61* (2001) 7.9
Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle race to break Babe Ruth's single-season home run record. Director:Billy CrystalWriter:Hank Steinberg |
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61* (2001) 7.9
Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle race to break Babe Ruth's single-season home run record. Director:Billy CrystalWriter:Hank Steinberg |
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Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Barry Pepper | ... | ||
Thomas Jane | ... | ||
Anthony Michael Hall | ... | ||
Richard Masur | ... | ||
Bruce McGill | ... | ||
Chris Bauer | ... | ||
Jennifer Crystal Foley | ... | ||
Christopher McDonald | ... | ||
Bob Gunton | ... | ||
Donald Moffat | ... |
Ford Frick
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Joe Grifasi | ... | ||
Peter Jacobson | ... | ||
Seymour Cassel | ... | ||
Robert Joy | ... | ||
Michael Nouri | ... |
Summer, 1961: Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle are on pace to break the most hallowed record in U.S. sports, Babe Ruth's single-season 60 home runs. It's a big story, and the intense, plain-spoken Maris is the bad guy: sports writers bait him and minimize his talent, fans cheer Mantle, the league's golden boy, and baseball's commissioner announces that Ruth's record stands unless it's broken within 154 games. Any record set after 154 games of the new 162-game schedule will have an asterisk. The film follows the boys of summer, on and off the field: their friendship, the stresses on Maris, his frustration with the negative attention, and his desire to play well, win, and go home. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
I could spend hours trying to come up with the perfect words to describe "61*" Simply put, its one of the best baseball movies I have ever seen. Barry Pepper and Thomas Jane ARE Maris and Mantle. Billy Crystal did an exceptional job directing this picture. The acting is excellent. A great part of the movie is seeing all the old ballparks that have been refaced and digitally made to look like the parks did in 1961. Turning Tiger Stadium into Yankee Stadium is quite a feat! I would recommend this movie to the die-hards, the casuals, and those who don't know anything about baseball. Billy Crystal -- Thank you for another great movie!