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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: HUNTER,HOLLY
EAN: 0786936300888
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Miramax
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 02, 2005
Running Time: 88 minutes
Sales Rank: 80961
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: April 16, 2001
Editorial Review:
Description:
Academy Award(R) winner Holly Hunter (Best Actress, THE PIANO, 1993) stars as tennis legend Billie Jean King in this highly entertaining flashback to 1973's historic 'Battle of the Sexes.' When aging, chauvinistic tennis pro Bobby Riggs (Ron Silver -- ALI, REVERSAL OF FORTUNE) begins to challenge the world's top ladies players, King confidently rises to the test -- not for herself, but to defend the honor of women everywhere. Months of hype culminate in an epic match at Houston's Astrodome that transcends sport and captivates a massive national audience. With a great cast portraying memorable, larger-than-life personalities, this outstanding feature serves up something for everyone.
Amazon.com:
When Billie Beat Bobby is a witty, playful made-for-television feature based on the symbolic if thoroughly commercial 1973 'Battle of the Sexes' tennis match between 29-year-old Wimbledon champion Billie Jean King and 55-year-old pro Bobby Riggs. A lean, muscular Holly Hunter (The Piano) is a superb King, the feminist athlete instrumental in bringing greater equality between male and female tennis pros (men used to make a lot more money than women on the circuit). Ron Silver (The West Wing) is almost unrecognizable as Riggs, a likable if relentless self-promoter who rarely shuts up and seems indefatigable beneath his middle-age paunch and terrible haircut. Yearning to stay relevant in the game, Riggs pursues an attention-getting strategy of challenging top-ranked women players to well-publicized matches. (Despite outward appearances, Silver's inspired performance suggests Riggs was the kind of man who seemed terribly alone despite being the life of an endless party.) After defeating a psychologically unprepared Margaret Court (Jacqueline McKenzie), Riggs shamelessly and publicly goads King into agreeing to a showdown at the Houston Astrodome. Skillfully written and directed by Jane Anderson (If These Walls Could Talk 2), When Billie Beat Bobby takes viewers deep within the backstage machinations leading to the media event, and cheerfully indicates how much the King-Riggs match meant to ordinary people on either side of the feminist debate. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - BRAVO! -- Or Should I Say 'Brava'!
Watching this movie made me relive the King-Riggs tournament like it was yesterday. Every detail was period perfect, and the movie matched the exact tone of wit that surrounded that spectacle (or should I say 'circus'?). In fact, this movie gave a lot more depth to it. Those of us who lived through that spectacle only saw the 'pig' side of Riggs, which he played up for all it was worth (a hell of a lot in terms of money!). This film shows the sweet side of the guy, and the fact that he just wanted ... Read More
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