{"id":12217,"date":"2022-08-28T21:22:29","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T01:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=12217"},"modified":"2023-12-12T03:49:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T08:49:23","slug":"barney-douglas-director-mcenroe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=12217","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Video Interview: ‘McEnroe’ Director Barney Douglas on Tackling a Tennis Legend in Showtime Doc"},"content":{"rendered":"

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hitting Showtime<\/a> this weekend is Barney Douglas\u2019 <\/span>McEnroe<\/i><\/b>, <\/i>a masterful look at one of tennis\u2019 greatest and most controversial players, John McEnroe.<\/span><\/p>\n

McEnroe was able to attain 77 singles titles and 78 doubles titles \u2013 the highest combined men\u2019s total for the time \u2013 and at one point, he held the #1 ranking in both singles and doubles categories.<\/p>\n

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Along with his great success, McEnroe also stirred up controversy due to his infamous verbal sparring matches with umpires, often being fined for doing so.<\/p>\n

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Douglas previously directed sports docs, <\/span>The Edge<\/i><\/b> and <\/span>Warriors<\/i><\/b>, and he was able to get unprecedented access to McEnroe himself, but also spoke to many members of his family, as well as McEnroe\u2019s long-time wife Patty Smyth (from the \u201880s rock group Scandal). <\/span>McEnroe<\/i><\/b> also includes commentary on McEnroe and his career from other tennis greats, Bjorn Borg \u2013 who had an infamous rivalry with McEnroe in the ’80s \u2013 and Billy Jean King.<\/span><\/p>\n

McEnroe<\/i><\/b> offers many amazing insights into the title character, talking about his thought process while playing, how he dealt with the side effects of fame, and some of his lower moments, which included drug use and over-partying.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

CinemaDailyUS\u2019 Edward Douglas had a chance to speak with Douglas (no relation) about his amazing film, an interview you can watch in the video above.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Film summary from Showtime: \u201cNobody embodied the rockstar era of tennis more than John McEnroe. The original bad boy of the sport, McEnroe was famous not only for his epic matches, but also for his confrontations on and off the court. Accompanied by interviews with icons like Patty Smyth, Keith Richards, Billie Jean King, and Bjorn Borg, the legendary tennis ace gives an unflinching account of his triumphs, struggles, friendships, and rivalries.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

McEnroe<\/i><\/b> will be available to watch on Showtime streaming<\/a>, starting Friday, September 2, and will air on the cable network on Sunday, September 4 at 7pm ET\/PT.<\/span><\/p>\n

Check out more of Edward Douglas’ articles.<\/p>\n

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