King Richard (film)

King Richard is a 2021 American biographical sports drama film about two famed tennis player sisters Venus and Serena Williams who have potential in playing tennis under the coaching of their father Richard Williams. Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green; Produced by Will Smith, Tim White and Trevor White; Written by Zach Baylin Venus, Serena and a plan for greatness Richard Williams The most strongest, the most powerful, the most dangerous creature on this whole earth is a woman who knows how to think. Ain't nothing she can't do. Open stance! When I was a little boy, I grew up in Shreveport. One day, my father took me to town. He give me this money to pay this White man for something. Back in them days, Black folks weren't allowed to touch White peoples. So I went to give the man this money, and I accidently touched his hand. And he start beating on me. He knocked me down, his friends come over, they all start stomping on me and beating on me. And I look up and I see my father in the crowd, and he took off running. Left me there with these grown men beating on me. Now, I haven't been no great daddy... but I've never done nothing but try to protect you. This next step you about to take, it would... It would be hard for anybody. But for you, you not gonna just be representing you, you gonna be representing every little Black girl on Earth. And you gonna be the one gotta go through that gate. And I just never wanted you to look up... and see your daddy running away. Now, I know what you thinking. 'This family is from the ghetto. How they gonna pay old me?' Well, don't you worry about that. We're not here to rob ya. We here to make you rich. Venus and Serena gon' shake up this world. Oracene "Brandy" Williams You just scared. Scared you will fail. Scared that the world will look at you and see another dumb nigga. And you know what? You think they might be right. I have never, never thought that about you. Dialogue Oracene 'Brandy' Williams: Are we a team?Richard Williams: Are we a team? We're family.Oracene 'Brandy' Williams: So we're a team? You don't think that that was a decision you should have discussed with me? Discussed with Venus? Richard, my faith dictates that I stand by your side but don't mistake my silence for agreement. You do that again and I won't be quiet.Richard Williams: Now don't do that. Don't do that to me.Oracene 'Brandy' Williams: You don't make a fool out of me!Richard Williams: Who made a fool out of you?Oracene 'Brandy' Williams: You made a fool out of me. Don't make a fool out of me.Richard Williams: Ain't nobody made a fool out of you.Oracene 'Brandy' Williams: Now whatever happens tonight, I want you guys to remember, that you come from a rich history people. Right? Like Sojourner Truth. Remember her?Children: [in unison] Yes!Oracene 'Brandy' Williams: What did she say at Seneca Falls? What did she say?Children: [in unison] Ain't I a woman?Oracene 'Brandy' Williams: That's right, what does that mean to you? What does that mean to you?Serena Williams: That she's strong and that she can do anything.Oracene 'Brandy' Williams: Exactly. That she is a young black woman, just like you guys. And that she deserves to be seen and that she deserves to be heard. So tonight I want you to remember who you are, remember where you came from, stand tall and be proud in that. All right?Richard Williams: I'm trying to look out for my kids.Rick Macci: No, you're looking out for yourself. You know, all I hear from you is pressure. Pressure, pressure pressure! But you know what I see? On TV, every day I see the Richard Williams show. A million dollars, number 1! The Greatest of All Time! You don't think that adds pressure?Richard Williams: It adds confidence.Rick Macci: Bullshit! It's about you. Now look, you wanna jerk my chain, go ahead and jerk it but do not do it to those girls.Richard Williams: Rick, all respects, dude, we love you. You're like a member of our family. But you work for us. I wrote this plan.Rick Macci: Plan.Richard Williams: And when I say she's not playing, she is not playing. I call the shots. And I'm sorry if you don't like that.Rick Macci''': Richard, screw your frickin' plan. You don't know what you're doing. You don't. Cast Will Smith as Richard Williams Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Oracene "Brandy" Price Saniyya Sidney as Venus Williams Demi Singleton as Serena Williams Jon Bernthal as Rick Macci Tony Goldwyn as Paul Cohen Mikayla LaShae Bartholomew as Tunde Price Danielle Lawson as Isha Price Layla Crawford as Lyndrea Price Erika Ringor as Mrs. Strickland Dylan McDermott as George MacArthur Andy Bean as Laird Stabler Kevin Dunn as Vic Braden Craig Tate as Bells (Homeboy #1) Josiah Cross as TD (Homeboy #2) Calvin Clausell Jr. as Homeboy #3 Vaughn W. Hebron as Homeboy #4 Christopher Wallinger as John McEnroe Chase Del Rey as Pete Sampras Judith Chapman as Nancy Reagan Jessica Wacnik as Jennifer Capriati Katrina Begin as Anne (Women's Tennis Association CEO) Kaitlyn Christian as Shaun Stafford Marcela Zacarías as Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Rich Sommer as Patrick Dougherty Erin Cummings as Social Worker External links 9620288 King Richard Category:2021 films Category:2020s American films Category:Biographical films Category:American drama films Category:Sports films Category:Films about father–daughter relationships Category:Films about sisters Category:Films about families Category:Films set in the 1990s Category:Films set in Florida Category:Films set in California Category:Tennis films