United States / Feb 14, 1985 / ABC
Challenge of a Lifetime (1985)
Directed by Russ Mayberry
1h 40minruntime
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Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nancy Hogshead-Makar | |
| Cathy Rigby | |
| Dave Scott | |
| Mark Spitz | |
| Jim Lampley | Announcer |
| Anne Simon | Announcer |
| Greg Monaghan | Jay Redmond |
| Dorothy Dells | Dr. Jackson |
| Dick Anthony Williams | Dr. Hume |
| Steve Yochem | Rick |
| Keone Young | Dr. Honowa |
| Loyita Chapel | Rachel |
| Elizabeth Lindsey | Lee Kaplan |
| Peg Shirley | Mrs. Meyer |
| Gillian Grant | Charlotte |
| Julie Davis | Volunteer |
| Mort Sertner | Volunteer |
Genres
DramaComedyTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Challenge of a Lifetime |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | ABC |
| Release date | 14 febbraio 1985 |
| Executive producer | Frank von Zerneck, Robert Greenwald |
| Production | Robert M. Sertner, Susan Weber-Gold |
| Writer | Sally Robinson |
| Editing | Robert Florio, Michael J. Sheridan, Susanne Gervay |
| Cinematography | Héctor R. Figueroa |
| Assistant directors | John H. Anderson, Peter L. Bergquist, Kalai Strode, Russ Mayberry, Roz Harris, Robert Florio |
| Camera operators | Héctor R. Figueroa |
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| Additional photography | Héctor R. Figueroa |
| Production design | Mark W. Mansbridge, Ethel Robins Richards, Carlos Acosta |
| Art direction | Ethel Robins Richards, Carlos Acosta |
| Set decoration | Ethel Robins Richards, Carlos Acosta |
| Music | Mark Snow, Terri Fricon, John McCullough, John Mick, Rich Harrison |
| Sound | Mark Snow, Terri Fricon, John McCullough, John Mick, Rich Harrison |
| Costume design | Les Berns, Gregg Mitchell, Roberta Newman, Sanford Slepak |
| Makeup | Les Berns, Gregg Mitchell, Roberta Newman, Sanford Slepak |
| Hairstyling | Les Berns, Gregg Mitchell, Roberta Newman, Sanford Slepak |
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