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A bat-wielding Johnny enters the field (which he hallucinates is full of spectators and players) and goes to home base, where David is bound and dressed like a catcher. Johnny forces Terry to be his pitcher, hits the third ball she throws and drags her along as he runs the bases, distracting himself and allowing David to escape his bonds. David ...
For Love of the Game is a 1999 American sports drama film directed by Sam Raimi and written by Dana Stevens, based on Michael Shaara's 1991 novel of the same title.Starring Kevin Costner and Kelly Preston, it follows the perfect game performance of an aging star baseball pitcher as he deals with the pressures of pitching in Yankee Stadium in his final outing by calming himself with memories of ...
Ty Cobb as a ball-playing bank clerk in a story by Grantland Rice. Baseball Madness: 1917 Comedy A silent film starring Gloria Swanson. The Busher: 1919 Comedy Small-town ballplayer gets a big head after joining the St. Paul Pink Sox. Headin' Home: 1920 Biographical A silent film about young Babe Ruth, who stars as himself. Life's Greatest Game ...
As far as baseball movies go, “Major League” is probably the funniest. While many flicks about the sport tend to lean into “feel-good” vibes, this one offers a fictional, light story that ...
Yogi Berra, perhaps the greatest catcher in history, is quoted in Carson Lund’s “Eephus,” a movie about players who, unlike Berra, are never going to trouble the Baseball Hall of Fame’s ...
The Catcher Was a Spy is a 2018 American war film directed by Ben Lewin and written by Robert Rodat, based on the book of the same name by Nicholas Dawidoff.It stars Paul Rudd as Moe Berg, a former baseball player who joined the war effort during World War II and participated in espionage for the U.S. Government.
Filming the game scenes involved many physical mishaps among the actors: Anne Ramsay broke her nose with a baseball mitt while trying to catch a ball, and the large bruise seen on Renée Coleman's thigh at one point in the movie was real. [11]
Rookie of the Year is a 1993 American sports comedy film starring Thomas Ian Nicholas and Gary Busey as players for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball.The cast also includes Albert Hall, Dan Hedaya, Eddie Bracken, Amy Morton, Bruce Altman, John Gegenhuber, Neil Flynn, Daniel Stern (who also directed in his feature film directorial debut), and John Candy in an uncredited role.