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Post by trustypepper on Feb 6, 2021 20:20:34 GMT
Little-known sports/biography movie about MLB legend Ty Cobb and sportswriter Al Stump. Tommy Lee Jones stars in the film. I enjoyed it, although the accuracy of the portrayal of Cobb has always been a hot topic.
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Post by CrepedCrusader on Feb 6, 2021 21:21:43 GMT
I remember they used to show this on HBO a lot when I was a kid. Pretty sure I watched it, but I don't remember it very well.
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Post by politicidal on Feb 6, 2021 22:04:26 GMT
Hadn’t seen it yet. Apparently Stump exaggerated quite a bit.
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Post by bravomailer on Feb 6, 2021 22:09:09 GMT
Saw some of it. TL Jones was remarkable but the character was so off-putting.
Stump apparently wrote two version of the Cobb story, one hagiographical, the other quite the opposite,.
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Post by vegalyra on Feb 7, 2021 0:20:17 GMT
Great film! I love the early part of the film with Cobb and Stumpy tearing down the mountain in a 59 Imperial and a mid 50s Buick. I read that they were 4x4 Suburban chassis with the vintage bodies mounted on them.
One of the better 1990s baseball films. Tommy Lee Jones was great. I felt sorry for Cobb near the end when none of his old fellow baseball players wanted to spend time with him.
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Post by Mulder and Scully on Feb 7, 2021 0:21:58 GMT
They should have made a sequel Corn on Cobb.
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