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Everyone's Hero

  • 20062006
  • GG
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
8.9K
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Whoopi Goldberg, Rob Reiner, and Jake T. Austin in Everyone's Hero (2006)
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A boy (Jake T. Austin) begins a grand journey to return Babe Ruth's baseball bat before the deciding game of the 1932 World Series comes to a close.A boy (Jake T. Austin) begins a grand journey to return Babe Ruth's baseball bat before the deciding game of the 1932 World Series comes to a close.A boy (Jake T. Austin) begins a grand journey to return Babe Ruth's baseball bat before the deciding game of the 1932 World Series comes to a close.
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  • Directors
    • Colin Brady
    • Christopher Reeve
    • Daniel St. Pierre
  • Writers
    • Robert Kurtz(screenplay)
    • Jeff Hand(screenplay)
    • Howard Jonas(story)
  • Stars
    • Jake T. Austin(voice)
    • Brian Dennehy(voice)
    • Whoopi Goldberg(voice)
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Colin Brady
    • Christopher Reeve
    • Daniel St. Pierre
  • Writers
    • Robert Kurtz(screenplay)
    • Jeff Hand(screenplay)
    • Howard Jonas(story)
  • Stars
    • Jake T. Austin(voice)
    • Brian Dennehy(voice)
    • Whoopi Goldberg(voice)
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    • 42User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
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    Top cast

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    Jake T. Austin
    Jake T. Austin
    • Yankee Irvingas Yankee Irving
    • (voice)
    Brian Dennehy
    Brian Dennehy
    • Babe Ruthas Babe Ruth
    • (voice)
    Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi Goldberg
    • Darlin'as Darlin'
    • (voice)
    Ritchie Allen
    • Officer Bryantas Officer Bryant
    • (voice)
    • …
    Cherise Boothe
    Cherise Boothe
    • Rosetta Brewsteras Rosetta Brewster
    • (voice)
    Jesse Bronstein
    • Sandlot Kid #1as Sandlot Kid #1
    • (voice)
    Ralph Coppola
    • Sandlot Kid #2as Sandlot Kid #2
    • (voice)
    Jason Harris
    Jason Harris
    • Announceras Announcer
    • (voice)
    Ed Helms
    Ed Helms
    • Hobo Louieas Hobo Louie
    • (voice)
    Ray Iannicelli
    Ray Iannicelli
    • Conductorsas Conductors
    • (voice)
    • …
    Gideon Jacobs
    Gideon Jacobs
    • Bully Kid Tubbyas Bully Kid Tubby
    • (voice)
    Richard Kind
    Richard Kind
    • Hobo Andyas Hobo Andy
    • (voice)
    • …
    William H. Macy
    William H. Macy
    • Lefty Maginnisas Lefty Maginnis
    • (voice)
    Marcus Maurice
    • Willieas Willie
    • (voice)
    Amanda Parsons
    Amanda Parsons
    • Emily Irvingas Emily Irving
    • (voice)
    Mandy Patinkin
    Mandy Patinkin
    • Stanley Irvingas Stanley Irving
    • (voice)
    Dana Reeve
    Dana Reeve
    • Emily Irvingas Emily Irving
    • (voice)
    Will Reeve
    Will Reeve
    • Big Kidas Big Kid
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Colin Brady
      • Christopher Reeve
      • Daniel St. Pierre
    • Writers
      • Robert Kurtz(screenplay)
      • Jeff Hand(screenplay)
      • Howard Jonas(story)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This is the film Christopher Reeve was working on at the time of his death.
    • Goofs
      When the Babe gets ready to take a practice swing using the loaf of bread he sets it up as if he were right handed, but Babe Ruth was left handed.
    • Quotes

      Announcer: And it just goes to show you... You can be the smallest, you can be the weakest, you can be the worst player on the field, but when people tell you you're no good, and say you should give it up, you know what you do? You just keep on swinging.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Black Dahlia/The Gridiron Gang/Everyone's Hero/Haven (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      The Best
      Written and Produced by John Ondrasik

      Performed by John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

      By Arrangement with Sony/BMG Music Entertainment

    User reviews42

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Doesn't have enough to be worth getting on base for
    With a co-directing credit for Christopher Reeve (yes that Christopher Reeve), a great subject matter (not the biggest baseball fan but it's fun to see film and television revolving around it every now and again and a voice cast that includes Whoopi Goldberg, William H. Macy, Mandy Patinkin and Forrest Whittaker, 'Everyone's Hero' promised a lot.

    Unfortunately, this promise is not fully lived up. 'Everyone's Hero' is not awful, it is a little bit better than has been said but the criticisms against it are to me not hard to agree with, and has elements that make it worth a one-time watch, but not enough to be worth fully getting on base for. It could have been much better, the cast deserved better and while there are things that Reeve has done that were worthy of him and worth remembering him for (like his iconic portrayal of Superman) his posthumous co-directing credit for 'Everyone's Hero' is not one of them sadly.

    'Everyone's Hero' is watchable, despite major short-comings. It is a very well intentioned film, not giving up in the face of adversity (an everyday struggle to overcome) is not a new idea but is a very easy to relate with one for particularly anybody who has been there like me. The positive messaging is not always subtle to put it lightly, but they were very much appreciated and are important values for anybody regardless of gender and age and regardless of how many times they have been dealt with in media.

    Some of 'Everyone's Hero' is funny and touching in equal measure, the baseball setting is beautifully realised and fun to watch. There are some interesting ideas and some colourfully portrayed characters, especially the relatable lead characters and a truly enjoyably vile villain. The animation is bright and colourful with some nice attention to detail, the soundtrack is dynamic and uplifting and the voice acting is enthusiastic and fitting, especially the barn-storming turn of Macy who truly relishes the film's juiciest character. The target audience is clear and the film does its best to attract a wider audience, including those not big on animation but are die-hard fans of baseball.

    For all its good things and good intentions, 'Everyone's Hero' to me was heavily flawed. The story does tend too often to be too formulaic and lacking in spark to stop blandness from creeping in, it too is rather too pat and nice for any conflict to be convincing and there are elements that are under-explored or not made clear enough, coming over as strange instead. The twist agreed is too ridiculous to be taken seriously, one of the most unbelievable twists personally seen in a film seen recently.

    Despite some moments, there are too many cheap and predictable gags that one can see coming from miles away. Complete with references that really don't hold up well, and would go over the heads of even much older audiences who lived during the period the film is set or close to it. Even they are likely to be unfamiliar with who and what some of the jokes are referencing or find them too mean-spirited to be clever and funny (that Eleanor Roosevelt joke was a good example).

    Although the clear target audience and attempts at wide audience appeal are to be applauded, it's almost as if the film tried too hard to cater to fans of old-time baseball that are the most likely to completely get the portrayal of the sport at that time and some of the jokes and even they may question the strange choices the film makes and the lack of accuracy. While most of the animation is good, some of the character designs are crude, stiff and lack focus and generally it's all very striking and competent but not always imaginative.

    On the whole, watchable and laudable for its good intentions but uneven lacklustre. 5/10 Bethany Cox
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 15, 2006 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Untitled IDT Entertainment Project
    • Production companies
      • Arc Productions
      • Dan Krech Productions
      • IDT Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $14,523,101
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,061,762
      • Sep 17, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,627,188
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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