42 (2013)

In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.

Director:

Brian Helgeland

Writer:

Brian Helgeland

Stars:

Chadwick Boseman, T.R. Knight, Harrison Ford

3 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chadwick Boseman	...	Jackie Robinson
Harrison Ford	...	Branch Rickey
Nicole Beharie	...	Rachel Robinson
Christopher Meloni	...	Leo Durocher
Ryan Merriman	...	Dixie Walker
Lucas Black	...	Pee Wee Reese
André Holland	...	Wendell Smith (as Andre Holland)
Alan Tudyk	...	Ben Chapman
Hamish Linklater	...	Ralph Branca
T.R. Knight	...	Harold Parrott
John C. McGinley	...	Red Barber
Toby Huss	...	Clyde Sukeforth
Max Gail	...	Burt Shotton
Brad Beyer	...	Kirby Higbe
James Pickens Jr.	...	Mr. Brock

Storyline

In 1946, Jackie Robinson is a Negro League baseball player who never takes racism lying down. Branch Rickey is a Major League team executive with a bold idea. To that end, Rickey recruits Robinson to break the unspoken color line as the first modern African American Major League player. As both anticipate, this proves a major challenge for Robinson and his family as they endure unrelenting racist hostility on and off the field, from player and fan alike. As Jackie struggles against his nature to endure such abuse without complaint, he finds allies and hope where he least expects it.

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Plot Keywords:

african american man | racial integration | pregnancy | jackie robinson character | reference to ty cobb | 

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Taglines:

In a game divided by color, he made us see greatness.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Branch Rickey is Harrison Ford's second film role playing a real life character. The first was Capt. Alexei Vostrikov, based on Nikolai Vladimirovich Zateyev, in K-19: The Widowmaker (2002).

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Goofs

When Ed Charles and his mother attend the spring season game, she tells him to keep up, and he says he is 10 years old. Ed Charles was born in 1933, so he would have been 13 in 1946.

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Quotes

reporter: Whatcha gonna do if one of these pitchers throws for your head?
Jackie Robinson: I'll duck.

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Connections

Featured in Maltin on Movies: The Wolverine (2013)

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Soundtracks

Take Me Out To The Ballgame
Written by Albert von Tilzer and Jack Norworth
Performed by Ed Alstrom

User Reviews

Knocked out of the ball park!

To start off, I am not the biggest fan of any type of sport, but I do enjoy the occasional sports movie. I thought it was very well done and kept you entertained the entire time. The facts were all right with every other player on the Dodgers and showed the realism of how racism used to be. I highly recommend seeing this movie not only if yo are a Baseball fan, but if you want to see a truly well done film.

One thing that really surprised me was how awesome of a job that Harrison Ford did playing Branch Rickey who owned the Dodgers. Chadwick Boseman also did a very great job playing Jackie Robinson. He kept the same attitude and gestures which was very entertaining to watch.

For my full video Review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxk-ZFZFUMQ

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Jackie Robinson Project

Filming Locations:

Rickwood Field - 1137 2nd Avenue W, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$27,487,144, 14 April 2013

Gross USA:

$95,020,213

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$97,470,701

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1