just an overall amazing story line and movie.
    8kamidesu

    A competition against yourself

    The story of a woman who decides to enter the Ironman, probably the hardest triathlon in the world.

    I liked it. It is not about being number one, in a competition with more than 1,000 contestants, it's about you facing yourself, about not stopping. Falling, and standing up to continue, to finish what you began. In the story, Nora is going nowhere, her son arrives home for the summer, and she begins the training with him, who helps and encourages her. Since I saw it, I've wanted to test myself ... but not that hard.

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      Elizabeth Lindsey's debut.
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      Turn My Life Around
      Written by Ken Savage, Jon Baker, Dan Holloway

      Performed by Lynn Carey and Alan Graham

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    • Release date
      • February 14, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Desafío a una mujer
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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