Cloud Eight Films
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Ingenious Media
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Battle of the Sexes
He made a bet. She made history.
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between world number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
- Original title
- Battle of the Sexes
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US,GB
- Budget
- $25,000,000
- Revenue
- $12,638,526
r96sk
Aug 10, 2020 · via TMDB
Emma Stone and Steve Carell are terrific. <em>'Battle of the Sexes'</em> is an interesting look on the famous tennis match from 1973 between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. I'm sure it takes all the usual creative license that biopics tend to do, but that's doesn't bother me - especially with this type of event. Stone (King) and Carell (Riggs) are definitely what hold this film together, without those two I don't believe it would've been as enjoyable. Sarah Silverman (Gladys) and Andrea Riseborough (Marilyn) are alright, though the main attraction here are the two leads. Talking of Marilyn, I didn't really care for the love stories on show - with Marilyn, but also those involving Larry (Austin Stowell) and Priscilla (Elisabeth Shue). The rest is sufficiently entertaining, though. It's sometimes a little too on the nose with the (obviously positive) message it's portraying, but that's just a small thing to note. Overall, this is a production I'd recommend you watch - tennis/sports fan or not.
John Chard
Jul 14, 2019 · via TMDB
I'm not saying women are better. I've never said that. I'm saying we deserve some respect. Battle of the sexes is directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and written by Simon Beaufoy. It stars Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Natalie Morales, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Eric Christian Olsen, Alan Cumming and Elisabeth Shue. Music is by Nicholas Britell and cinematography by Linus Sandgren. Back in 1973 there was a tennis match - a show event - where self proclaimed media hustler Booby Riggs (Carrel) took on supreme ladies champion of the era Billie Jean King (Stone). It would be tagged as The Battle Of The Sexes and the importance of such has echoed through time to still be relevant today. Here we have a film running at two hours in length that actually plays more as a King biography than it does a piece about the tennis match at pic's closure. Why not just call your film Billie Jean King? That would still have worked and been more closer to the themes playing out. On the King biography terms it's a fascinating and engrossing film, her battle with her sexuality issues - and the media threats that such a thing of the era would produce - and her wonderfully stoic stance for women's acceptance rights in sport. Unfortunately since the focus is more in this area the film becomes repetitive and over stuffed, and crucially it sadly puts the Bobby Riggs story firmly into the background. However, there's a lot to like on show here if one can forgive it its ill thought out unbalancing act. The cast performances across the board are top line. Stone and Carell are kind of a given, the latter really nailing the characterisation, but key turns by Riseborough, Olsen, Silverman and a wonderfully flamboyant Cumming light up the period play. The last third as we head towards the match of the title is excellent, characterisations have been set up for maximum impact, while the writers do not pander to gloating or PC banner waving to leave us on a positive and thought provoking note. If only the Riggs axis had been given more meaty substance, and the mid-section not practically slow to a snails pace, then we would have had a better movie more befitting the title - and historical event - than the one we get. 6/10
Gimly
Nov 28, 2017 · via TMDB
FULL DISCLOSURE: I saw this while I was working my ass off in a foodtruck at an outdoor cinema. I missed whole chunks of it, and it certainly didn't have my full focus. I'll give it a proper chance at a later date, and alongside that, another review. However, of what I saw, _Battle of the Sexes_ seemed to be little more than a collection of stereotypes played for comedy in a movie that not only wasn't funny, but probably shouldn't have even tried to be. _Final rating:★★ - Definitely not for me, but I sort of get the appeal._
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Emma Stone
Billie Jean King
Steve Carell
Bobby Riggs
Andrea Riseborough
Marilyn Barnett
Sarah Silverman
Gladys Heldman
Bill Pullman
Jack Kramer
Elisabeth Shue
Priscilla Riggs
Alan Cumming
Ted Tinling
Austin Stowell
Larry King
Eric Christian Olsen
Lornie Kuhle
Natalie Morales
Rosie Casals
Lewis Pullman
Larry Riggs
Jessica McNamee
Margaret Court
Martha MacIsaac
Jane 'Peaches' Bartkowicz
Wallace Langham
Henry
Mark Harelik
Hank Greenberg
Fred Armisen
Rheo Blair
Chris Parnell
DJ
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Herb
Mickey Sumner
Valerie Ziegenfuss
Bridey Elliott
Julie Heldman
James Mackay
Barry Court
Tim Ransom
Jerry Perenchio
Chip Chinery
Roone Arledge
Cooper J. Friedman
Bobby Riggs Jr.
Enuka Okuma
Bonny
Agnes Albright
Dana
Bob Stephenson
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Nelson Franklin
TV Reporter
Amy Holt
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Tom Kenny
Bob Sanders
Dinka Dzubur
Sports Reporter
Jamey Sheridan
Ken Rosewall
Matt Malloy
Riggs' Therapist
Bill Blair
Sports Reporter / Fan (uncredited)
Eli Jane
Dancer (uncredited)
Judy Becker
Production Design
Linus Sandgren
Director of Photography
Melissa Fisher
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Mary Zophres
Costume Design
Leigh Bell
Key Costumer
Erik Solky
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Jonathan Dayton
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Valerie Faris
Director
Pamela Martin
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Faryn Einhorn
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Christian Colson
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Danny Boyle
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Chris Navarro
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Mark DeSimone
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