When Billie Beat Bobby
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jane Anderson
Holly Hunter
Ron Silver
Matt Letscher
Bob Gunton
Jacqueline Mckenzie
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Television movie about the events leading up to the 1972 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs that put women's sports on the map.The "Battle of the Sexes" was a sociological event that fed on the burgeoning women's liberation movement of the time. Bobby Riggs, one of the greatest tennis players of his day, had won at Wimbledon in 1939. Some 30 years later, he managed to keep his name in the news by becoming a shameless tennis hustler and the unofficial poster boy for male chauvinism, fueling his reputation by challenging and defeating one of female tennis' brightest stars in order to denigrate women's tennis. When Riggs beat number-one-ranked female star Margaret Court, he declared himself "the champion of women's tennis." Billie Jean King had no choice but to accept his challenge. The event drew 50 million television viewers. In three straight sets, King triumphed over Riggs, changing forever the world of women's tennis and all women's sports.
Director
Jane Anderson
Cast
Holly Hunter
Ron Silver
Matt Letscher
Bob Gunton
Jacqueline Mckenzie
Elizabeth Berridge
Fred Willard
Caitlin Martin
Gerry Becker
Trevor Goddard
Jack Hallett
Vince Van Patten
Patrick Kerr
Caroline Aaron
Kali Rocha
Maureen Mueller
Jill Brennan
Michael Cavanaugh
Emma Cline
Kenneth White
Heidi Schanz
Stacey Martino
Charley Garrett
Mark Murphy
Lamar P Smith
Abigail Mavity
Jonathan Daniel Brown
Jim Lau
Nick Ullett
Kent Faulcon
Paul Collins
Eileen Galindo
Linda Porter
Elimu Nelson
Aloma Wright
Kelly Miyashiro
Sybil Temtchine
Tom Ormeny
Roy L Jones
Joe O'connor
Rainn Wilson
Nona Niedert
Elizabeth Ruscio
Leon Martell
Rick Zieff
China Shavers
Leonard Kelly-young
Gildart Jackson
Marjorie Lovett
Rory Knox Johnston
Maura Vincent
Frank Ertl
Scott Klace
Tom Kemp
Sal Viscuso
Michael Mantell
Evan O'meara
Jim Abele
Crew
Lori Abbott
Jane Anderson
Tony Bonaventura
John Brace
Jennifer Brandon King
Stephan Carrier
Martha Cecilia
Christian Cooke
Paul Deakin
Paul Elliott
David Franco
Sam Gailey
Hank Garfield
Chris Gernon
Ed Gernon
Duke Gonzalez
Lorraine Grant
Hope Hanafin
Goldie Hawn
Tom Hogan
Holly Hunter
Joe Janusek
Diana Kerew
Diana Kerew
Brian Kirk
Donald W Krafft
Lornie Kuhle
Steve Lauberth
Paul Leblanc
Molly Lopata
Linda Lowy
Virginia Mastroianni
Lynn Mccracken
Caren Mellman
Peggy Michael
Anthony Miller
Linda Montanti
Ramona Ng
Brian O'kelley
Angie Pajek
Francis J Pezza
Howard Porter
Donna Powell
Joel Renfro
Nancy Richardson
Glenn Rivers
Nina Ruscio
Gerry Sackman
Jon Saltzman
Teri Schwartz
Susan Sewell
Billy J Smith
Brad Stephenson
Andrew Stone
Peter Sussman
Cynnie Troup
Philip Von Alvensleben
Brandon Walker
Gary D Walker
Patty York
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video August 2, 2005
Aired in United States April 16, 2001
Aired in United States August 2, 2005
Began shooting November 6, 2000.
Completed shooting December 6, 2000.
Previous working title: "Battle of the Sexes."
