Tennis champ Billie Jean King battles Bobby Riggs & her closeted private life in 'Battle of the Sexes'
The phase is set shortly after King's 1972 U.S. Open title, when after a dispute over women's tennis earnings, she & a group of like-minded female players split off from Jack Kramer's U.S. Initially, King rebuffs his sideshow of an offer, however after Court accepts — & promptly gets humiliated by Riggs — King reconsiders, & the showdown is on. Early on, during the Virginia Slims tour, King meets a compelling LA hairdresser named Marilyn (Andrea Riseborough) & launches into a romantic relationship in spite of her supposedly happily married status. But by the finish of "Battle of the Sexes," you get the feeling that tennis was never the point. "Battle of the Sexes" is rated PG-13 for some sexual content & partial nudity; running time: 121 minutes.
'Battle Of The Sexes' — A Tennis Match For The Ages
referring to This week's release of the film "Battle of the Sexes" brings to life the spectacle & frenzied hype surrounding Riggs-King. Billie Jean King & Bobby Riggs smile during a news conference in NY to publicize their upcoming match at the Houston Astrodome on July 11, 1973. Throw in the power of prime-time television, & you have an event that — long before the age of the internet — went "viral."A still from the film "Battle of the Sexes." The match pitted men versus women, young versus old, fathers versus daughters, bosses versus secretaries, the old guard versus the Fresh order. Andrea Riseborough as Marilyn Barnett & Emma Stone as Billie Jean King in the film "Battle of the Sexes."//www.youtube.com/embed/o5ykcuAS1F4?rel=0&wmode=transparent
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