Trouble with the Curve (2012)

A daughter tries to remedy her dysfunctional relationship with her ailing father, a decorated baseball scout by helping him in a recruiting trip which could be his last.

Director:

Robert Lorenz

Writer:

Randy Brown

Stars:

Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, John Goodman

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clint Eastwood	...	Gus
Chelcie Ross	...	Smitty
Raymond Anthony Thomas	...	Lucious (as Ray Anthony Thomas)
Ed Lauter	...	Max
Amy Adams	...	Mickey
Clifton Guterman	...	Neil
Carla Fisher	...	Law Receptionist
George Wyner	...	Rosenbloom
Bob Gunton	...	Watson
Jack Gilpin	...	Schwartz
Matthew Lillard	...	Phillip Sanderson
Robert Patrick	...	Vince
John Goodman	...	Pete Klein
Nathan Wright	...	Drunk Fan
Scott Eastwood	...	Billy Clark

Storyline

Gus is a baseball scout. The team he works for thinks he should retire. He asks them to let him do one more scouting job to prove himself. His friend, Pete, asks Gus's estranged daughter, Mickey, if she could go with him to make sure he's OK as his eyes are failing. The doctor tells Gus he should get his eyes treated but he insists on doing his scouting assignment, which takes him to North Carolina. Mickey decides to put her work on hold to go with him and she wants him to explain why he pushed her away. Whilst there he runs into Johnny, a scout from another team who was a promising player Gus once scouted. Johnny and Mickey take an interest in each other.

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Plot Keywords:

united states of america | driving | driving a car | car | automobile | 

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Taglines:

Whatever Life Throws at You

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, sexual references, some thematic material and smoking

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Warner Bros. [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 September 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Curvas de la vida

Filming Locations:

Luther Williams Field, Macon, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,162,040, 23 September 2012, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$35,763,137

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$48,963,137

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Malpaso Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In an interview, director Clint Eastwood said of what it was like being directed as an actor by Robert Lorenz): It was horrible, I had to listen to everything he said! Robert and I have worked together for almost 20 years now. We've talked about him directing over the years, so when he showed me this script, I thought it was a perfect opportunity. I had no doubt he'd do a terrific job, and he absolutely did".

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Goofs

Length of Gus' cigar when he talks with Mickey in front of the motel.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Gus: [at the toilet] Okay, come on now. Come on, boy. Let's not take your sweet-ass time about this. Jesus. Okay, that's it... Ah, good. Don't laugh, I outlived you, you little bastard.

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Connections

Featured in Revealed: Robert Patrick (2013)

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Soundtracks

Chicken Fried
Written by Zac Brown and Wyatt Durrette
Performed by Zac Brown Band
Courtesy of Home Grown Music, Inc. / Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Trouble with the curve needs some straightening out

I'm a big Clint Eastwood fan, and I really like Amy Adams. Justin Timberlake was decent and a likable guy in this movie, so what's the problem? The problem is the story or should I say lack of a decent story. This movie is so predictable that 10 minutes into it you will be able to figure everything out including the ending. I don't understand why Clint Eastwood would accept or take on this role, maybe it's because he gets to be the crabby, hard headed, cigar smoking, never smiling, snarling old timer like he has played so well in previous good movies such as Gran Torino, Million dollar baby, and The unforgiven. Regardless of why he is in this predictable, silly waste of time, the bottom line is that this movie fails in every aspect. This is not a baseball movie, it's not a drama, it's not a romantic comedy, it's truly a waste of what might have been, could of been, or should of been a potential excellent trip into movie magic. I didn't hate this one, but I didn't like it either, I suspect the reason I didn't hate it is because I really do like Clint Eastwood movies and I'll forgive him this one slip.