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Billie and Bobby
"When Billie Beat Bobby" is a worthwhile movie that adequately captures on film a slice of history. Its subject matter is worthy of a mini-series, yet the movie uses its 90 minutes effectively and economically to capture the moment and to portray the discrimination faced by professional women's tennis players. It is refreshing to see a film give Billie Jean her due, as she singlehandedly spearheaded the movement for equal pay and recognition for pro female players. Juxtaposed with her burning passion for equal rights are Margaret Smith Court (representing wedded bliss and conventional "family values") and Chris Evert (the stylish girl next door), neither of whom initially offer their support and are unwilling to lend a hand in taking on the male-dominated tennis establishment. Holly Hunter shines as the tomboyish Billie Jean, who paves the way for generations of female athletes, Elizabeth Berridge gives a wonderful performance as the scrappy Rosie Casals, and Jacqueline McKenzie acts the part of the low-key Court to perfection, but Ron Silver steals the show with his portrayal of the bombastic, hustling, chauvinistic Riggs. The only false note in the movie is the odd choice of casting Fred Willard as Howard Cosell. This is a gem of an under appreciated little film that accurately reproduces a spot in time without becoming strident or overbearing.Read full review...
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70'srivalry.
Absolutely,positively rocking.60's and 79's were a happening.