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Mr. Baseball

  • 19921992
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Tom Selleck in Mr. Baseball (1992)
ComedyRomanceSport
Jack Elliot, once a great baseball player, is forced to play in Japan where his brash, egotistical ways cause friction with his new teammates and friends.Jack Elliot, once a great baseball player, is forced to play in Japan where his brash, egotistical ways cause friction with his new teammates and friends.Jack Elliot, once a great baseball player, is forced to play in Japan where his brash, egotistical ways cause friction with his new teammates and friends.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
12K
YOUR RATING
    • Fred Schepisi
  • Writers
    • Theo Pelletier(story)
    • John Junkerman(story)
    • Gary Ross(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tom Selleck
    • Ken Takakura
    • Aya Takanashi
    • Fred Schepisi
  • Writers
    • Theo Pelletier(story)
    • John Junkerman(story)
    • Gary Ross(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tom Selleck
    • Ken Takakura
    • Aya Takanashi
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 64User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    Aya Takanashi in Mr. Baseball (1992)
    Tom Selleck and Ken Takakura in Mr. Baseball (1992)
    Tom Selleck and Aya Takanashi in Mr. Baseball (1992)
    Tom Selleck, Jun Hamamura, Aya Takanashi, and Mineko Yorozuyo in Mr. Baseball (1992)
    Fred Schepisi in Mr. Baseball (1992)
    Tom Selleck and Ken Takakura in Mr. Baseball (1992)
    Tom Selleck in Mr. Baseball (1992)
    Tom Selleck and Dennis Haysbert in Mr. Baseball (1992)
    Tom Selleck and Dennis Haysbert in Mr. Baseball (1992)
    Tom Selleck in Mr. Baseball (1992)
    Tom Selleck in Mr. Baseball (1992)
    Tom Selleck in Mr. Baseball (1992)

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    Tom Selleck
    Tom Selleck
    • Jack Elliot
    Ken Takakura
    Ken Takakura
    • Uchiyama
    Aya Takanashi
    Aya Takanashi
    • Hiroko Uchiyama
    Dennis Haysbert
    Dennis Haysbert
    • Max 'Hammer' Dubois
    Toshi Shioya
    • Yoji Nishimura
    Kôsuke Toyohara
    Kôsuke Toyohara
    • Toshi Yamashita
    • (as Kosuke Toyohara)
    Toshizo Fujiwara
    • Ryoh Mukai
    Mak Takano
    • Shinji Igarashi
    Kenji Morinaga
    • Hiroshi Kurosawa
    Joh Nishimura
    • Tomophiko Ohmie
    Norihide Goto
    • Issei Itoi
    Kensuke Toita
    • Akito Yagi
    Naoki Fujii
    • Takuya Nishikawa
    • (as Naoki Fuji)
    Takanobu Hozumi
    • Hiroshi Nakamura
    Leon Lee
    Leon Lee
    • Lyle Massey
    Bradley Jay Lesley
    • Niven
    • (as Bradley Jay 'Animal' Lesley)
    Jun Hamamura
    Jun Hamamura
    • Hiroko's Grandfather
    Mineko Yorozuyo
    • Hiroko's Grandmother
      • Fred Schepisi
    • Writers
      • Theo Pelletier(story)
      • John Junkerman(story)
      • Gary Ross(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The rookie who pushes Tom Selleck's character off the Yankees roster was played by Frank Thomas, who went on to become one of the best MLB hitters in the 1990s. He won two MVP awards and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.
    • Goofs
      In the locker room when "The Chief" (Uchiyama) is fining Jack for disrespect of equipment, Jack hands him an additional 10,000 Yen. The Chief asks in Japanese (and Yoji translates into English) "What is the second one for?" Jack replies, "That's for the next time." Yoji doesn't translate Jacks answer into Japanese, yet The Chief asks (again, in Japanese and Yoji translates) "He wonders when the next time will be." He inadvertently reveals that he understands/speaks English, long before when he reveals it at the grandparents' home.
    • Quotes

      Max 'Hammer' Dubois: Max Dubois. Around here they call me Hammer. Don't ask me why.

      Jack Elliot: Jack Elliot.

      Max 'Hammer' Dubois: Yeah. I know who you are. I've been in Japan, not dead.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Last of the Mohicans/Innocent Blood/Mr. Saturday Night/Glengarry Glen Ross/Laws of Gravity (1992)

    User reviews64

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    6/10
    A slugger can hit anywhere.
    Even if you are not a baseball fan, you will enjoy MR. BASEBALL. An aging Major League home run slugger Jack Elliot(Tom Selleck)is traded to the Dragons, a favorite ball team in Japan. American ballplayers are treated like rock 'n' roll stars in Japan and Jack is no exception. The American slugger has trouble fitting into the eastern society and thanks to his interpreter(Kosuke Toyohara)he doesn't completely alienate himself. Another American player "Hammer" Dubois(Dennis Haysbert)tries to help big Jack fit in, but of course the Dragon's new home run hitter is pretty hard headed.

    Elliot finds himself in his coach's(Ken Takakura)doghouse more often than not. The team finds him easy to dislike. Unknowingly he finds romance with the coach's daughter(Aya Takanashi)and that is just part of the humor found in this likable and short of heartwarming movie. Most of the humor comes from Jack's interpreter. Selleck fits the role pretty well. Ted Danson would have been another good choice for the role, but Selleck provides enough arrogance to carry it off. Not a total waste of time, but there is doubts about a double header. Twice is enough for me.
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    • michaelRokeefe
    • Apr 1, 2004

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    • Release date
      • October 2, 1992 (United States)
      • United States
      • Japan
      • English
      • Japanese
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    • Filming locations
      • Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
    • Production companies
      • DENTSU Music And Entertainment
      • Outlaw Productions (I)
      • Sogovision
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    • 1 hour 48 minutes
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