Million Dollar Arm (2014)

A sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented Indian cricket players to play Major League Baseball.

Director:

Craig Gillespie

Writer:

Tom McCarthy (screenplay) (as Thomas McCarthy)

Stars:

Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Alan Arkin

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jon Hamm	...	JB
Pitobash	...	Amit (Deepesh Solanki)
Suraj Sharma	...	Rinku
Madhur Mittal	...	Dinesh
Aasif Mandvi	...	Aash
Darshan Jariwala	...	Vivek
Lake Bell	...	Brenda
Alan Arkin	...	Ray
Bill Paxton	...	Tom House
Gregory Alan Williams	...	Doug
Allyn Rachel	...	Theresa
Tzi Ma	...	Chang
Rey Maualuga	...	Popo
Bar Paly	...	Lisette
Jaspaul Sandhu	...	Grumpy Guy

Storyline

In 2008, J. B. Bernstein is a sports agent who finds his business being seriously outplayed by his deep-pocketed competitors. Inspired by reality shows and Indian cricket games on TV, Bernstein gets the bold idea of finding cricket players in India and training them to become pro baseball players in America. After a long search, Bernstein finds two talented, but non-cricket playing, youths, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel. Together, Berthstein takes his prospects to Los Angeles where they find mastering a new sport in a foreign land a daunting challenge. As these boys struggle amid an alien culture, Bernstein must find a way to make their dream come true. In doing, Bernstein finds a deeper humanity to his work with growing friendships he never expected to have.

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Plot Keywords:

baseball | india | based on true story | sports agent | training | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes to win, you have to change the game.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language and some suggestive content

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Hindi

Release Date:

16 May 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Un golpe de talento

Filming Locations:

India

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,511,000, 18 May 2014, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$36,447,959, 15 August 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Roth Films, Mayhem Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bill Paxton plays Tom House who not only consulted on the film, but was a real Major League pitcher and coach. House is known for two things in his career: as a coach with the Texas Rangers, he helped Nolan Ryan through the end of his Hall of Fame career. As a young pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, he was in the bullpen when Hank Aaron his the home run that broke Babe Ruth's all-time career home run record. House is seen on film catching Aaron's ball, and is then seen at home plate fighting his way through a crowd of people to present Aaron with the ball after he has jogged the bases.

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Goofs

The Bandra-Worli Sea Link bridge is shown in Mumbai. It did not open until 2009 and construction wasn't completed until 2010.

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Quotes

JB: Are they all here for us?
Vivek: Yes, JB.
JB: This is awesome!

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Crazy Credits

The end credits feature photos of the real people the film is based on.

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Connections

References SportsCenter (1979)

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Soundtracks

Raga Pahari
Written and Performed by Baluji Shrivastav
Courtesy of ARC Music Productions Int. Ltd.

User Reviews

Predictable story but still a lovely movie!

OK, I admit that you could probably predict the course of the movie just from seeing the trailer. However, this movie makes you forget about its predictability. The acting was superb, you really feel for the characters and what they are going through. You want them to succeed and surpass the adversities. With that being said, this movie will make you laugh, cry, and smile. It's just one of those feel good movies. In fact, the entire theatre audibly laughed and cheered on the boys. This is the first time I've ever seen a theatre audience so engaged in a movie. I recommend this movie for everyone. If you're looking for a feel good, charming movie, this is it!