The Winning Season (TV 2004)

Director:

John Kent Harrison

Writers:

Dan Gutman (book), Steve Bloom (teleplay)

Stars:

Matthew Modine, Kristin Davis, Shawn Hatosy

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Matthew Modine	...	Honus Wagner
Kristin Davis	...	Mandy
Shawn Hatosy	...	Joe Soshack
William Lee Scott	...	Ty Cobb
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matt Aquin	...	Owen Wilson
Sharon Bajer	...	Flo
Chad Bruce	...	Photographer
Jackie Burroughs	...	Mrs. Young
Rebecca Gibson	...	Flora
Michal Grajewski	...	Viv
Kerr Hewitt	...	Program Boy
Ryan Hollyman	...	Babe Adams
Robert Huculak	...	Stranger
Matt Kippen	...	Tiger Player #2
Dave Lemoine	...	Sam Crawford

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

boy | baseball team | baseball star | time travel | detroit tigers | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language and some violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

German English

Release Date:

4 April 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Honus and Me

Filming Locations:

Hotel Fort Garry, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Johnson & Johnson Spotlight Presentations, TNT Originals, Viacom Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Mandy is fictional. Honus Wagners real wife was named Bessie Baine Smith. They dated for eight years before marrying in 1916. The movie takes place in 1909.

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Goofs

When Honus couldn't sleep before the deciding Game 7, Joe turned on the light. There everyone can watch the lamp... that obviously isn't from 1909.

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Quotes

Honus Wagner: There ain't much to being a ballplayer, if you're a ballplayer.

User Reviews

I love this movie.

I just want to say that I love this movie. But I also want to say that it's a movie not be taken seriously. It's a fantasy. It's a baseball fantasy. Just like "Field of Dreams." As a pseudo baseball historian, I appreciate the details given to the baseball uniforms, the player's gloves and catcher's equipment and both team's stadiums. I also like how the stadiums were depicted in a neighborhood setting with the surrounding industries, which in 1909, they were. I admit that the movie does try to convey a message that takes awhile to get across. But once it does, it all makes sense and it makes you smile if you can forgive the historical inaccuracies.

This movie won't go down in history as a all-time great, but it will always be one of my favorites.