fpw Wrote:An HBO film, directed by Billy Crystal.
I don't know what *61 will mean to the younger members here, but for someone like me who watched the papers every day to see who was ahead in the home run race between Mantle and Maris, it was a time machine.
I was a Dodger fan as a kid, but I remember rooting for the Mick. In the film I was rooting for Maris.
I think anyone who loves (or, as in my case, once loved) baseball will love this film.
fpw Wrote:An HBO film, directed by Billy Crystal.
I don't know what *61 will mean to the younger members here, but for someone like me who watched the papers every day to see who was ahead in the home run race between Mantle and Maris, it was a time machine.
I was a Dodger fan as a kid, but I remember rooting for the Mick. In the film I was rooting for Maris.
I think anyone who loves (or, as in my case, once loved) baseball will love this film.
maxplay Wrote:I don't think they could have cast this film any better. Thomas Jane was perfect as Mickey Mantle and Barry Pepper is one of the most underrated character actors out there today.
fpw Wrote:An HBO film, directed by Billy Crystal.
I don't know what *61 will mean to the younger members here, but for someone like me who watched the papers every day to see who was ahead in the home run race between Mantle and Maris, it was a time machine.
I was a Dodger fan as a kid, but I remember rooting for the Mick. In the film I was rooting for Maris.
I think anyone who loves (or, as in my case, once loved) baseball will love this film.
Weatherford Wrote:Can this be bought/rented? (for those without HBO?)