The Curse of the Bambino (2003) (TV)

Director:

George Roy

Writer:

Steven Hilliard Stern (writer)

Release Date:

16 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Sport

Plot Keywords:

Fenway Park | Baseball | Boston Red Sox | New England

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Ben Affleck	...	Narrator
Glen Ordway	...	Himself (WEEI Sports Radio, Boston) (as Glenn Ordway)
Steven Wright	...	Himself (Burlington, MA)
Michael Chiklis	...	Himself (Andover, MA)
Thomas Boswell	...	Himself (Washington Post, Sports Columnist)
Leigh Montville	...	Himself (Boston Globe)
Shaun Kelly	...	Himself (Wellesly, MA)
Jeffrey Sirkman	...	Himself (Haverhill, MA) (as Rabbi Jeffrey Sirkman)
Mike O'Malley	...	Himself (Boston, MA)
Matt Wilson	...	Himself (Wakefield, MA)
Denis Leary	...	Himself (Worcester, MA)
Glenn Stout	...	Himself (Author, Red Sox Century)
Robert W. Creamer	...	Himself (Babe Ruth Biographer) (as Robert Creamer)
Dan Shaughnessy	...	Himself (Author, The Curse of the Bambino)
Peter Casey	...	Himself (Worcester, MA, Saw Ruth Play for Red Sox)

Runtime:

USA:59 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Trivia:

The very next year after this was aired, the Red Sox "reversed the curse" and won their first World Series in 86 years.

Quotes:

[On being black and going to Fenway Park]
Howard Bryant: My father used to tell me - why go to Fenway and get myself beaten up?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Whose Curse Is Worse?: Red Sox and Cubs on Trial (2004) (TV)

Curse of the Bambino, The (Film Review)

This is a wonderful documentary. It is fun to watch from beginning to end. It shows you the entire history of the Boston Red Sox up until 2003. Ben Afflec is the perfect narrator for this film. He speaks from the heart and makes watching this great film even more exciting. As far a documentaries go I would rate this a 7.9 out of 10. 10 being the best. The Ali documentary "When We Where Kings" is a ten, Curse of The Bambino isn't far behind. The only negative thing I have to say about this film is, they should have waited until 2004 to make this film, then the 2003 ALCS against the Yankees and the A-Rod mess up could have been added to the mound of failure depicted in this film. I highly recommend Curse of The Bambino. It is fun to watch from beginning to end.