In 1973, tennis star Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) was already vexed about the relative lack of compensation and prestige women players received compared to the men’s game...and then came the boasts of aging but ever self-promoting pro Bobby Riggs (Steve Carrell) that he could still beat a woman in her prime. The circumstances surrounding the $100,000 challenge match that fixated the globe are cleverly chronicled in this semi-comic effort. Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Elisabeth Shue also star. 121 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English DTS HD 7.1 Master Audio, DVS 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish, French; featurettes. Two-disc set.
In 1973, tennis star Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) was already vexed about the relative lack of compensation and prestige women players received compared to the men’s game...and then came the boasts of aging but ever self-promoting pro Bobby Riggs (Steve Carrell) that he could still beat a woman in her prime. The circumstances surrounding the $100,000 challenge match that fixated the globe are cleverly chronicled in this semi-comic effort. Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Elisabeth Shue also star. 121 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English DTS HD 7.1 Master Audio, DVS 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish, French; featurettes. Two-disc set.
