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The Battered Bastards of Baseball

  • 20142014
  • 1h 20m
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The Battered Bastards of Baseball (2014)
This is the colorful true story of the Portland Mavericks, a scrappy, independent baseball team of underdogs started by actor Bing Russell in the 1970s.
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In 1973, Hollywood actor Bing Russell starts an independent minor league baseball team in Portland consisting of outcasts and misfits, and turns them into unlikely overnight success.In 1973, Hollywood actor Bing Russell starts an independent minor league baseball team in Portland consisting of outcasts and misfits, and turns them into unlikely overnight success.In 1973, Hollywood actor Bing Russell starts an independent minor league baseball team in Portland consisting of outcasts and misfits, and turns them into unlikely overnight success.
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    • Chapman Way
    • Maclain Way
  • Stars
    • Lou Russell
    • Kurt Russell
    • Ken Wheeler
    • Chapman Way
    • Maclain Way
  • Stars
    • Lou Russell
    • Kurt Russell
    • Ken Wheeler
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    • 27User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
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    Chapman Way and Maclain Way at an event for The Battered Bastards of Baseball (2014)
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    Kurt Russell, Chapman Way, and Maclain Way at an event for The Battered Bastards of Baseball (2014)
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    Chapman Way and Maclain Way at an event for The Battered Bastards of Baseball (2014)
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    Lou Russell
    Lou Russell
    • Self - Bing's Wife
    Kurt Russell
    Kurt Russell
    • Self - Vice-President…
    Ken Wheeler
    Ken Wheeler
    • Self - Sports Writer…
    Todd Field
    Todd Field
    • Self - Batboy
    Jack Faust
    Jack Faust
    • Self - Attorney
    Carren Woods
    Carren Woods
    • Self - Assistant G.M.
    Nick Bertram
    Nick Bertram
    • Self - Sports Writer…
    Robert Richardson
    Robert Richardson
    • Self - Northwest League President
    Frank Peters
    Frank Peters
    • Self - Manager '74 - '75
    Rob Nelson
    Rob Nelson
    • Self - Pitcher
    Jim Swanson
    Jim Swanson
    • Self - Catcher
    • (as Swannie)
    Larry Colton
    Larry Colton
    • Self - Pitcher
    Jon Yoshiwara
    Jon Yoshiwara
    • Self - Infielder
    Jim Bouton
    Jim Bouton
    • Self - Pitcher
    • (archive footage)
    Johnny Carson
    Johnny Carson
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Penny Clemo
    Penny Clemo
    • Self - Batgirl
    • (archive footage)
    Joe Garagiola
    Joe Garagiola
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Joe Garza
    Joe Garza
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
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      • Maclain Way
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    • Trivia
      Though it's not disclosed here, both of this documentary's co-directors, as well as its music producer, are the grandsons of the film's main character Bing Russell, and the nephews of Bing's son Kurt Russell.
    • Quotes

      Frank Peters: I once asked him, "Bing, how come you have such a variety of people around you?" And he says, "Frank, life and the Mavericks are like a movie. And a movie has one key scene, maybe it's only three minutes." I think he talked about the chimney sweep scene in Mary Poppins. "Everything builds up to that, and everything comes off of that. And you never know who's going to come up with that magical idea at that magic moment."

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      Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Kate Hudson/Ellar Coltrane/Nico and Vinz (2014)

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    8/10
    Threatening the status quo...
    This film is a very compelling documentary about the little guy tweaking the nose of baseball and getting away with it...kind of. It's about Bing Russell (father of Kurt Russell) and his ownership of the minor league ball club, the Portland Mavericks. But, unlike most other teams, his team was not affiliated with a major league team but was an independent that scraped together players rejected by other teams. And, what shocked the league was that the team was SUPER-successful and set attendance records...and won a lot of games. But, this rag-tag group of castoffs also irritated the powers that be because they had attitude and didn't play the game exactly like the rest. What's next? See the film.

    Aside from some music that was too repetitive, the film was amazingly well made--especially since it was made for Netflix. You just don't expect this sort of thing being made for this DVD service!! But, it's well done and will be of interest to everyone--even those who couldn't care less about sports. Worth seeing.
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    • Jul 25, 2014

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