The film starts off talking about both of their early childhoods, how they got into tennis and then we get to borgs rise to the top and then mcenroes entrance. The movie focuses on their competitive rivalry and friendship, including the epic 1980 wimbledon final. Breathtakingly tense, the match would mark the pinnacle of the fire and ice rivalry between the two players an exhilarating battle of personalities that set the world of tennis alight. Excellent documentary on one of the greatest sports rivalries. Tomorrow he is due to renew his rivalry with bjorn borg. Its the summer of 1980 and bjorn borg sverrir gudnason is the top tennis. Borg vs mcenroe tells the story of the epic rivalry between brash american tennis legend john mcenroe labeouf, and his greatest adversary, the reigning world champion bjorn borg gudnason, which came to a head during the 1980 wimbledon championships. John mcenroe was the fiery showman of the tennis circuit.
Shia labeouf and sverrir gudnason play the title roles in borgmcenroe, janus metzs dramatization of one of sports historys greatest matches. In 1980 mcenroe reached the mens singles final at wimbledon for the first time, where he faced borg, who was aiming for an open era record fifth consecutive wimbledon title. Visceral and breathlessly tense, the match itselfregarded as one of the greatest of all timewould mark the pinnacle of the fire and ice rivalry between borg and mcenroe. Relive one of the greatest rivalries in tennis history in this documentary profiling john mcenroe and bjorn borg. Because of their contrasting personalities, their rivalry was described as fire and ice. The film starts off talking about both of their early childhoods, how they got into tennis and then we get to borg s rise to the top and then mcenroe s entrance. Borg vs mcenroe attempts to capture fire and ice rivalry between bjorn borg and john mcenroe, watch video borg vs mcenroe attempts to capture fire and ice rivalry between bjorn borg and john mcenroe, watch video where john mcenroe was known for his short temper and the courtside tantrums that he threw, bjorn borg possessed a. Their rivalry was brief, but intenseand it propelled tennis into the international headlines in the late 1970s and early 80s. Though dramatic license is certainly exercised, the new film borg vs mcenroe shines a harsh light into the dark corners of two men who were at once driven and demonized by a ferocious and allconsuming purpose. Bjorn borg is the number 1 tennis player in the world and the undisputed king of wimbledon. The tennis players bjorn borg and john mcenroe met 14 times on the regular tour and 22 times. Mcenroe and borg were the head of one of the biggest controversies in professional tennis in the 70s. The fire and ice rivalry between borg and mcenroe led to. John mcenroe discusses the splitpersonality that he saw when watching bjorn borg on the court.
Each player along with sports media personnel are interviewed throughout the film. The 1980 wimbledon final included a 4th set tiebreaker unlike any that came before it. Excellent documentary on the epic rivalry between john mcenroe and bjorn borg. The real value of borg vs mcenroe is the questions it raises about success and perceptions of success, and it highlights the fact that the medias portrayal of athletes rarely tells the whole story. Download from thousands of titles to watch offline. Mcenroe ready to relive drama of fire and ice the independent. The two men walk onto wimbledons centre court, as the strings play, they smile in the sun, the music swells to an inspiring crescendo, and it looks really, patently, prestige documentary boring. I saw borg and mcenroe play at the us open when i was a kid in the early 80s and remember how. Inside the fiery rivalry between john mcenroe and bjorn borg that put tennis in the headlines in the late. But the movie is clearly building towards the great match between borg and mcenroe, and so that promise must be fulfilled. I started paying attention to tennis in my early teens at a pivotal time in tennis. The 1980 wimbledon mens final is widely regarded as one of the great tennis matches in sporting history.
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