Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals (2010)
1h 28m
Running Time
March 10, 2010Release Date
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals (2010)
1h 28m
Running Time
March 10, 2010Release Date
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Plot.
An exploration of the fierce rivalry between NBA superstars Larry Bird and Magic Johnson during their decade of dominance.
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Cast & Crew.
Magic Johnson
Self
Liev Schreiber
Narrator (voice)
Larry Bird
Self
Steve Springer
Self - LA Times
Evelyn Johnson
Self - Sister
George Fox
Self - High School Coach
Bryant Gumbel
Self
Jackie MacMullan
Self - Author, 'When the Game Was Ours'
Rick Robey
Self
Mark Bird
Self
Bill Russell
Self
Jerry Sichting
Self - Boston Celtics
Ezra Edelman
Director
Charles P. Pierce
Self - Boston Globe
Cedric Maxwell
Self - Boston Celtics, 1977-85
Aaron Cohen
Writer
Charles Olivier
Writer
Michael Cooper
Self - Los Angeles Lakers, 1978-90
Kevin McHale
Self - Boston Celtics
Arsenio Hall
Self - Magic's Friend
Pat Riley
Self - Lakers Head Coach, 1981-90
Gary Lionelli
Composer
Ted Shaker
Self - Former Executive, CBS Sports
Samson Chan
Cinematographer
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Wiki.
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals is a 2010 television documentary film broadcast on HBO. The film chronicles the rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird that began with the 1979 NCAA Basketball Championship Game and lasted throughout their Hall of Fame careers in the NBA. The film makes an argument that without the massive media attention that was placed on the rivalry that Johnson and Bird had, the NBA might not have made it through the 1980s following the merger with the ABA, among other things.HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg stated that the documentary was partly inspired by the book When the Game Was Ours by Jackie MacMullan.