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Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals
They revolutionized the sport and formed an unbreakable bond.
7.8(30)20101h 28m
An exploration of the fierce rivalry between NBA superstars Larry Bird and Magic Johnson during their decade of dominance.
- Director
- Ezra Edelman
- Created by
- Rick Bernstein,Ross Greenburg
- Writers
- Aaron Cohen
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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
Crew
Directing
- Ezra EdelmanDirector
Writing
- Aaron CohenWriter
Production
- Ezra EdelmanProducer
- Joe LavineProducer
- Rick BernsteinExecutive Producer
- Ross GreenburgExecutive Producer
- Rahul RohatgiAssociate Producer
- Joseph KeyesProduction Secretary
Camera
- Rob NewmanDirector of Photography
- Frank BaglinoAdditional Camera
- Tom FaheyAdditional Camera
- Thom StukasDirector of Photography
- Warren JonesAdditional Camera
- Mark BergAdditional Camera
- Samson ChanDirector of Photography
Editing
- Charles OlivierEditor
Sound
- Gary LionelliOriginal Music Composer