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61* (2001) -- Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle race to break Babe Ruth's single-season home run record.
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User Rating:
7.8/10   7,291 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Hank Steinberg (written by)
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Release Date:
28 April 2001 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. Why did America have room in its heart for only one hero?
Plot:
Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle race to break Babe Ruth's single-season home run record. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 20 nominations more
User Comments:
Powerful as back-to-back out of the park homers. more (119 total)

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Also Known As:
61 (USA) (alternative title)
Home Run Race (USA) (working title)
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129 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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The fan who runs out and shakes Roger Maris's hand and slaps him on the back as he approaches home plate after his record-breaking 61st home run is an actual life-long Maris fan who was present at the original game. He was hired as a consultant and always wished he could have been that guy back in the summer of 1961 when he saw the game as a 13-year-old kid. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Many players refer to Mickey Mantle as being 18 years old when he was a rookie. He was actually 19 years old in his rookie season, 1951. more
Quotes:
[Drunk]
Mickey Mantle: I'm expectin' a guest, and his name is Mr. Jack... Daniels
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Punisher (2004) more
Soundtrack:
The Kid From Red Bank more

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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Powerful as back-to-back out of the park homers., 2 May 2001
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Author: Michael O'Keefe from Muskogee OK

This is a wonderful piece of work from director and executive producer Billy Crystal. A powerful and personal story of the little known amiable relationship between Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle during that dramatic home run race of 1961. The two sluggers were always pictured as being bitter rivals. This is a whole different tale.

Mantle(Thomas Jane)being the Yankees 'golden boy' and Maris(Barry Pepper)the ridiculed interloper learned to coexist and become the M & M Boys. Mantle being jaded by the press offered his best advice to the often stoic and sullen Maris on matters of surviving publicity. Most of the home run chase was like a masterpiece on canvas. Maris never seemed to get the respect he deserved, but his fortitude garnered him a place in baseball history. 61* would of course become 61 and then later shattered and surpassed by another home run chase.

This movie deserves being ranked among the elite of sports movies and one of the best baseball flicks ever. Pepper is outstanding as Maris. Jane takes a little warming up to as the Mick. A very talented supporting cast includes: Richard Masur, Bruce McGill & Christopher Bauer. Plus most impressive is Billy Crystal's daughter, Jennifer, playing Pat Maris.

This is a must see for every sports fan!

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