Second Serve
(1986)

Released: 1986-01-01

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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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Vanessa Redgrave

as Renee Richards

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Louise Fletcher

as Dr. Sadie M. Bishop

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Richard Venture

as Dr. David Bradley

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Reni Santoni

as Dr. Roberto Granato

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Jeff Corey

as Dr. Harry Benjamin

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Alison La Placa

as Nightclub Singer

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Linda Yellen

Executive Producer

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Brad Fiedel

Original Music Composer

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Jan Scott

Production Design

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