- Country: USA
- Genres: Biography, Documentary, Sport
- Release: 2010-03-10
- Director: Ezra Edelman
- Writers: Aaron Cohen , Charles Olivier
- Language: English
- Stars: Magic Johnson , Larry Bird , Steve Springer
- Runtime: 85 min
- Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
- AKA: Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals , Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals (United States of America) , Мэджик и Лэрри: Дружба врагов (Russian Federation)
- Plot:
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals is a 2010 television documentary film broadcast on HBO. The film chronicles the rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird that begin with the 1979 NCAA Basketball Championship Game and lasted throughout their lengthy, Hall of Fame careers in the NBA. The film makes an argument that without the massive media attention that was placed on the rivalry that Magic and Bird had, the NBA might not have made through the 1980s following the merger with the ABA, among other things.
- IMDB:tt1566591
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals Cast · · · ALL
Ezra Edelman
Director
Larry Bird
Self
Magic Johnson
Self
Liev Schreiber
Narrator (voice)
Evelyn Johnson
Self - Magic's Sister
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
Charles Pierce
Self - Boston Globe
Arsenio Hall
Self - Magic's Friend
Pat Riley
Self - Lakers Head Coach, 1981-90
Chuck Klosterman
Self - Writer
Dennis Rodman
Self (archive footage)
Isiah Thomas
Self (archive footage)