Mr 3000 (2004)

Director:

Charles Stone III

Writers (WGA):

Eric Champnella (story) &
Keith Mitchell (story) ...

Release Date:

17 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

He's putting the "I" back in team.

Plot:

Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.

Plot Keywords:

Mascot Costume | Comeback | Milwaukee Wisconsin | Baseball | Milwaukee Brewers

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Bernie Mac	...	Stan Ross
Angela Bassett	...	Maureen "Mo" Simmons
Michael Rispoli	...	Boca
Brian J. White	...	Rex 'T-Rex' Pennebaker
Ian Anthony Dale	...	Fukuda
Evan Jones	...	Fryman
Amaury Nolasco	...	Minadeo
Dondre Whitfield	...	Skillet
Paul Sorvino	...	Gus Panas
Earl Billings	...	Lenny Koron
Chris Noth	...	Schiembri
Neil Brown Jr.	...	Clubhouse Assistant
Scott Martin Brooks	...	Eddie Richling (as Scott Brooks)
Rich Komenich	...	Big Horse Borelli
David Devey	...	Cecil Gervis

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | Hungary:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

Bernie Mac trained with the Chicago Cubs.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When T-Rex is interviewed in the clubhouse, a microphone has "WTMJ 6" on it. WTMJ (Milwaukee) is transmitted on channel 4, not 6.

Quotes:

Tom Arnold: Hey, we're sorry about all that stuff we said before you hit that homer...
Stan: Yeah, you wouldn't be anywhere if it wasn't for Roseanne.

Movie Connections:

References "Days of Our Lives" (1965)

Soundtrack:

The Big Shot

The Most Entertaining Moment in Milwaukee Brewers History

Bernie Mac plays a spoiled baseball player who does not like the media, does not respect the fans, and has no use for his teammates in the movie Mr. 3000. Is he playing, perhaps, a cartoon of a present day super star, perhaps one who plays left field in San Francisco? Regardless, Mr. 3000 is one of the hundreds of baseball movies that have come down the pike, and like most baseball movies, the super stars are jerks and everyone else on the team are just there to fill the background. This is not to say the movie is not entertaining, it does have several amusing moments and the baseball action is perhaps the most realistic in a movie, it is just that the movie does not break much new ground. Bernic Mac plays Stan Ross, an egotistical super star who retires the same night he gets his 3000th hit, the traditional statistic that gets a player into the Hall of Fame. However, because of the bridges he burned with the media, Ross cannot get into the Hall of Fame, and to make matters worst, it is found out that Ross didn't get 3000 hits, rather 2997 hits. So Ross needs to come out of retirement, not an easy task for a player out of the league for 9 years. Fat and out of shape, Ross beings his comeback. While not popular with the media, he is popular with the fans, as seen in perhaps the funniest scene of the movie where an old middle relief pitcher who still hates Ross is the only player who would volunteer to introduce him at his number retirement ceremony, and this popularity with the fans motivates the Brewers' owner (Chris Noth) to let the old player be apart of the team. The humor comes from Mac's natural charm an his ability to ham it up when playing the self-absorbing ball player. Sure there are certain sports formulas throughout the movie, but it is still entertaining enough to warrant a view, if for nothing else but to see Bernie Mac do what he does, or to see the very nice looking Angela Bassett as an ESPN reporter. Baseball fans will notice a few things that could upset them (how many times do the Brewers and Astros play?), but a nice touch was how good the on-field action looks and all of those sports talking heads play a part in this movie. Even a nit-picking sports fan enjoyed Mr. 3000.