A League of Their Own (1992)

Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry.

Director:

Penny Marshall

Writers:

Kim Wilson (story), Kelly Candaele (story)

Stars:

Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 6 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Hanks	...	Jimmy Dugan
Geena Davis	...	C Dottie Hinson
Lori Petty	...	P Kit Keller
Madonna	...	C F Mae Mordabito
Rosie O'Donnell	...	3B Doris Murphy
Megan Cavanagh	...	2B Marla Hooch
Tracy Reiner	...	LF / P Betty Horn
Bitty Schram	...	RF Evelyn Gardner
Ann Cusack	...	LF Shirley Baker
Anne Ramsay	...	1B Helen Haley (as Anne Elizabeth Ramsay)
Freddie Simpson	...	SS / P Ellen Sue Gotlander
Renée Coleman	...	LF / C Alice Gaspers (as Renee Coleman)
Robin Knight	...	SS 'Beans' Babbitt
Patti Pelton	...	2B Marbleann Wilkenson
Kelli Simpkins	...	OF Beverly Dixon

Storyline

During World War II when all the men are fighting the war, most of the jobs that were left vacant because of their absence were filled in by women. The owners of the baseball teams, not wanting baseball to be dormant indefinitely, decide to form teams with women. So scouts are sent all over the country to find women players. One of the scouts, passes through Oregon and finds a woman named Dottie Hinson, who is incredible. He approaches her and asks her to try out but she's not interested. However, her sister, Kit who wants to get out of Oregon, offers to go. But he agrees only if she can get her sister to go. When they try out, they're chosen and are on the same team. Jimmy Dugan, a former player, who's now a drunk, is the team manager. But he doesn't feel as if it's a real job so he drinks and is not exactly doing his job. So Dottie steps up. After a few months when it appears the girls are not garnering any attention, the league is facing closure till Dottie does something that ...

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Plot Keywords:

baseball | women's sports | sports team | baseball movie | friendship between women | 

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Taglines:

A woman's place is on home, first, second, and third.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Not even Tom Hanks knew when he was going to be done "peeing." Penny Marshall was in a stall with a hose and a bucket making the noise.

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Goofs

The car in which Dottie and her husband drive off (presumably to Oregon) has an "A card" sticker for gas rationing. Would they be able to buy sufficient gas to drive to Yellowstone National Park and back to the Midwest during the course of a 7-game World Series, or had time to make the drive, given the 35 mph wartime speed limit?

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Quotes

Radio Sportscaster: Take me home momma and put me to bed. I have seen enough to know I have seen too much.

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Crazy Credits

As the real-life players' scenes play out, the final lines are given to an umpire whose call of "strike" is questioned. He retorts, "This is *my* opinion! Yesterday that might have been a ball, tomorrow that might be a ball, but today it's a strike."

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Alternate Versions

Paramount Network broadcasts in the US speed up at the audio at only 2%.

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Connections

Featured in Veep: Veep (2019)

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Soundtracks

The All American Girls Professional Baseball League Song
Written by "Pepper' Paire Davis' (as Lavone Pepper Paire Davis)
Arranged by Richard Marx (as Richard H. Marx)
Produced by Jerry Abbott
Performed by The Rockford Peaches

User Reviews

A Simple but effective Movie

Set at the start of World War 2, Geena Davis and Lori Petty are recruited to the first professional baseball league for women. The sisters struggle to keep the league going against the odds, while their own personal rivalry begins to escalate.

I don't pretend to know much about baseball, so if this element is poor i wouldn't really notice, but i did feel that it was a good setting for the story.

Quite touching and well directed, i was surprised how compelling this movie was. All in all the strong cast and pleasant script makes this a good movie, with a little for everyone.

8/10

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 July 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

A League of Their Own

Filming Locations:

Bosse Field - 1701 N. Main Street, Evansville, Indiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,739,456, 5 July 1992

Gross USA:

$107,533,928

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$132,440,069

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Parkway Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color Black and White (newsreel scenes)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1