- Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination
Ben Affleck
- Narrator
- (voice)
Glen Ordway
- Self
- (as Glenn Ordway)
Jeffrey Sirkman
- Self
- (as Rabbi Jeffrey Sirkman)
Robert W. Creamer
- Self
- (as Robert Creamer)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThe very next year after this was aired, the Red Sox "reversed the curse" and won their first World Series in 86 years.
- Quotes
[about wandering the streets of Newton, MA after the Red Sox lost Game 6 of the 1986 World Series]
Shaun Kelly: ...And I ran across an old guy walking his dog and he looked at me with my Red Sox hat tilted aimlessly on my head and he said, "Son, this is the dahhkest day in this town since Jack Kennedy was schaught."
- Alternate versionsAfter the 2004 Red Sox win, HBO produced a reedited version titled _Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino (2004)_ with information on the 2004 playoffs and World Series, including new interviews with many of those originally interviewed in 2003. New narration was recorded with Liev Schreiber.
- ConnectionsEdited into Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino (2004)
Featured review
Solid, Cohesive Documentary
Great presentation of a fascinating subject. Having seen this documentary several times on HBO, I've managed to get even non-sports fans to sit and watch.
As a fan of baseball, but not a Boston or Yankees devotee, this documentary did a wonderful job of explaining to me the true depth of the rivalry. Everyone knows the Red Sox hate the Yankees and vice versa -- but I had no idea of the extent of it, or the real histories behind the teams.
Those who say this documentary is about curses and silly superstitions, didn't pay close enough attention. It's about the two cultures, two communities clashing, exposing their strengths and weaknesses, about how competition and hope are an inherent part of the human condition and last, like baseball, unchanged across the years.
Enjoyed Affleck's narration and the organized and balanced structure of the final show. Very funny. Great editing on the game recaps, too -- well done.
As a fan of baseball, but not a Boston or Yankees devotee, this documentary did a wonderful job of explaining to me the true depth of the rivalry. Everyone knows the Red Sox hate the Yankees and vice versa -- but I had no idea of the extent of it, or the real histories behind the teams.
Those who say this documentary is about curses and silly superstitions, didn't pay close enough attention. It's about the two cultures, two communities clashing, exposing their strengths and weaknesses, about how competition and hope are an inherent part of the human condition and last, like baseball, unchanged across the years.
Enjoyed Affleck's narration and the organized and balanced structure of the final show. Very funny. Great editing on the game recaps, too -- well done.
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- Apr 26, 2004
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