The Magic of Baseball Cinema
A day at the theater is just as exciting as going to a game at the ballpark, from the anticipation standing in line chatting with your friends and the fans next to you, as you walk, have your ticket scanned, the first thing you smell is popcorn & hot dogs. Thump thump noise you hear before you walk through the gates. There seems to be tons of films about North America's favorite pastime from a Team of Bad News Bears battling zombie, Girls crying on the field, while breaking ground off, Loser who just keep losing, Fanatic Fans, a home run at the bottom of the ninth and the belief in the magic of baseball cinema.
Brewster's Millions
A carrier minor league pitcher, swings at the chase to inherit millions
Error
Double Play
Opening Day
May 22 1985
Team
Walter Hill
Richard Pryor - Montgomery Brewster
John Candy .- Spike Nolan
Lonette McKee .- Angela Drake
Quote
Spike Nolan: Monty, this is Hackensack, NJ. No scout comes here, you understand that. Trains are going through the outfield right now. But you strike this guy out, I'll take you with me tonight and get you drunk, that's a promise.
Ball Park
Biltmore Hotel, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Bluebird Field Sun Valley
Sound Track
In the Nick of Time
Patti LaBelle
Trophy
Inheriting $300,000 millions dollars
Stats
35 mm
1.85:1
Panaflex Camera and Lenses by Panavision
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088850/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Damn Yankees
Selling your soul so your favorite team could win the World Series
Error
Switching batters
Opening Day
September 26 1958
The Team
Manger
George Abbott & Stanley Donen
Players
Tad Hunter - Joe Hardy
Gwen Verdon - Lola
Ray Walston - Mr. Applegate
Shannon Bolin - Ms. Meg Boyd
Quote
Ball Player
I swallowed my Chewing tobacco
Ball Parks
Wrigley Field
42nd Place & Avalon Blvd
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Griffith Stadium
2041 Georgia Ave NW #5B-01, Washington, DC 20060, United States
Sound Track
Two Lost Souls Gwen
Verdon & Tad Hunter
Trophy
World Series Pennant
Stats / Film Techniques
35 mm
1:85:1
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051516/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The Bad News Bears
A drunk old baseball player manages a little league team with nothing but misfit kids.
Error
There is no smoking in baseball.
Opening Day
April 5 1976
Team
Manager
Michael Ritchie
Team
Walter Matthau - Coach Morris Buttermaker
Tatum O’Neal - Amanda Whurlitzer
Vic Morrow - Roy Tuner
Quote
Coach Morris Buttermaker: This quitting thing, it's a hard habit to break once you start.
Ball Parks
Mason Park
10500 Mason Ave
Chatsworth, California, USA
Bonanza Arcade
20515 Devonshire street
Chatsworth, California, USA
Sound Track
Carmen - Georges Bizet
Trophy
Will beat them next season
Stats
35mm
1.85:1
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074174/
A League Of Their Own
Is fashioned around the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during World War 2
Error
Out at Home
Opening Day
July 1 1992
Team
Manager
Penny Marshall
Team
Tom Hanks - Jimmy Dugan
Madonna - Mae Mordabito
Geena Davis - Dottie Hinson
Roise O'Donnell - Doris Murphy
Lori Petty - Kit Keller
Tracy Reiner - Betty Horn
Quote
Jimmy Dugan: Are you crying? Are you crying? ARE YOU CRYING? There's no crying! THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL!
Mae Mordabito: What if at a key moment in the game my, my uniform bursts open and, uh, oops., my bosoms come flying out? That, that might draw a crowd, right?
Doris Murphy: You think there are men in this country who ain't seen your bosoms?
Ball Parks
Bosse Field
1701 N. Main Street,
Evansville, Indiana, USA
Jay Littleton BallPark
1076 North Grove Avenue,
Ontario, California, USA
Wrigley Field
1060 W. Addison St., Lake View
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Cooperstown, New York, USA
Sound Track
The All American Girls Professional Baseball League Song
This Used to be my Playground - Madonna
Trophy
The All American Girls Professional Baseball League pennant
Stats
35 mm
2.39:1
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104694/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Take Me Out To the Ball Game
A tittle of pre-Madonna baseball players moonlighting as Broadway stars.
Error
No showboating after a home run
Opening Day
March 9 1949
Team
Manager
Busby Berkeley
Players
Frank Sinatra - Dennis Ryan
Esther Williams - K.C. Higgins
Gene Kelly - Eddie O'Brien
Quote
Dennis Ryan: Gee! Ain't that somethin'? She's the kinda girl I've always dreamed about. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be married to a girl who played baseball? Gee.
Ball Park
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
10202 W. Washington Blvd
Culver City, California, USA
Sound Track
O'Brien to Ryan to Goldberg– Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin
Take Me Out Ball Game – Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra, reprise by Esther Williams
Trophy
World Series Pennant
Stats
35 mm
1.37:1
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041944/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The Fan
A deranged fan gets a little too close to the game
Error
Charge the mount
Opening Day
August 12 1996
Team
Tony Scott
Players
Robert De Niro - Gil Renard
Wesley Snipes - Bobby Rayburn
Quote
Bobby Rayburn: I mean, come on. Let's be real here, you know. What are we doin'? We're not curing cancer, you know? We're playin' a game. That's all it is. It's just a game. So I stopped caring and relaxed. Then I started hitting.
Ball Park
Angel Stadium of Anaheim
2000 Gene Autry Way,
Anaheim, California, USA
Candlestick Park
602 Jamestown Avenue
San Francisco, California, USA
Dodger Stadium
1000 Vin Scully Avenue, Chavez Ravine, Elysian Park
Los Angeles, California, USA
Sound Track
Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones
Closer - NIN
Stats
35 MM
Aspect ratio 2.39:1
Camera used
Panavision Panaflex Gold II, Panavision Primo and E-Series Lenses
Panavision Panaflex Platinum, Panavision Primo and E-Series Lenses
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116277/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd
Battlefield Baseball
A High School Baseball team play on the Koshien Stadium Tournament
Error
Throw out of the game for throwing the bat at the pitcher.
Opening Day
May 16 2003
Team
Manger
Yudai Yamaguchi
Team
Players
Tak Sakaguchi - Yakyû Jubei
Atsushi Itô - Megane
Hideo Sakaki - Hôichi
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlefield_Baseball
