Little Big League (1994)

A young boy is bequeathed the ownership of a professional baseball team.

Director:

Andrew Scheinman

Writers:

Gregory K. Pincus (story), Gregory K. Pincus (screenplay)

Stars:

Luke Edwards, Timothy Busfield, John Ashton

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Luke Edwards	...	Billy Heywood
Timothy Busfield	...	Lou Collins
John Ashton	...	Mac Macnally
Ashley Crow	...	Jenny Heywood
Kevin Dunn	...	Arthur Goslin
Billy L. Sullivan	...	Chuck
Miles Feulner	...	Joey
Jonathan Silverman	...	Jim Bowers
Dennis Farina	...	George O'Farrell
Jason Robards	...	Thomas Heywood
Wolfgang Bodison	...	Spencer Hamilton
Duane Davis	...	Jerry Johnson
Leon Durham	...	Leon Alexander
Kevin Elster	...	Pat Corning
Joseph Latimore	...	Lonnie Ritter

Storyline

When the owner of the Minnesota Twins dies suddenly, his will bequeaths the team to his grandson Billy, a devotee of baseball who, although only 12, has devoured voluminous lore, knows the team intimately, and has shown an uncanny sixth sense of what they need to improve. They hate their manager, so Billy quickly fires the SOB, winning their instant approval. However, this turns to dismay when he announces their new manager: Billy Heywood. How will Billy convince a gang of proud, tough men to stick around and take orders from a kid? On the other hand, what's to lose-- the team has nowhere to go but up.

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Plot Keywords:

minnesota twins | baseball | boy | 12 year old | grandfather | 

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Taglines:

Major League is about to experience a minor problem . . . . . . he's 12-years-old.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild language and sensuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kleiner Trainer ganz groß

Filming Locations:

Edina, Minnesota, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$12,211,068

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castle Rock Entertainment,Lobell/Bergman Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby DTS SDDS (8 channels)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Though he plays a manager of the Twins, Dennis Farina was a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan.

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Goofs

The Minnesota Twins use the dugout on left field side, when playing home games, not on the right field side, as used in the movie.

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Quotes

Joey: I can't believe you lost to the Tigers, they stink!

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Connections

References Gilligan's Island (1964)

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Soundtracks

WIPEOUT
Written by The Surfaris
Performed by Jeff Beck, Stanley Clarke, and Rayford Griffin (as Rayford G. Griffin)

User Reviews

Great Baseball movie

I saw this movie lots of times and one of things that made me really like it was how well baseball was accurately portrayed in this movie. I think alot of movies try to make sports seem as real and accurate as they can but it's a pretty tough job because they're making a hollywood movie with actors. And you can tell that it's acting because the pitches or plays can all look fake and the overall play can look pretty weak. But this movie did a really good job of making the game look realistic. Obviously, the appearances of guys like Mickey Tettleton, Rafael Palmeiro, Griffey, Johnson, O'Niell, Alex Fernandez and others really helped. But the stadiums all looked great and accurate and how they would look in real life. Mainly, the game just looked real in the film, which is something that I havent seen in a lot of baseball movies. I think it's definitely one of the best baseball films out there in terms of accuracy and appearance and the story line really did of a good job of how major league life can go. Things can be going your way at minute, but a few months or weeks later, things can all change and your team can go downhill. I think the movie did a good job of showing a major league baseball team, the Twins, and the ups and downs of a season. Good job