Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige

TV Movie
19811981
1h 38min

Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, star pitcher in the Negro Leagues, and later in the major leagues. Traces his life from his troubled youth, including his life in a detention school for Negro... Read allStory of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, star pitcher in the Negro Leagues, and later in the major leagues. Traces his life from his troubled youth, including his life in a detention school for Negroes, to his highs and lows in baseball, and in his personal life.Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, star pitcher in the Negro Leagues, and later in the major leagues. Traces his life from his troubled youth, including his life in a detention school for Negroes, to his highs and lows in baseball, and in his personal life.

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Director
- Richard A. Colla
Writers
- Leroy 'Satchel' Paige(autobiography Maybe I'll Pitch Forever)
- Ronald Rubin
Stars

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Louis Gossett Jr. and Beverly Todd in Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981)

Louis Gossett Jr. and Jim Davis in Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981)

Ossie Davis and Louis Gossett Jr. in Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981)

John Beradino in Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981)

Director
- Richard A. Colla
Writers
- Leroy 'Satchel' Paige(autobiography Maybe I'll Pitch Forever)
- Ronald Rubin
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Taglines
- The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Genres
Parents guide
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Trivia
Jim Davis' final film.

Goofs
During the "All-Star Game" between the Negro League and the Major League, Josh Gibson (Ernie Barnes) and another player are seen wearing their usual Homestead Grays uniform while at bat instead of the Satchel All Stars uniform their team is wearing.

Soundtracks
Don't Look Back
(Title Song)
Music by Jack Elliott
Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Sung by Andrae Crouch

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3/10

Skip This Movie And Read The Book Instead

Boy, here's a classic case of a book being far better than the ensuing movie. Paige's autobiography was entertaining and both informative and humorous.

This film, thanks to a few things like actors who have no clue how to throw or hit a baseball, make the story lose credibility. Lou Gossett, playing Paige, can't throw which kind of hurts since Paige was a pitcher! Duh!! All-time great Negro League hitter Josh Gibson (Ernie Barnes), the "Babe Ruth" of his league, looks like a Little Leaguer with his horrible swing.

Meanwhile, the romance and the prejudice angles are all way out of proportion to Paige's book. Skip this film; read the book. It's far, far better.

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