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A League of Their Own (1992)

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SFC Reviewer's Opinion:
Limited Recommendation

Genre
Comedy / Drama / Sport
   
Synopsis

Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna star in this major-league comedy from the team that brought you Big. Hanks stars as Jimmy Dugan, a washed-up ball player whose big league days are over. Hired to coach in the All-American Girls League of 1943 - while the male pros are at war - Dugan finds himself drawn back into the game by the heart and heroics of his "all-girl" team. Jon Lovitz adds a scene stealing cameo as the sarcastic scout who recruits Dottie Hanson (Davis) the "baseball dolly" with a Babe Ruth swing. Teammates Madonna, Lori Petty and Rosie O'Donnell round out the roster, taking the team to the World Series. Based on the true story of the pioneering women who blazed the trail for generations of athletes.

   
Directed by  
Penny Marshall
   
Written by  
Kim Wilson (story); Kelly Candaele (story); Lowell Ganz (screenplay); Babaloo Mandel (screenplay).
   
Starring  
Tom Hanks (Jimmy Dugan); Geena Davis (Dottie Hinson); Madonna (Mae Mordabito); Lori Petty (Kit Keller); Jon Lovitz (Ernie Capadino); David Strathairn (Ira Lowenstein); Garry Marshall (Walter Harvey); Bill Pullman (Bob Hinson); Megan Cavanagh (Marla Hooch - 2nd Base); Rosie O'Donnell (Doris Murphy - 3rd Base); Tracy Reiner (Betty 'Betty Spaghetti' Horn - Left Field); Bitty Schram (Evelyn Gardner - Right Field); Don S. Davis (Charlie Collins, Racine Coach (as Don Davis)); Renée Coleman (Alice Gaspers - Left Field / Center Field (as Renee Coleman)); Ann Cusack (Shirley Baker - Left Field). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
 

Length (mins):
128
Ratings:
PG (PG)
Language:
ENG

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Images in the header are from: Antwone Fisher (© Fox Searchlight, 2002); Stand by Me (© Columbia Pictures, 1986); Jesus of Nazareth (© ITV (1977); The Passion of The Christ (© Newmarket Films, 2004); Rabbit-proof Fence (© Buena Vista, 2002); Amazing Grace (© Bristol Bay Productions, 2006) and Il Postino (© Cecchi Gori Group, 1994).