Second Serve
Description
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.
Stars
Vanessa Redgrave, Martin Balsam, William Russ, Alice Krige, Louise Fletcher
Runtime
120 minutes
Release Date
January 1, 1986
Rating
4.7/10 (6 votes)