Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals
78 %|Mar 10, 2010|Documentary, Drama
An exploration of the fierce rivalry between NBA superstars Larry Bird and Magic Johnson during their decade of dominance.
Featured Crew
Ezra Edelman
Producer
Ezra Edelman
Director
Aaron Cohen
Writer
Ross Greenburg
Executive Producer
Rick Bernstein
Executive Producer
Joe Lavine
Producer
Charles Olivier
Editor
Gary Lionelli
Original Music Composer
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Cast
Larry Bird
Self
Magic Johnson
Self
Liev Schreiber
Narrator (voice)
Steve Springer
Self - Los Angeles Times
Evelyn Johnson
Self - Magic's Sister
George Fox
Self - Head Coach, Everett High
Jackie MacMullan
Self - Author, "When the Game Was Ours"
Bryant Gumbel
Self - NBC Sports, 1974-82
Rick Robey
Self - Boston Celtics
Mark Bird
Self - Larry's Brother
Jerry Sichting
Self - Boston Celtics
Charles P. Pierce
Self - Boston Globe
Cedric Maxwell
Self - Boston Celtics, 1977-85
Michael Cooper
Self - Los Angeles Lakers, 1978-90
Kevin McHale
Self - Boston Celtics
Arsenio Hall
Self - Magic's Friend
Pat Riley
Self - Lakers Head Coach, 1981-90
Ted Shaker
Self - Former Executive, CBS Sports
Chuck Klosterman
Self - Writer
Dennis Rodman
Self (archive footage)
Isiah Thomas
Self (archive footage)
Dan Dyrek
Self - Bird's Orthopedic Therapist