Long Gone (1987) (TV)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

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
Kenneth Eriksen	...	Bubba Bean
Neil DeGroot	...	Pukey Smathers
Steve Zurk	...	Buster Smerglia
Ken Dominguez	...	Corky Lucadello
Mike McKown	...	Scooter Cagle
Nardi Contreras	...	Hose Harrigan
John Bauldrey	...	Tommy Tatum
Ken Krannick	...	Rook Robb
Hazen Gifford	...	J. Harrell Smythe
Kathryn Hasty	...	Bonnie
Monica Moran	...	Mrs. Wrenn
Ronn Allen	...	Mr. Wrenn
Tracy Roberts	...	Redhead
Jim Rabe	...	Rusty Ledbetter
Tony Vila Jr.	...	Dusty Hoolihan
Bill Wohrman	...	Whitney Connerly (as William Wohrman)
Dave Emrhein	...	Virgil Hawkins
Colin Male	...	Minister (as Coleman Male)
Debbie Maples	...	Midge
Ed Montgomery	...	Stumpy
Kip Radigan	...	Policeman
Carmen J. Alexander	...	Bartender
David Carlile	...	Baseball Announcer
Bob Donahay	...	Umpire #1
Stan Babicz	...	Umpire #2
Lynn Adams	...	Umpire #3
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joe Abby	...	Baseball Player (uncredited)
Randy Herman	...	Baseball Spectator (uncredited)
Nick Sloan	...	Baseball Player (uncredited)

Directed by
Martin Davidson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Paul Hemphill		story
Michael Norell		teleplay

Produced by
Joan Barnett	....	producer
Arthur Fellows	....	supervising producer
Terry Keegan	....	supervising producer
Paul Kurta	....	associate producer
Alan Landsburg	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Phillip Namanworth
Kenny Vance

Cinematography by
Robert Elswit

Film Editing by
Gib Jaffe

Production Design by
Glenda Ganis		(as Glenn Ganis)

Set Decoration by
Norman E. Weber

Costume Design by
Sandy Davidson

Makeup Department
Mindy Gilbert	....	hair stylist
Annie Maniscalco	....	hair stylist supervisor (as Ann Maniscalco)
Annie Maniscalco	....	makeup supervisor (as Ann Maniscalco)
Henry Val Valis	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Paul Kurta	....	unit production manager
Howard Lipstone	....	executive in charge of production
John Mattias	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rob Corn	....	second assistant director
Deborah Love	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Holly Bird	....	sketch artist
Lewis Bowen	....	scenic artist
Joan Brockschmidt	....	set dresser
Laurel E. Douglas	....	scenic artist
Richard A. Frisch	....	assistant art director (as Rick Frisch)
Peggy Parker	....	property master
Laura Petticord	....	assistant property master
Wilson Pontius	....	construction coordinator
Alana H. Russell	....	sets/prop assistant
Lewis Bowen	....	scenic foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gary Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer
George Baetz	....	sound recordist
Tom Cornwell	....	sound effects editor
Peter Harrison	....	sound effects editor
Rich Harrison	....	supervising sound effects editor
Rick Hinson	....	assistant sound effects editor
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Glenn Lewis	....	assistant sound effects editor
Sergio Reyes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Howard Warren	....	sound mixer

Stunts
Artie Malesci	....	stunts
Jeff Moldovan	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul C. Babin	....	camera operator: second camera (as Paul Babin)
David Boyd	....	first assistant camera (as David R. Boyd)
David S. Campbell	....	second assistant camera: second unit (as David Campbell)
John Carney	....	best boy electric
John L. Dardis	....	electrician (as John Dardis)
Robert K. Feldmann	....	key grip (as Robert Feldman)
George A. Hock	....	electrician
Willie Mann	....	best boy grip (as Willy Mann)
Peter Mercurio	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Nik Petrik	....	second assistant camera
L. 'Chano' Rodriguez	....	grip (as Luciano Chano Rodriguez)
Charles Smith	....	grip (as Charlie Smith)
Frank Stubblefield	....	electrician
John Zumpano	....	gaffer
Troy Pressley	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lillian Gordon-Barnitt	....	casting: Independent Castings, Tampa (as Lillian Gordon Barnitt)
Yonit Hamer	....	casting: Unique Casting, Miami
Julie Hughes	....	casting: New York
Kathy Laughlin	....	casting: Independent Castings, Tampa (as Kathryn Laughlin)
Barry Moss	....	casting: Los Angeles
Randy Stone	....	casting: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carol Cervenka	....	wardrobe assistant
Jo-Dee Mercurio	....	costumer supervisor (as Jodie Mercurio)
Donna Morrison	....	wardrobe assistant
Jasmine Tolabra	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Curtis Croeni	....	apprentice editor
Valerie Davidson	....	assistant editor
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative cutter (as Mary Duerrstein)

Music Department
Peter Himmelman	....	musician
Hugh McCracken	....	musician
Adam Milo Smalley	....	music editor (as Adam Smalley)
Curt Sobel	....	supervising music editor

Transportation Department
William Allen Cummins	....	transportation captain
Terry L. Robertson	....	transportation coordinator
Stony Shelton	....	driver: insert car

Other crew
Bob Ames	....	production controller
Grover Austin	....	production assistant
Gardner E. Baldwin	....	set production assistant
Marlene Bergman	....	title designer: main title logo
Shawn Boyachek	....	production assistant
Sondra Dee Boyachek	....	production secretary
Peggy Coleman	....	assistant location manager
Ken Dominguez	....	baseball coach
Karen Eisenstadt	....	assistant accountant
Edward Favara	....	set production assistant
Douglas L. Fenclau	....	set production assistant
Anne Grace	....	assistant: Ms. Barnett
Kay Hoffman	....	production executive
Gus Holzer	....	location manager (as Everett 'Gus' Holzer)
Ronald M. Lamantia	....	production assistant
Marilyn Lassen	....	assistant: Mr. Lansburg
Andrea Lee	....	business affairs
Jane Lipstone	....	public relations executive
Richard Lorenzana	....	production accountant
Richard Miele	....	production assistant
Bruce Edward Pflueger	....	production assistant
Dean Rodriguez	....	assistant technical advisor
Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom	....	production assistant (as Tracy Rosenthal)
Jackie Saunders	....	script supervisor
Diana L. Slowly	....	production assistant
Hal Smeltzly	....	technical advisor
Cynthia Streit	....	production coordinator (as Cynthia E. Streit)
Carolyn H. Thayer	....	set production assistant
Paul Vistocco	....	production assistant
Denise Williams	....	production assistant
Richard Borrego	....	government liaison (uncredited)
Rob Whitehurst	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Rob Whitehurst	....	set production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Shirly Brown	....	grateful acknowledgment: directress, The Burton Family Chorus
Pat Hoyt	....	special thanks: city of Tampa, Florida
Edith Nealy	....	grateful acknowledgment: arranger, pianist, The Burton Family Chorus

Production Companies

• Home Box Office (HBO)

Distributors

• Lorimar Home Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Stogies (USA)

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:

Teller, who famously never speaks in his "Penn and Teller" performances, has a speaking role in this film. He was cast because of his resemblance to Henry Gibson (they play father and son in the film).

Goofs:

Factual errors: Joe Louis Brown clearly steps in front of home plate to hit his Home Run when he is being intentionally walked. It is against the rules to do so.

Quotes:

Esther Wrenn: We're both going to have to pray much harder.

Best baseball movie ever made.

The movie "Long Gone" starring William Petersen, Virginia Madsen, and Dermot Mulroney is easily the best baseball movie ever made.

It has the best combination of humor and fun and is much better than "Bull Durham" - the movie to which it is often compared. Whereas "Bull Durham" is pretty good for the first seven innings (the first 7/9ths of the movie) and has one great scene (the meeting on the mound), "Long Gone" is great throughout.

You pull for everyone in "Long Gone".

If there is any movie that deserves to be on DVD, it's "Long Gone". It's easily number one on my list of movies not already on DVD.