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

  • TV Movie
  • 19811981
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
122
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Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981)
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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.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
122
YOUR RATING
    • Richard A. Colla
    • Leroy 'Satchel' Paige(autobiography Maybe I'll Pitch Forever)
    • Ronald Rubin
  • Stars
    • Louis Gossett Jr.
    • Beverly Todd
    • Cleavon Little
    • Richard A. Colla
    • Leroy 'Satchel' Paige(autobiography Maybe I'll Pitch Forever)
    • Ronald Rubin
  • Stars
    • Louis Gossett Jr.
    • Beverly Todd
    • Cleavon Little
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    • 4User reviews
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    Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981)
    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)
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    Louis Gossett Jr.
    Louis Gossett Jr.
    • Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
    Beverly Todd
    Beverly Todd
    • Lahoma Brown
    Cleavon Little
    Cleavon Little
    • Rabbit
    Ernie Barnes
    • Josh Gibson
    Clifton Davis
    Clifton Davis
    • Cool Papa Bell
    Hal Williams
    Hal Williams
    • Roberts
    Taylor Lacher
    • Announcer
    John Beradino
    John Beradino
    • Jake Wells
    Jim Davis
    Jim Davis
    • Mr. Wilkenson
    Ossie Davis
    Ossie Davis
    • Chuffy Russell
    Tonea Stewart
    Tonea Stewart
    • Mama Paige
    • (as Tommie Stewart)
    J.R. Horne
    • Mr. Andrews
    Donnie Walker
    • Sugar Boy Porter
    Don Blakely
    Don Blakely
    • Bartender
    Candy Ann Brown
    Candy Ann Brown
    • Ramona
    Gloria Gifford
    Gloria Gifford
    • Darlene
    Leopoldo Mandeville
    • Chester
    Earle Willoughby
    • Dizzy Dean
      • Richard A. Colla
      • Leroy 'Satchel' Paige(autobiography Maybe I'll Pitch Forever)
      • Ronald Rubin
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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

    User reviews4

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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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    • May 6, 2006

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    • Release date
      • May 31, 1981 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Satie Productions Ltd.
      • TBA Productions Inc.
      • Triseme
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    • 1 hour 38 minutes
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      • Mono

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