A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 7 wins & 6 nominations total
Lloyd T. Williams
- Mickey
- (as Lloyd Williams)
Gregory Avellone
- Doc
- (as Greg Avelone)
Garland Bunting
- Teddy - Radio Announcer
- (as Carey 'Garland' Bunting)
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- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRon Shelton was a former minor league baseball player and used his experience as the basis for the story.
- GoofsIn her opening monologue, Annie says, "There are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball." While a set of Hindu or Buddhist prayer beads has 108 beads (and, indeed, the number 108 figures prominently in Eastern religions), the most commonly used Catholic rosary has only 59 beads.
- Quotes
Annie Savoy: The world is made for people who aren't cursed with self awareness.
- SoundtracksCenterfield
Written and Performed by John Fogerty
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
By arrangement with Warner Special Products
Featured review
First of I have to say i'm from the UK, i've never played baseball seen a baseball game or have any ideas to the finer rules of baseball but this will not stop you enjoying this film. This film is about a way of life and you can enjoy it in the same way as you can watch a film about a great explorer without ever having left your own country. For Crash, Nuke, Annie and all the other characters in here baseball is a way of life not a sport and it is to be respected and in some cases worshipped. For me the best scene in this movie comes in the pool hall at the end with three generations of baseball player we know that one day nuke, will be in crash's position and that crash will eventually be in the old guys position it's the baseball way of life. Howevever it's a way of life that's changing and this is shown in the almost forlorn at times shot's of the ballpark and main characters, like the lady says you have to respect the ball player who's just trying to finish out the season.
Direction, script and performances (Costner's best performance ever I think even over Field of Dreams and the Untouchables) are superb see this movie you wont regret it. 8/10
Direction, script and performances (Costner's best performance ever I think even over Field of Dreams and the Untouchables) are superb see this movie you wont regret it. 8/10
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- La bella y el campeón
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $50,888,729
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,009,301
- Jun 19, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $50,888,729
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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