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

Joe's original line about Ty Cobb in 1985 "By the way, in 1985, it's widely known that you were a homosexual." had to be changed because everyone kept laughing too loud.

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Goofs

Supposedly in 1985, when young Joe does his home run, a modern-day White Buick Rendezvous can be seen parked in a driveway behind the field.

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Quotes

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

User Reviews

A nice, but not great baseball movie.

I'm a Pittsburgher with an above average knowledge of the Pirate history and Honus Wagner. Many things about the movie were well done. The recreation of Forbes Field, though imperfect, was better than expected. The portrayal of Wagner seemed to be generally on the mark. The protrayal of Cobb, on the other hand, seemed patentely unfair and overstated like I suspect most modrern-day portrayals of Cobb are. Let's face it though, this movie is above all a kids fantasy as is the book upon which it is based. The story in the book holds together better in my opinion. All that being said I will purchase it for my collection should it ever be released as a DVD.