A League of Their Own (1992)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Penny Marshall

Writers (WGA):

Kim Wilson (story) &
Kelly Candaele (story) ...

Release Date:

1 July 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

To achieve the incredible you have to attempt the impossible.

Plot:

Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry.

Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Flashback | Female Athlete | Underdog | Sarcasm

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Tom Hanks	...	Jimmy Dugan
Geena Davis	...	Dottie Hinson
Madonna	...	Mae Mordabito
Lori Petty	...	Kit Keller
Jon Lovitz	...	Ernie Capadino
David Strathairn	...	Ira Lowenstein
Garry Marshall	...	Walter Harvey
Bill Pullman	...	Bob Hinson
Megan Cavanagh	...	Marla Hooch - 2nd Base
Rosie O'Donnell	...	Doris Murphy - 3rd Base
Tracy Reiner	...	Betty 'Betty Spaghetti' Horn - Left Field
Bitty Schram	...	Evelyn Gardner - Right Field
Don S. Davis	...	Charlie Collins, Racine Coach (as Don Davis)
Renée Coleman	...	Alice Gaspers - Left Field / Center Field (as Renee Coleman)
Ann Cusack	...	Shirley Baker - Left Field

MPAA:

Rated PG for language.

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Norway:5 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:12 | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #31516) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Bosse Field - 1701 N. Main Street, Evansville, Indiana, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The scene where Betty Spaghetti learns her husband died took three days to film.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Dottie tells Kit there is a hole open in right field, she tells Kit to pull the ball. Kit, however, is a right-handed hitter and pulling the ball will cause it to be hit to left field.

Quotes:

Ernie Capadino: [to a salesman] You know, if I had your job, I'd kill myself! Wait here, I'll see if I can dig up a pistol.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jude Law/Ashlee Simpson (#30.3)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET

A Simple but effective Movie

Set at the start of World War 2, Geena Davis and Lori Petty are recruited to the first professional baseball league for women. The sisters struggle to keep the league going against the odds, while their own personal rivalry begins to escalate.

I don't pretend to know much about baseball, so if this element is poor i wouldn't really notice, but i did feel that it was a good setting for the story.

Quite touching and well directed, i was surprised how compelling this movie was. All in all the strong cast and pleasant script makes this a good movie, with a little for everyone.

8/10