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    When Billie Beat Bobby
    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 99 (Aug 2005) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Holly Hunter, Ron Silver, Matt Letscher, Bob Gunton, Jacqueline McKenzie, Elizabeth Berridge & Fred Willard

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
    DD Sound Rating: 2.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Critics' Composite Score: 3
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    Special Features
    There are no supplements.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Miramax Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 41779
    (MPAA Rating): PG
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    (Retail Price): $29.99
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Single Layer (DVD5)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 88
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2001
    (Theatrical Release): No
    (Direct-To-Video Release): Yes
    (DVD Release Date): 08/02/05
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Jane Anderson
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    Story Synopsis:
    Based on actual events, this television docudrama depicts the tennis match When Billie Beat Bobby in 1973. The Wimbledon champions, Billie Jean King (Hunter) and Bobby Riggs (Silver), face off in the Astrodome at the height of the feminist movement, and after Bobby beat Margaret Court, the number one seed at the time. There are no supplements. (Suzanne Hodges)

    DVD Picture:
    Stylizations in the color scheme and in the appearance of excessive grain give this anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD picture a look appropriate to the different time periods depicted in the story. Images are adequately sharp and detailed, with satisfying textures and defintiion at times. The handheld camerawork gives the picture a

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    The Dolby

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