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Post by NJtoTX on Aug 2, 2021 17:19:30 GMT
How about Ferris Bueller's Day Off? He goes to a Cubs game, catches a foul ball and eventually uses it to turn off his stereo in the nick of time. There were a lot of iffy ones. Might not have had Sport as a genre. BASEketball is half there. Should have Long Shot, I think. Some film with Drew Barrymore and a Red Sox fan. With a bunch I have to guess from the plot description.
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Post by _ on Aug 2, 2021 17:28:43 GMT
3. Moneyball. Somewhat factually based, often heavily dramatised. Take out the whole daughter plot line, and focus on the baseball aspects - it has some very well scripted and very well acted scenes. Hill and Hoffman are fantastic and I think Chris Pratt played his role perfectly - given many actors would overact that part into oblivion. I love Moneyball as a movie. It's entertaining, Pitt and Hill are both great in it as you said, but it completely ignores the fact that this particular A's team, despite losing Giambi, Damon and Isringhausen, had an MVP of its own in Miguel Tejada, a HR hitting, slick fielding 3B in Eric Chavez, quality lineup cogs in Ray Durham, Jermaine Dye and Mark Ellis, a rotation consisting of Tim Hudson, Barry Zito, Mark Mulder and Corey Lidle and All-Star closer Billy Koch. Not one of those guys is even mentioned in passing once during the movie, instead the movie attributes the team's success to the likes of Scott Hatteberg and Chad Bradford. 
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Post by masterofallgoons on Aug 2, 2021 19:17:56 GMT
What about Air Bud: 7th Inning Fetch?
Father Jack is jo longer around to advocate for the Air Bud movies, so someone had to.
Does anyone remember Ed? The movie where Joey from Friends is a minor league pitcher who had to room with the chimpanzee team mascot who then ends up playing 3rd base?
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Post by masterofallgoons on Aug 2, 2021 19:18:24 GMT
How about Ferris Bueller's Day Off? He goes to a Cubs game, catches a foul ball and eventually uses it to turn off his stereo in the nick of time. Not a baseball movie. A Christmas movie, yes. But not a baseball movie. All movies are Christmas movies. |
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Post by NJtoTX on Aug 2, 2021 19:40:27 GMT
What about Air Bud: 7th Inning Fetch? Father Jack is jo longer around to advocate for the Air Bud movies, so someone had to. Does anyone remember Ed? The movie where Joey from Friends is a minor league pitcher who had to room with the chimpanzee team mascot who then ends up playing 3rd base? Had no idea there was an Air Bud baseball movie. IMDb Rating: 4.5/10 · 2,066 votes
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Post by masterofallgoons on Aug 2, 2021 19:46:46 GMT
What about Air Bud: 7th Inning Fetch? Father Jack is jo longer around to advocate for the Air Bud movies, so someone had to. Does anyone remember Ed? The movie where Joey from Friends is a minor league pitcher who had to room with the chimpanzee team mascot who then ends up playing 3rd base? Had no idea there was an Air Bud baseball movie. IMDb Rating: 4.5/10 · 2,066 votes Basketball, football, soccer, baseball, volleyball... then they gave up on sports and just had puppies in other typical straight to video plots. The volleyball one signaled the end of their creativity because it was the first where the pun in the title was not Dog related. 'Air Bud Spikes Back' was a real low point for the storied franchise. |
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Post by Rufus-T on Aug 3, 2021 0:37:07 GMT
Field of Dreams
Eight Men Out
The Pride of the Yankees
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Aug 3, 2021 3:17:21 GMT
3. Moneyball. Somewhat factually based, often heavily dramatised. Take out the whole daughter plot line, and focus on the baseball aspects - it has some very well scripted and very well acted scenes. Hill and Hoffman are fantastic and I think Chris Pratt played his role perfectly - given many actors would overact that part into oblivion. 2. Major League. It has some major flaws (the old guy pitching barely capable of throwing, the crowd scenes) but it also has some classic scenes - especially everyone that involves Charlie Sheen as Ricky Vaughan. The 3rd strike at a Ryanesque 102 clicks is killer. 1. Bull Durham. The perfect mix of on and off field sports, humour and romance. And two of the best character names of all time - Crash Davis and Nuke LaLoosh. Robert Wuhl, Sarandon and Robbins are all terrific - but it’s Costner’s show and only a true fan of the sport could produce a performance like he did. I love Moneyball as a movie. It's entertaining, Pitt and Hill are both great in it as you said, but it completely ignores the fact that this particular A's team, despite losing Giambi, Damon and Isringhausen, had an MVP of its own in Miguel Tejada, a HR hitting, slick fielding 3B in Eric Chavez, quality lineup cogs in Ray Durham, Jermaine Dye and Mark Ellis, a rotation consisting of Tim Hudson, Barry Zito, Mark Mulder and Corey Lidle and All-Star closer Billy Koch. Not one of those guys is even mentioned in passing once during the movie, instead the movie attributes the team's success to the likes of Scott Hatteberg (a quality addition, for sure, but not the panacea as he is depicted) and Chad Bradford. That’s a flaw but you couldn’t talk about all 25 of the A’s. Did you ever read the book? Dry as a fart. I still can’t believe that an entertaining movie could have been made from Moneyball. I would have thought a HS yearbook would have been better material |
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Post by NJtoTX on Aug 3, 2021 6:31:55 GMT
FYI Moneyball is listed first here because it has the most votes (386,148) on IMDb.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Aug 3, 2021 7:21:52 GMT
A League of their Own
the Sandlot
Major League
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Post by Mulder and Scully on Aug 3, 2021 10:08:53 GMT
Mr Baseball is such a charming movie. It's kind of a fish out of water comedy. Selleck is such a charismatic actor.
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Post by SportsFan19 on Aug 3, 2021 10:48:29 GMT
What was the movie from the early 90s where a kid hurts his arm, but when the cast comes off the doctor says something like "The ligaments may have healed a little tight." And he goes on to pitch for the Cubs, despite being about 14 years old.
I've been trying to remember the name of it for years. I always think its 'The Rookie, but thats a different movie, right?
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Post by masterofallgoons on Aug 3, 2021 10:56:31 GMT
What was the movie from the early 90s where a kid hurts his arm, but when the cast comes off the doctor says something like "The ligaments may have healed a little tight." And he goes on to pitch for the Cubs, despite being about 14 years old. I've been trying to remember the name of it for years. I always think its 'The Rookie, but thats a different movie, right? Rookie of the Year |
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Post by mtbg on Aug 3, 2021 15:08:32 GMT
Bull Durham Sandlot Major League. I see you included Major League II in the poll, however you excluded Major League III: Back to the Minors. Scott Bakula has never been so insulted. I have the same 3. Though thought about The Natural or A League of Their Own. Those were 2 hard omissions for me. Scott Bakula-more believable in Major League III or as a old man college QB in Necessary Roughness???
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Post by mtbg on Aug 3, 2021 15:12:37 GMT
A personal favorite of mine was Long Gone with William Peterson as a minor league manager/pitcher for the Tampico Stogies. Was an HBO movie and was on all the time when I was a kid.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 3, 2021 15:14:58 GMT
Bull Durham Sandlot Major League. I see you included Major League II in the poll, however you excluded Major League III: Back to the Minors. Scott Bakula has never been so insulted. I have the same 3. Though thought about The Natural or A League of Their Own. Those were 2 hard omissions for me. Scott Bakula-more believable in Major League III or as a old man college QB in Necessary Roughness??? I also really like A League of Their Own. The Natural - I'm sorry but I have to be that guy - the book is just so much better, and the changes the movie made to the ending really undercut the overall message and theme of the story. Normally I'm fine with looking at the book vs. the movie as being two entirely separate entities, but the filmmakers need to at least understand the point of the book that they're making into a film in the first place. Sorry, high horse rant over. Regarding Scott Bakula, that's a really tough call. I mean, in Necessary Roughness, he stayed in tip top game shape by throwing a football 10 yards at a scarecrow for 15 years or whatever it was. Sounds legit!
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Aug 3, 2021 15:16:31 GMT
A personal favorite of mine was Long Gone with William Peterson as a minor league manager/pitcher for the Tampico Stogies. Was an HBO movie and was on all the time when I was a kid. I always thought Soul of the Game (1996) was a good baseball movie on HBO.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 3, 2021 15:23:22 GMT
I love Moneyball as a movie. It's entertaining, Pitt and Hill are both great in it as you said, but it completely ignores the fact that this particular A's team, despite losing Giambi, Damon and Isringhausen, had an MVP of its own in Miguel Tejada, a HR hitting, slick fielding 3B in Eric Chavez, quality lineup cogs in Ray Durham, Jermaine Dye and Mark Ellis, a rotation consisting of Tim Hudson, Barry Zito, Mark Mulder and Corey Lidle and All-Star closer Billy Koch. Not one of those guys is even mentioned in passing once during the movie, instead the movie attributes the team's success to the likes of Scott Hatteberg (a quality addition, for sure, but not the panacea as he is depicted) and Chad Bradford. That’s a flaw but you couldn’t talk about all 25 of the A’s. Did you ever read the book? Dry as a fart. I still can’t believe that an entertaining movie could have been made from Moneyball. I would have thought a HS yearbook would have been better material I haven't read the book, but I imagine there is at least a passing mention of Miguel Tejada. The movie doesn't need bottle scenes about all 25 guys on the team, but they don't even acknowledge the existence of any of the 10 best players. It's just weird.
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Post by _ on Aug 3, 2021 15:26:08 GMT
A personal favorite of mine was Long Gone with William Peterson as a minor league manager/pitcher for the Tampico Stogies. Was an HBO movie and was on all the time when I was a kid. I always thought Soul of the Game (1996) was a good baseball movie on HBO. In he sequel Soul Plane (2004) he went to the Majors, got to fly around on a chartered plane.
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Post by NJtoTX on Aug 3, 2021 15:29:11 GMT
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