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23 August 1991 (USA) moreTagline:
A story of a major miracle in the minor leagues.Plot:
Roy Dean Bream (Russ who co-starred on Boy Meets World) plays a veteran minor league hurler in 1957... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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1 win & 5 nominations moreUser Comments:
One of the greatest baseball films I have ever seen. 10/10 moreCast
(Credited cast)| John Achorn | ... | Cal | |
| Ernie Banks | ... | Steamer Fan | |
| Ernie Lee Banks | ... | Steamer Fan | |
| Joey Banks | ... | Slinding Base Runner | |
| Mark Benedetto | ... | Beaned Bomber | |
| Susan Cash | ... | Mrs. Laporte | |
| Michael Chieffo | ... | Pool Player | |
| Troy Evans | ... | Art | |
| Bob Feller | ... | VFW Man | |
| Charles Fick | ... | 1st First Base Umpire (as Chuck Fick) | |
| Mary Pat Gleason | ... | Woman at Bar | |
| Ricky Paull Goldin | ... | Hahn | |
| John Homa | ... | Frank | |
| Kathryn Kates | ... | Ethel | |
| Harmon Killebrew | ... | VFW Man | |
| John Martin | ... | Baseball Player | |
| Peter Murnik | ... | Simmons | |
| Don Newcombe | ... | Flag Raiser | |
| Patrick O'Bryan | ... | Walsh (as Pat O'Bryan) | |
| Deirdre O'Connell | ... | Inez Brice | |
| Don Perry | ... | Drunk Old-Timer | |
| Scott Plank | ... | Randy Keever | |
| Glenn Plummer | ... | Tyrone Debray | |
| Brogan Roche | ... | Bomber Pitcher | |
| Reed Rudy | ... | Spicer | |
| William Russ | ... | Roy Dean Bream | |
| Duke Snider | ... | Steamer Fan | |
| Craig Stark | ... | Bomber Catcher | |
| Charles Stransky | ... | Elton | |
| Jeffrey Tambor | ... | Peter LaPorte | |
| Charles Tyner | ... | Arnold | |
| Nancy Wagner | ... | 1st Catty Woman at Party (as Meghan Geary) | |
| Noble Willingham | ... | Clyde Bigby | |
| Sarah Zinsser | ... | 2nd Catty Woman at Party |
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Well, springtime's around the corner, and that means baseball season's around the corner as well. I had picked up a VHS copy of this film on eBay from someone in Denholm, and after watching it, it automatically became one of the best baseball films I have ever seen (THE best I've seen, is of course, Field of Dreams, which I will review at another time), maybe even one of the greatest films I've ever seen.
The movie is set in 1957, and centers around veteran minor league pitcher for the Steamers, Roy Dean Bream (Played by William Russ from Boy Meets World) whose sheer love of the game has kept him in it well past the height of his career, a three week stint in the major leagues twelve years earlier. In comes Tyrone Debray (Played by Glenn Plummer), a black (or African-American) seventeen year-old rookie, who joins the Steamers and befriends Roy. They end up challenging the racism, envy, and disbelief of the other players, one of the other players being played by Patrick O'Bryan from 976-EVIL.
I really did like Russ' character as well as the character of Tyrone. One notable moment was when Roy asked Tyrone if he wanted a drink, Tyrone tells him that he's seventeen and then Roy offers him soda instead. And how could I write this review without mentioning Jeffrey Tambor's character of Peter LaPorte, the Steamers manager, who in my opinion, made for slight comic relief. The movie also features cameos by six of the greatest major league baseball players of all time, including, Duke Snider, Bob Feller, Ernie Banks, Harmon Killebrew, Bill Mazeroski, and Don Newcombe.
Highly recommended.
EXTRAS: The Cineplex Odeon logo appears at both the beginning and the end of the tape, but that's it.