Timely release in 2017 amidst the #TimesUp and #MeToo movement for this vintage and hugely entertaining sports biopic from the team behind the acclaimed LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, focusing on the infamous ‘Battle of the Sexes’ tennis match between Billie Jean King (Oscar-winner Emma Stone, LA LA LAND, THE HELP, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN films) and Bobby Riggs (Oscar-nominated Steve Carell, FOXCATCHER, DESPICABLE ME).
BATTLE OF THE SEXES also focuses on the relationship between King and her hairdresser Marilyn Barnett (Andrea Riseborough) who became a wedge for King’s marriage, as well as the battle to gain equal pay for women from the American Tennis Association, led by Jack Kramer (Bill Pullman, INDEPENDENCE DAY, WHEN HARRY MET SALLY)
It is a wonderfully fun film, with great support from Elisabeth Shue (LEAVING LAS VEGAS, THE KARATE KID) and Alan Cumming (GOLDENEYE)