When Billie Beat Bobby

2001 television film directed by Jane Anderson

Holly Hunter
Ron Silver
Matt Letscher
Bob Gunton
Jacqueline McKenzie
Elizabeth Berridge
Fred Willard

Music byBrian KirkCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionExecutive producers

Peter Sussman
Ed Gernon
Goldie Hawn
Teri Schwartz

ProducerDiana KerewCinematographyPaul ElliottEditorNancy RichardsonRunning time90 minutesProduction companies

Alliance Atlantis Communications
Cherry Alley Productions

Original releaseNetworkABCReleaseApril 16, 2001 (2001-04-16)

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 aired on ABC on April 16, 2001.^[1]^[2] The match was filmed at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California.

At the 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards, Holly Hunter was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie but lost out to Judy Davis who won for Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows.^[3]

Cast

Holly Hunter as Billie Jean King
Ron Silver as Bobby Riggs
Matt Letscher as Lawrence King
Bob Gunton as Jerry Perenchio
Jacqueline McKenzie as Margaret Court
Elizabeth Berridge as Rosie Casals
Fred Willard as Howard Cosell
Caitlin Martin as Chris Evert
Vincent Van Patten as Lornie Kuhle
Patrick Kerr as Rheo
Sal Viscuso as Sports Writer Mike
Stockard Channing as Narrator (uncredited)
Rainn Wilson as Dennis Van De Meer

Production

Principal photography began from 6 November 2000 to 6 December 2000. ^[4]

References

^ Oxman, Steven (11 April 2001). "When Billie Beat Bobby". Variety. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
^ "On the Court, No Love". The Washington Post. 15 April 2001. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
^ Elber, Lynn (24 September 2020). "Holly Hunter suits up as US prosecutor in 'The Comey Rule'". Associated Press. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
^ "When Billie Beat Bobby".

External links

When Billie Beat Bobby at IMDb

Works by Jane Anderson

Directed

The Baby Dance (1998)
If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)
When Billie Beat Bobby (2001)
Normal (2003)
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)

Written only

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