(At one point he disguised himself and beat a couple of Klan members in an act of revenge, he wrote in his 2014 memoir, Black and White: The Way I See It.) And, all those interviews where he repeatedly defended his decision of removing Venus from tennis competitions for three years? Yep, that really happened. (Even though the girls had garnered national recognition at a young age, their dad didn’t want to subject them to the pressures their contemporaries were facing.) He was from Louisiana and had various run-ins with the Klu Klux Klan. He did removeVenus and Serena from junior competitions.
Getting beaten in front of his kids was a regular occurrence. Of course, there are some embellishes here or there, but for the most part, the narrative is accurate. Doesn’t seem like everything he did in the film was factual-or was it? What Parts of King Richard are true? Can’t say I believe Richard was willing to murder someone after spouting about his experience with gun violence and his fear of criminals.
That’s the thing about biopics-you got to love them for drama and emotion, but for true stories? Um, not that much. He’s so obsessed that he endured various struggles-from getting beaten in front of his daughters by a group of local thugs to almost committing murder-all for the sake of the game. From the bat, we know Richard is obsessed (though some would simply say “motivated”).