The All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League was founded in 1943, when most of the men of baseball-playing age were far away in Europe and Asia fighting World War II. The league flourished until after World War II, when, with the men's return, the league was consigned to oblivion. Director Penny Marshall and .. Read more
| Starring | Tom Hanks, Garry Marshall, Geena Davis, Bill Pullman |
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| Director | Penny Marshall |
| Genres | Comedy |
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The All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League was founded in 1943, when most of the men of baseball-playing age were far away in Europe and Asia fighting World War II. The league flourished until after World War II, when, with the men's return, the league was consigned to oblivion. Director Penny Marshall and screenwriters Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel re-create the wartime era when women's baseball looked to stand a good chance of sweeping the country. The story begins as a candy-bar tycoon enlists agents to scour the country to find women who could play ball. In the backwoods of Oregon, two sisters -- Dottie (Geena Davis) and Kit (Lori Petty) -- are discovered. Dottie can hit and catch, while Kit can throw a mean fastball. The girls come to Chicago to try out for the team with other prospects that include their soon-to-be-teammates Mae Mordabito (Madonna), Doris Murphy (Rosie O'Donnell), and Marla Hooch (Megan Cavanagh). The team's owner, Walter Harvey (Gary Marshall) needs someone to coach his team and he picks one-time home-run champion Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks), who is now a broken-down alcoholic. After a few weeks of training, as Dugan sobers up, the team begins to show some promise. By the end of the season, the team has improved to the point where they are competing in the World Series (which is no big deal, since there are only four teams in the league).~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Tom Hanks, Garry Marshall, Geena Davis, Bill Pullman, Madonna, Janet Jones, Lori Petty, Rosie O'Donnell, Anne Ramsay, Jon Lovitz, Tea Leoni, David Strathairn, Bitty Schram, Ga |
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| Director | Penny Marshall |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENT. UK |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 3 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | Substitute Sports |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | German, French, Spanish, Italian |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | Production year: 1992 To Rent: DVD: 13 Mar 2000 |
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This is a timeless classic filled with morals, a must for a family viewing. Great for children of any age!
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Baseball Bats
A good film but oh so predictable. As well done as it is, it's all been done before and will, no doubt, be done again.
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a league of their own
Different from the films i usually request.But in saying that it is a good film.Very enjoyable.Set in the time the baseball league went on strike the females ... read more »
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A League of their own - great movie!
I can never flaw this film, even after numerous watches. The cast is fab, and with a humerous storyline, its made its way into my classic collection at home.
A letter written by Madonna while filming hit baseball movie A League Of Their Own has emerged online, detailing her misery as she was forced to go without "make-up" and live in a city without any attractive men for company. Madonna starred alongside Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Tom Hanks and Rosie O'Donnell in the 1992 film, which followed the story of a women's baseball team. The pop superstar has previously admitted she didn't enjoy making the movie, but her true feelings about the project have Read more
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