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Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals

Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals

2010TV Movie⏱️ 1h 25mTV-PG
DocumentaryBiographySport
8.2
IMDB Rating
2,464 votes

An exploration of the fierce rivalry between NBA superstars Larry Bird and Magic Johnson during their decade of dominance.

Director
Ezra Edelman
Writers
Aaron Cohen, Charles Olivier
Stars
Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Steve Springer
Release Date
March 10, 2010
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 10
Reviews
📋 3.2K
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🎭 Top Cast

Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson
as Self
Larry Bird
Larry Bird
as Self
Steve Springer
Steve Springer
as Self - LA Times
👤
Evelyn Johnson
as Self - Sister
👤
George Fox
as Self - High School Coach
Bryant Gumbel
Bryant Gumbel
as Self
👤
Rick Robey
as Self
👤
Mark Bird
as Self
👤
Jim Jones
as Self - High School Coach
Bill Russell
Bill Russell
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
HBO Sports

🏷️ Keywords

basketball sportsports documentaryrivalrynbaretrospective

🎯 Categories

BasketballSports DocumentaryBiographyDocumentarySport

⭐ Featured Review

Very good, but overly focused on personalities instead of the scope of the sport
by JurijFedorov2023-06-23
7/10

"For basketball fans this is amazing. Spectacular simple and easy to understand. Only thing lacking is that it is maybe not perfect for people like me who never watched a single game. You get the basics and understand their life story and how important they were to the game. Yet the doc never tries to hype them up or explain smaller things like tactics or NBA history. Rather we just follow their careers. Some pundits here claim that Magic and Bird saved NBA which is what I have heard too. Yet it is never explained. We just see them compete and then talk about it in 2010. No monetary deals are m..."

📖 Synopsis

An exploration of the fierce rivalry between NBA superstars Larry Bird and Magic Johnson during their decade of dominance.