The Winning Season (2004)

A young lad dreams of playing with the great Honus Wagner in his 1909 World Series duel with hall-of-famer Ty Cobb.

Director:

John Kent Harrison

Writers:

Dan Gutman (book), Steve Bloom (teleplay)

Stars:

Matthew Modine, Kristin Davis, Shawn Hatosy

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Matthew Modine	...	Honus Wagner
Kristin Davis	...	Mandy
Shawn Hatosy	...	Joe Soshack
William Lee Scott	...	Ty Cobb
Samantha Weinstein	...	Reeny Soshack
Matt Aquin	...	Owen Wilson
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sharon Bajer	...	Flo
Chad Bruce	...	Photographer
Jackie Burroughs	...	Mrs. Young
Rebecca Gibson	...	Flora
Michal Grajewski	...	Viv
Kjartan Hewitt	...	Program Boy (as Kerr Hewitt)
Ryan Hollyman	...	Babe Adams
Robert Huculak	...	Stranger
Matt Kippen	...	Tiger Player #2

Storyline

A young lad dreams of playing with the great Honus Wagner in his 1909 World Series duel with hall-of-famer Ty Cobb.

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Plot Keywords:

nine year old | boy | time travel | baseball team | baseball star | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language and some violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Mandy is fictional. Honus Wagner's real wife was named Bessie Baine Smith. They dated for eight years before marrying in 1916. The movie takes place in 1909.

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Goofs

Supposedly in 1985, when young Joe does his home run, a modern-day White Buick Rendezvous can be seen parked in a driveway behind the field.

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Quotes

Honus Wagner: There ain't much to being a ballplayer, if you're a ballplayer.

User Reviews

A boy gets to live his baseball fantasy

There are all sorts of problems with this movie, which I will leave for others to point out.

At its best, this movie tells a wonderful story, that of a little boy who loves baseball but isn't very good at it. He is granted an astounding opportunity, that he doesn't even ask for: he gets to play baseball with one of the early greats, Honus Wagner, against one of the early Satans - and greats - Ty Cobb. It is every little boy's fantasy, and he gets to live it.

The rest of the movie is sentimental, like a Hallmark Hall of Fame special. That's all very nice, of course.

But the little boy's fantasy, which will be understood by any man who has not grown so old as to have forgotten what it was like to be a little boy, is golden.

I have no idea if this movie has anything to say to women. Perhaps not. I've never been a woman, so I can't say.

But if you were ever a little boy and loved baseball, no matter how bad you were at it, this movie has a lot to say to you.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

4 April 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Honus and Me

Filming Locations:

Hotel Fort Garry, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Johnson & Johnson Spotlight Presentations, Magna Global Entertainment, Rosemont Productions International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Color:

Color