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- Released
- 27/08/2002
- DVD Region
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2 (UK, Western Europe, Japan)
Also plays on multi-region DVD players
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- Drama, General
Description
Every evening, Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid) is out practicing pitching. His minor league career ended with a shoulder injury twelve years ago. Now, Jim coaches a struggling high school team. When he tries to motivate them, they challenge him--if they reach the play offs, he must try out for the majors. The team starts to win, and makes the play offs. Not realizing how strong his arm has become, Jim is apprehensive as he sets off for the try outs with his son and baby daughter. The coaches recognize him, but think he has brought a young prospect. Late in the day, as he's changing a diaper, Jim is called. When he throws his first pitch, he surprises the coaches--and himself. Director John Lee Hancock, director of photography John Schwartzman, and composer Carter Burwell have made a glowing movie based on the true story of Jim Morris, investing it with a touch of myth. Dennis Quaid is convincing as the pitcher. His scenes with Brian Cox, playing his father, bristle with unresolved anger. The great Australian actress Rachel Griffiths shows her extraordinary chameleon-like ability--as Jim's tough-minded wife, she captures perfectly a woman who has to deal with life's practicalities and with her husband's dreams.
Plot Synopsis
Based on a true story of Jim Morris, a thirty-five year high school baseball coach, who retired from baseball because of a shoulder injury, who is persuaded to try out for a major league organisation... Being able to throw a ball at 98 mph soon becomes second nature and the team, with the oldest rookie, finds itself on the way to the Championship.
Product Details
- Actors
- Dennis Quaid
- Rachel Griffiths
- Jay Hernandez
- Beth Grant
- Brian Cox
- Director
- John Lee Hancock
- Audio Format
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
- English Audio Commentary Dolby Digital
- Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 English
- Aspect Ratio
- 2.35:1
- Media Format
- DVD-Video
- Run Time (minutes)
- 123
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Language
- English
- Film Format
- Anamorphic
- Disc Features
- Featurette
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Selection
- 7 Deleted Scenes
- Audio Commentary With John Lee Hancock And Dennis Quaid
- Film Rating (Australia)
- G
- Year of release
- 2002
- Film Rating (UK)
- U
- Colour System
- PAL
- Cast & Crew
- Carter Burwell (Composer)
- John Schwartzman (Director of Photography)
- Gordon Gray (Producer)
- Mark Ciardi (Producer)
- Mark Johnson (Producer)
- Mike Rich (Screenwriter)
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