When Billie Beat Bobby (2001)
The historic 1973 tennis match between middle-aged champion Bobby Riggs and young feminist Billie Jean King.
- Date of release
- 2001-04-16
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (19)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- Jane Anderson
Casting
- Holly Hunter — Billie Jean King
- Ron Silver — Bobby Riggs
- Matt Letscher — Larry King
- Bob Gunton — Jerry Perenchio
- Jacqueline McKenzie — Margaret Court
- Elizabeth Berridge — Rosie Casals
- Vincent Van Patten — Lornie Kuhle
- Caitlin Martin — Chris Evert
- Gerry Becker — Ted Tinling
- Kathleen Gati — Debbie the Hairdresser
- Michael Mantell — Sidney Schlenker
- Kali Rocha — Connie
Interesting facts
When Billie Beat Bobby is a 2001 American sports comedy drama television film written and directed by Jane Anderson that details the historic 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs and what led up to it. It stars Holly Hunter as King and Ron Silver as Riggs, and aired on ABC on April 16, 2001. The match was filmed at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California.
Production
Principal photography began from 6 November 2000 to 6 December 2000.
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