Little Big League (1994)

Director:

Andrew Scheinman

Writers (WGA):

Gregory K. Pincus (story)
Gregory K. Pincus (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

29 June 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Sport

Tagline:

Major League is about to experience a minor problem . . . . . . he's 12-years-old.

Plot:

A young boy is bequeathed the ownership of a professional baseball team.

Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Minnesota Twins | 12 Year Old | Boy | Grandfather

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Luke Edwards	...	Billy Heywood
Timothy Busfield	...	Lou Collins
John Ashton	...	Mac Macnally
Ashley Crow	...	Jenny Heywood
Kevin Dunn	...	Arthur Goslin
Billy L. Sullivan	...	Chuck
Miles Feulner	...	Joey
Jonathan Silverman	...	Jim Bowers
Dennis Farina	...	George O'Farrell
Jason Robards	...	Thomas Heywood
Wolfgang Bodison	...	Spencer Hamilton
Duane Davis	...	Jerry Johnson
Leon Durham	...	Leon Alexander
Kevin Elster	...	Pat Corning
Joseph Latimore	...	Lonnie Ritter
Bradley Jay Lesley	...	John 'Blackout' Gatling
John Minch	...	Mark Hodges
Michael Papajohn	...	Tucker Kain
Scott Patterson	...	Mike McGrevey
Troy Startoni	...	Larry Hilbert
Antonio Lewis Todd	...	Mickey Scales
David Arnott	...	Little League Manager
Jeff Garlin	...	Opposing Little League Manager
Allan Wasserman	...	Little League Umpire
Teddy Bergman	...	Lowell
Cammy Kerrison	...	Shelly Hogeboom
Allen Hamilton	...	Mr. Patterson
Lavin Erickson	...	Margaret Sullivan
John Beasley	...	Roberts
Joe Johnson	...	Whitey
John Gordon	...	Wally Holland
Jason Wolf	...	Wally's Stat Guy
O'Neal Compton	...	Major League Umpire
Steve Cochran	...	Reporter #1
Tim Russell	...	Reporter #2
Mark McGann	...	Agent
Peter Syvertsen	...	Hotel Manager
Jodie Fisher	...	Night Nurse #1
Jodi Russell	...	Night Nurse #2
Kristen Fontaine	...	Night Nurse #3
Gary Groomes	...	Doctor
Charlie Owens	...	Patient
Tony Denman	...	Phil
Vincent Kartheiser	...	James
Brock Pierce	...	Sidney
Kevin Burns	...	Twins Team
Steve Eiswirth	...	Twins Team
Jessie Elies	...	Twins Team
Mike Knight	...	Twins Team
Scott Meadows	...	Twins Team
Kent Paulson	...	Twins Team
Richard Petterson	...	Twins Team
Patrick Pohl	...	Twins Team
James Roth	...	Twins Team
Daniel Smith	...	Twins Team
Edward Stryker	...	Twins Team
Jay Wange	...	Twins Team
Patrick Wright	...	Twins Team
Robert Schiel	...	Trainer
Dean Wittenberg	...	Trainer
Ronald J. Wojcik	...	Doctor
Ryan Anderson	...	Batboy
Marc Gittleman	...	Batboy
Clint Parnell	...	Batboy
Eric Jeffrey	...	Batboy
Ken Griffey Jr.	...	Cameo appearance
Lou Piniella	...	Cameo appearance
Mickey Tettleton	...	Cameo appearance
Ivan Rodriguez	...	Cameo appearance
Sandy Alomar Jr.	...	Cameo appearance
Eric Anthony	...	Cameo appearance
Carlos Baerga	...	Cameo appearance
Alex Fernandez	...	Cameo appearance
Randy Johnson	...	Cameo appearance
Wally Joyner	...	Cameo appearance
Dave Magadan	...	Cameo appearance
Lenny Webster	...	Cameo appearance
Paul O'Neill	...	Cameo appearance
Rafael Palmeiro	...	Cameo appearance
Dean Palmer	...	Cameo appearance
Tim Raines	...	Cameo appearance
Chris Berman	...	Himself - Cameo appearance
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kain Hartman	...	Fan (uncredited)
Beau Jorgensen	...	Cameo appearance (uncredited)
Marty Jurek	...	Stick-Ball Kid (uncredited)
Lori J. Ness	...	Extra (uncredited)
Joel Thingvall	...	Metrodome Fan (uncredited)
Dylan Thuras	...	Tommy (spacy Little Leaguer) (uncredited)
John Thurner	...	Comiskey Park Fan (uncredited)

Directed by
Andrew Scheinman

Writing credits (WGA)
Gregory K. Pincus		(story)
Gregory K. Pincus		(screenplay) and
Adam Scheinman		(screenplay)

Produced by
Andrew Bergman	....	executive producer
Mike Lobell	....	producer
Adam Merims	....	associate producer
Steve Nicolaides	....	executive producer
Barry Zelickson	....	producer: second unit

Original Music by
Stanley Clarke

Cinematography by
Donald E. Thorin

Film Editing by
Michael Jablow

Casting by
Mary Gail Artz
Barbara Cohen

Production Design by
Jeffrey Howard

Set Decoration by
Ethel Robins Richards

Costume Design by
Erica Edell Phillips

Makeup Department
Whitney James	....	additional makeup artist
Cheri Ruff	....	key hair stylist
Melanie Verkins	....	additional hair stylist
Pamela S. Westmore	....	key makeup artist (as Pamela Westmore)

Production Management
Donna E. Bloom	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andrew Bernstein	....	second second assistant director
Mark McGann	....	first assistant director
Philip A. Patterson	....	second assistant director
Bill Pohlad	....	second unit director

Art Department
John Alvin	....	poster artist
Michael R. Barnard	....	shop manager
Joel Benton	....	set dresser
Sharleen Bright	....	stand-by painter
Chris Buchinsky	....	storyboard artist
Rich Cline	....	set dresser (as Richie Cline)
Jann K. Engel	....	assistant art director (as Jann Engel)
Douglas Fox	....	property master (as Doug Fox)
Kelly 'K-2' Heikkila	....	art department coordinator (as Kelly Heikkila)
Jacqueline Jacobson Scarfo	....	additional set decorator (as Jacqueline Jacobson)
Andy Klaiman	....	assistant property master
David Lanning	....	leadman (as Dave Lanning)
Douglas T. Madison	....	assistant property master (as Doug Madison)
Blaine Marcou	....	foreman
Ralph Mock	....	paint foreman
Jack B. Nelson	....	labor foreman
Frank B. Nieves	....	general foreman (as Frank Nieves)
Joseph Perugini	....	plasterer (as Joe Perugini)
Craig Raiche	....	property master
Brent Regan	....	location foreman
Ken Scaife	....	construction coordinator
Robert F. Shaw III	....	set dresser
Michael P. Sweeney	....	assistant property master (as Michael Sweeney)
Michael Vasquez	....	signwriter

Sound Department
Rick Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer
George Baetz	....	boom operator
Michael J. Benavente	....	sound editor
James Bolt	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Jim Bolt)
Mike Boudry	....	adr recordist
Andy D'Addario	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Eber	....	production sound mixer (as Bob Eber)
Julia Evershade	....	adr supervisor
Rick Freeman	....	dialogue editor
Aaron Glascock	....	assistant sound editor
Marilyn Graf	....	foley mixer
Ron Grafton	....	foley recordist (as Don Grafton)
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Dan Humann	....	additional sound recordist
Bill Jackson	....	additional sound recordist
Sarah Jacobs	....	foley artist
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Josephine Nericcio	....	assistant sound editor
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	crowds editor (as Geoff Rubay)
George Simpson	....	supervising sound editor
Greg Steele	....	adr recordist
Roger V. Stevenson	....	cable person
John J. Carr	....	foley editor (uncredited)
Steve Kohler	....	sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Danny Gill	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Howard Burdick	....	head of digital imagery
Heather Davis Baker	....	digital compositor
Karen deJong	....	matte artist (as Karen DeJong)
Mark Galvin	....	visual effects executive producer
Walter Hart	....	visual effects coordinator
Derrick Mitchell	....	visual effects editor
Robert Scifo	....	matte painter (as Bob Scifo)
Robert Stadd	....	visual effects producer
Jim Hillin	....	CGI shader writer/consultant (uncredited)
Olivier Sarda	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Michael Talarico	....	plate supervisor/cameraman (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jamie Barber	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
John Bertram	....	grip
Robert Beverlin	....	second assistant camera: second unit (as Bob Beverlin)
Mike Bonnaud	....	electrician
James F. Boyle	....	chief lighting supervisor (as Jim Boyle)
Scott Browner	....	first assistant camera: second unit
David Burnett	....	electrician
Peter Deming	....	director of photography: second unit
Wayne L. Duncan	....	grip
Steve Gilbert	....	dolly grip
Dave Gillen	....	electrician (as David Gillen)
Daniel C. Gold	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Daniel Gold)
Bill Hedenberg	....	aerial photographer: second unit
Scott Johnson	....	camera technician: Wescam, second unit
Al LaVerde	....	key grip
Trevor Loomis	....	camera loader
Trevor Loomis	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Edward R. Nedin	....	best boy electric (as Edward Nedin)
Deana Newcomb	....	still photographer
Dave North	....	camera technician: Wescam, second unit
Timothy O'Toole	....	video assist operator
Paul Plannette	....	second assistant camera
Darrin C. Porter	....	electrician (as Darrin Porter)
Frederic J. Smith	....	camera operator (as Frederic Smith)
Kurt E. Soderling	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Kurt Soderling)
John M. Stephens	....	director of photography: second unit (as John Stephens)
Ty Suehiro	....	best boy grip
Larissa Supplitt	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Donald E. Thorin Jr.	....	first assistant camera (as Don Thorin Jr.)
Clarence Tindell	....	grip

Casting Department
Nancy Briggs	....	casting assistant: Minneapolis
Mickie McGowan	....	adr voice casting
Gina Offerman	....	extras casting associate
Joan Philo	....	extras casting: Chicago
Mark A. Ridge	....	extras casting (as Mark Ridge)
Amy Elisabeth Sabel	....	casting associate (as Amy Sabel)
Brenda Torre	....	extras casting
Danielle Valenciano	....	extras casting associate
Susan Wieder	....	casting associate
Andi Wulff	....	extras casting (as Andrea Wulff)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Edward T. Hanley	....	set costumer (as Ed Hanley)
Hope Kaplan	....	wardrobe production assistant
Kelly Lindquist	....	set costumer
Trina Mrnak	....	seamstress
Amy Stofsky	....	costume supervisor
Susan J. Tveit	....	seamstress (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Alexander Garcia	....	first assistant editor (as Alex Garcia)
Bob Kaiser	....	color timer
Michael Muhlfriedel	....	assistant editor
Eric Wiler	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Peter Afterman	....	music supervisor
Jeff Beck	....	additional music producer
Jeff Beck	....	composer: additional music
Stanley Clarke	....	additional music producer
Stanley Clarke	....	music producer: orchestral music
Stanley Clarke	....	orchestrator
Steve Cropper	....	additional music producer
Steve Cropper	....	composer: additional music
George Doering	....	musician
Booker T. Jones	....	additional music producer
Booker T. Jones	....	composer: additional music
William Kidd	....	orchestrator
Lise Richardson	....	music editor (as Lisé Richardson)
John Rosenberg	....	music contractor
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn
Dan Wallin	....	orchestra recordist
Elizabeth Wendel	....	associate music supervisor
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Michael Arnold	....	production driver
Ted Basso	....	production van driver operator
Russ Buckens	....	production driver (as Russell Buckens)
George DiLeonardi	....	transportation captain: Chicago
Thomas P. Donovan	....	production driver (as Tom Donovan)
Casey Patrick Dugan	....	production driver (as Casey Dugan)
Kelly Joe Dugan	....	production driver (as Kelly Dugan)
Sean Dugen	....	production driver (as Sean Dugan)
David F. Evans	....	production driver (as David Evans)
Gregory Evans	....	production driver
Anthony James Fox	....	production driver (as Tony Fox)
Francis Heck	....	production driver
Gary Hellerstein	....	production driver
Michael Kennedy	....	production driver
Eugene Kirsch	....	production driver (as Gene Kisch)
Roger Knutson	....	production driver
Jerome McGrew	....	production driver
Edward A. Powell	....	production driver (as Ed Powell)
Becky Raiche	....	production driver
Tim Roslan	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Mike Anderson	....	intern
Tammy Banal	....	intern
Laura Mae Bobick	....	production assistant
Adrian Cannon	....	production assistant
Alison Cannon	....	production accountant
Ken Clemons	....	intern
Harve Cook	....	production assistant (as Harve G. Cook)
Ed Farmer	....	technical advisor
Karen Golden	....	script supervisor
Carol Gronner	....	intern
Mark Har	....	production assistant
Sean Healey	....	production assistant
Anne Healy	....	production assistant
Ellen M. Hillers	....	production coordinator (as Ellen Hillers)
Jeff Jones	....	assistant: Mr. Scheinman
Pam Jones	....	assistant: Mr. Scheinman
Deborah Kaplan	....	assistant: Mr. Nicolaides
Bob Kennedy	....	helicopter pilot: second unit
Shelley Kirkwood	....	unit publicist
Eddee Kolos	....	production assistant
Ben Kuchera	....	edit team
Peter K. Kuchera	....	projectionist
Steve Levine	....	baseball coordinator
Jane Lydon	....	assistant production coordinator
Rachel Lynn	....	production assistant (as Rachel Kapel)
Mark Mamalakis	....	location manager: Chicago
Charles Manning	....	projectionist
Bob Medcraft	....	location manager (as Robert Medcraft)
Dana Mosch	....	location production assistant
Aaron Nicolaides	....	production assistant
Bettina Tendler O'Mara	....	product promotions coordinator (as Bettina O'Mara)
Margaret J. Orlando	....	additional production coordinator: Chicago
Joshua Ornstein	....	assistant accountant (as Josh Ornstein)
Laura Ornstein	....	production assistant
Erika Pederson	....	assistant accountant
Kella Prill	....	intern
Carla Schwam	....	office production assistant: Los Angeles
John Semedik	....	accounting clerk
Joyce Slate	....	intern
Wesley Staples	....	studio teacher
Bill Tlusty	....	intern (as William Tlusty)
John Warren	....	assistant location manager (as John C. Warren III)
Jeff Winn	....	craft service
Chris Wittman	....	intern
Jason Wolf	....	production assistant
Kurt W. Gensmer	....	set medic (uncredited)

Thanks
Ed Farmer	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Castle Rock Entertainment
• Lobell/Bergman Productions

Distributors

• Toho-Towa (1995) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Ízaro Films (Spain)

Special Effects

• Dream Quest Images (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Direct Travel of California  travel services
• Donah Bassett and Associates  negative cutting
• Helicopter Transport Services  helicopter pilots
• Holzer & Ridge Casting Inc.  extras casting
• International Film Guarantors  completion guarantee
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• RCA Records  soundtrack
• Rescue Resources  set medics (uncredited)
• Sportsrobe  costumes
• Sunset Sound Studios  music scoring
• Todd-AO Scoring Stage  music scoring
• Universal Studios Sound Facilities  re-recording facilities

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MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild language and sensuality

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | DTS | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

USA:PG | Germany:6 | Spain:T | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Edina, Minnesota, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

In a movie in which the plot revolves around the owner of a baseball team passing away, in this case Jason Robards as Minnesota Twins owner Thomas Heywood, it's ironic that the film unintentionally features a reference to a real owner who had passed away. During the Twins games against the Texas Rangers (when Billy argues with the umpire), if you look on the sleeve of the Rangers' gray jerseys, there is a black "HEC" stenciled into the uniform. It's a reference to H. Eddie Chiles who passed away shortly after selling the Texas Rangers franchise to an investment group led by Dallas businessman Rusty Rose and future President of the United States, George W. Bush.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Billy names himself manager this would not be allowed by the league. Major League Baseball rules prohibits managers and players from owning shares of their teams unless approved by the commissioner. This rule was enforced on May 11, 1977 when Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner suspended the current manager, Dave Bristol, and took over as manager for one game. With Billy's extensive baseball knowledge he should have known this and it would have been stopped by the league if he tried to take over. However, Billy receives approval of the commissioner (and his mother) that allows him to manage the team.

Quotes:

[to Mac]
Mike McGrevey:I think you should trade me.
Mac:As soon as we find someone stupid enough to take you, that's EXACTLY what we're gonna do.

Movie Connections:

References "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962)

Soundtrack:

WIPEOUT

Great Baseball movie

I saw this movie lots of times and one of things that made me really like it was how well baseball was accurately portrayed in this movie. I think alot of movies try to make sports seem as real and accurate as they can but it's a pretty tough job because they're making a hollywood movie with actors. And you can tell that it's acting because the pitches or plays can all look fake and the overall play can look pretty weak. But this movie did a really good job of making the game look realistic. Obviously, the appearances of guys like Mickey Tettleton, Rafael Palmeiro, Griffey, Johnson, O'Niell, Alex Fernandez and others really helped. But the stadiums all looked great and accurate and how they would look in real life. Mainly, the game just looked real in the film, which is something that I havent seen in a lot of baseball movies. I think it's definitely one of the best baseball films out there in terms of accuracy and appearance and the story line really did of a good job of how major league life can go. Things can be going your way at minute, but a few months or weeks later, things can all change and your team can go downhill. I think the movie did a good job of showing a major league baseball team, the Twins, and the ups and downs of a season. Good job