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Jan 9, 2018 · Battle of the Sexes, Fox Searchlight’s dramedy about the immensely important 1973 tennis match between King and world-famous chauvinist Bobby Riggs — a pivotal moment not just for tennis and...
Sep 27, 2017 · Inside The Making Of 'Battle Of The Sexes' With Directors Valerie Faris And Jonathan Dayton "It is a sports movie and a love story that is about finding one's true self and the quest...
Sep 19, 2017 · The so-called “battle of the sexes” of Sept. 20, 1973, which pitted Bobby Riggs against Billie Jean King, was over in three straight sets and just a little more than two hours.
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Sep 19, 2017 · On September 20, 1973, more than 30,000 fans filed into the Houston Astrodome—itself something of a novelty as the world’s first indoor, air-conditioned arena—with celebrities like Salvador...
- colin.mcevoy@hearst.com
- Senior News Editor, Biography.Com
Battle of the Sexes turns real-life events into a crowd-pleasing, well-acted dramedy that ably entertains while smartly serving up a volley of present-day parallels. The 1973 tennis match...
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- Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton
- PG-13
- Comedy, Drama
Sep 22, 2017 · Comedy. Emma Stone and Steve Carell bring their A game to this crowd-pleaser based on the electrifying true story of the 1973 tennis match between women’s champion Billie Jean King (Stone) and former men’s champ Bobby Riggs (Carell).
Sep 12, 2017 · At one point in Battle of the Sexes, a character pretty succinctly sums up the movie, and the 1973 tennis match that inspired it: "It's another battle in the never-ending war of the sexes."...
