Long Gone (1987) (TV)

Director:

Martin Davidson

Writers:

Paul Hemphill (story)
Michael Norell (teleplay)

Release Date:

23 May 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport

Plot:

Story of the Tampico Stogies, a low minor-league baseball team, and its star player and manager, Stud' Cantrell...

Plot Keywords:

Racism | Baseball | Beautiful Woman | Racial

Cast

William Petersen	...	Cecil 'Stud' Cantrell (as William L. Petersen)
Virginia Madsen	...	Dixie Lee Boxx
Dermot Mulroney	...	Jamie Weeks
Larry Riley	...	Joe Louis Brown
Katy Boyer	...	Esther Wrenn
Henry Gibson	...	Hale Buchman
Teller	...	Hale Buchman, Jr.
Robert Easton	...	Cletis Ramey
Panchito Gómez	...	Paco Izquierdo
David Langston Smyrl	...	Monroe Wright
Guich Koock	...	Bump Klein
Arthur Rosenberg	...	Peaches Cluff
Will Zahrn	...	Knucksie Chappell
Edward Blatchford	...	Whiz Whsonant
Joel Murray	...	Bart Polanski

Also Known As:

Stogies (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Lakeland, Florida, USA

Company:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Trivia:

William Petersen declined the offer to star in Platoon (1986) in favor of this film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Joe Brown and Stud are destroying the car at the end of the movie, Joe Brown smashes the drivers side window. In a subsequent shot, the window is intact.

Quotes:

Joe Louis Brown: If they gonna try to lynch me, I'm gonna take two or three of 'em with me!

Living and breathing baseball sometimes requires something on the side.

This is a very good baseball/comedy. A past his prime player/manager(William L. Peterson)takes a low budget minor league team, the Tampico Stogies, from the cellar to the top of their league. Peterson still hopes of getting called to the 'bigs' while his team is being energized by the play of a rookie 'phenom'(Dermot Mulroney). Then there is the homer run hitting(Lary Riley)that has to pretend to be Puerto Rican instead of black. The owners want to secretly sell the team. And then there is the drop dead gorgeous groupie(Virginia Madsen)that is one hell of a distraction.

Supporting cast includes: Panchito Gomez, David Lanston Smyrl and Henry Gibson. If you liked BULL DURHAM or MAJOR LEAGUE, you can't help but like this movie. Step up to the plate and take a cut!