Movie-A-Day #236 - A League of Their Own (1992)

[thirty-two]

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Penny Marshall's popular 1992 comedy sheds light on a little-known chapter of American sports history with its story of a struggling team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The league was formed when the recruiting of soldiers during World War II resulted in a shortage of men's baseball teams. The AAGPBL continued after the war (until 1954), and Marshall's movie depicts the league in full swing, beginning when a savvy baseball scout (Jon Lovitz) finds a pair of promising new players in small-town Oregonian sisters (Geena Davis, Lori Petty). The sisters are signed to play for the Rockford Peaches near Chicago, whose new manager (Tom Hanks) is a former home-run king who wrecked his career with alcoholism. They're all a bunch of underdogs, and Marshall (with a witty script by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel) does a fine job of establishing a colorful team of supporting players including Madonna and (in her movie debut) Rosie O'Donnell. It's a conventional Hollywood sports story (Marshall's never been one to take dramatic risks), but the stellar cast is delightful, and the movie's filled with memorable moments, witty dialogue, and agreeable sentiment. And just remember: there's no crying in baseball! --Jeff Shannon

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0800177258/104-4032270-0316754?v=glance

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Another of my favorite movies, that I could watch over and over. Tom Hanks is just great. So is Madonna, actually. Definitely check it out if you havent already!

 

[Mike Olbinski]

Good pick!

Love Tom Hanks in this flick.

Mike

 

[thirty-two]

hey mike, do you think you could change the titles of the past movie-a-day threads i've made to not be caps like that? i thought it would make it stand out more, and it does, but it's just really obnoxious.. sorry

 

[CQ]

You're picking some good movies this week Kate! This is another one I love! Tom Hanks is such a great actor!

 

[Dback Jon]

Haven't seen this one either.

 

[thirty-two]

Haven't seen this one either.

jon... then we cant be friends.

(GO SEE THESE MOVIES THIS WEEKEND!)

 

[Mike Olbinski]

Haven't seen this one either.

I'm starting to think that maybe I'M the gay one

Mike

 

[Dback Jon]

jon... then we cant be friends.

(GO SEE THESE MOVIES THIS WEEKEND!)

Well, maybe we need to have a movie-watching party....how many of the movies on my week have you seen???

 

[Dback Jon]

I'm starting to think that maybe I'M the gay one

Mike

Does your wife know this?

 

[thirty-two]

Well, maybe we need to have a movie-watching party....how many of the movies on my week have you seen???

what movies did you pick?

 

[Mike Olbinski]

Does your wife know this?

The fact that I've cried during Felicity probably tells her all she needs to know...

Of course, I also had tears in my eyes after watching Sports Night, so who knows...


Mike

 

[thirty-two]

The fact that I've cried during Felicity probably tells her all she needs to know...

Of course, I also had tears in my eyes after watching Sports Night, so who knows...


Mike

 

[Dback Jon]

what movies did you pick?

Most recently...

219. Gods and Monsters
220. Sunset Blvd.
221. Where the Heart Is
222. Trick

 

[thirty-two]

Most recently...

219. Gods and Monsters
220. Sunset Blvd.
221. Where the Heart Is
222. Trick

I have seen none!

Jeez... we really make a great pair, huh

 

[Dback Jon]

I have seen none!

Jeez... we really make a great pair, huh

Well - we would plenty of movies to see...

 

[nathan]

The fact that I've cried during Felicity probably tells her all she needs to know...

Of course, I also had tears in my eyes after watching Sports Night, so who knows...


Mike