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Second Serve (1986)

Second Serve (1986)

Drama TV Movie
Release Date: 1986, January 1
Directors: Anthony Page
Countries: United States of America
Production: Lorimar Telepictures
Cast: Kenneth Tigar, Alice Krige, Vanessa Redgrave, Martin Balsam, Santos Morales, Louise Fletcher, Mews Small, William Russ, Reni Santoni, Whit Hertford, Richard Venture, Michael Harrington

Overview:

Fact-based story about tennis pro Renee Richards, whose player status was challenged in 1976 when it was revealed that she was a trans woman. Flashback to 1964 before she was out as trans, a successful New York doctor with a great lifestyle, a flashy girl friend, and a secret life. Her psychiatrist mother refuses to deal with her and sends her to a colleague who diagnoses with a psychotic gender confusion, which he says can be unlearned. After a failed marriage and parenthood, she comes out as trans, with a new life in California.

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