Second Serve
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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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Cast
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Vanessa Redgrave
Renee Richards
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Martin Balsam
Dr. Beck
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William Russ
Josh
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Alice Krige
Gwen
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Carnival Row
Louise Fletcher
Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
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Kerrie Keane
Meriam
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Incubus
Steel
Richard Venture
Dr. David Bradley
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Scent of a Woman
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Reni Santoni
Dr. Roberto Granato
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Dirty Harry
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Jeff Corey
Dr. Harry Benjamin
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Alan Feinstein
Bill
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Nina van Pallandt
Danielle
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Michael Cavanaugh
Gene Scott
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Anthony Page Director · Gavin Lambert Writer Brad Fiedel Composer
United States release January 1, 1986 · Produced in United States
Production
Lorimar Telepictures
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1986
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