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#313
My Rating:
7
Seen It:
Yes
#313
My Rating:
7
Seen It:
Yes
USA / English
| Tom Hanks | Jimmy Dugan |
| Geena Davis | Dottie Hinson |
| Lori Petty | Kit Keller |
| Sam McMurray | Coach Jimmy Dugan |
| Carey Lowell | Dottie Hinson |
| Christine Elise | Kit Keller (1993) |
| Tracy Nelson | Evelyn Gardner |
| Megan Cavanagh | Marla Hooch |
| Tracy Reiner | Betty Horn |
| Wendy Makkena | Mae Mordabito |
| Katie Rich | Doris Murphy |
| Jon Lovitz | Ernie Capadino |
| Madonna | Mae Mordabito |
| Garry Marshall | Walter Harvey |
| Rosie O'Donnell | Doris Murphy |
| Bill Pullman | Bob Hinson |
| David Strathairn | Ira Lowenstein |
| Matthew Howard | Stilwell Gardner |
| Director | Penny Marshall; Ted Bessell; Tom Hanks |
| Producer | Jeffrey Ganz; Penny Marshall; Elliot Abbott; Robert Greenhut |
| Writer | Lowell Ganz; Babaloo Mandel |
| Cinematography | Miroslav Ondricek |
| Musician | Hans Zimmer |
Penny Marshall's popular 1992 comedy sheds light on a little-known chapter of American sports history with its story of a struggling team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The league was formed when the recruiting of soldiers during World War II resulted in a shortage of men's baseball teams. The AAGPBL continued after the war (until 1954), and Marshall's movie depicts the league in full swing, beginning when a savvy baseball scout (Jon Lovitz) finds a pair of promising new players in small-town Oregonian sisters (Geena Davis, Lori Petty). The sisters are signed to play for the Rockford Peaches near Chicago, whose new manager (Tom Hanks) is a former home-run king who wrecked his career with alcoholism. They're all a bunch of underdogs, and Marshall (with a witty script by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel) does a fine job of establishing a colorful team of supporting players including Madonna and (in her movie debut) Rosie O'Donnell. It's a conventional Hollywood sports story (Marshall's never been one to take dramatic risks), but the stellar cast is delightful, and the movie's filled with memorable moments, witty dialogue, and agreeable sentiment. And just remember: there's no crying in baseball! --Jeff Shannon
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