When Billie Beat Bobby

PG

2001

1 hr. 36 min.

Drama

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Bobby Riggs (Ron Silver), a middle-aged former tennis champion, challenges female players to exhibition matches as a way to make money and generate publicity for himself. The chauvinistic Riggs is riding high after he defeats Margaret Court (Matt Letscher), a top-ranked player. Then he publicly challenges another woman, Billie Jean King (Holly Hunter). King accepts, but takes the match more seriously than Riggs, and uses the ensuing media circus to promote women's equality in sports.

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A bit simplified but well acted and a lot of fun.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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1.26.19 dvd @ home w/Sh & J

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Enjoyable retelling of a seminal event in the women's movement towards equality is made stronger by having a well cast Holly Hunter and Ron Silver in the leads.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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light hearted, i enjoyed this. i enjoyed the chemistry between Riggs and King. i think this movie is underrated.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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This movie is o.k. It's not what I expected at all.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Jane Anderson

Director

Holly Hunter

Billie Jean King

Ron Silver

Bobby Riggs

Matt Letscher

Larry King

Bob Gunton

Jerry Perenchio

Jacqueline McKenzie

Margaret Court

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Steven Oxman

Variety

In the superb hands of writer-director Jane Anderson, and with unimprovable performances from Holly Hunter and Ron Silver, When Billie Beat Bobby becomes a funny and fulfilling television event.

Oct 19, 2018

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John Leonard

New York Magazine/Vulture

Hunter, as usual, steals our heart.

Feb 6, 2018

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Scott Weinberg

DVDTalk.com

Hunter and Silver elevate this game into something pleasantly surprising.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 13, 2005

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Synopsis

Bobby Riggs (Ron Silver), a middle-aged former tennis champion, challenges female players to exhibition matches as a way to make money and generate publicity for himself. The chauvinistic Riggs is riding high after he defeats Margaret Court (Matt Letscher), a top-ranked player. Then he publicly challenges another woman, Billie Jean King (Holly Hunter). King accepts, but takes the match more seriously than Riggs, and uses the ensuing media circus to promote women's equality in sports.

Director: Jane Anderson
Executive Producer: Ed Gernon, Goldie Hawn, Teri Schwartz, Peter Sussman
Screenwriter: Jane Anderson
Production Co: Alliance Atlantis Communications, Cherry Alley Productions
Rating: PG, TV-PG (L)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 18, 2015

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