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With a few honourable exceptions (Bull Durham and Major League among them), the British have never really warmed to baseball movies and this one slipped by virtually unnoticed in the UK. It's a slight but affectionate family comedy that follows the adventures of a youngster (Thomas Ian Nicholas) who, after breaking his arm, becomes a wonder pitcher. Actor-turned-director Daniel Stern — familiar from supporting roles in Home Alone and City Slickers — plays down the cute aspects of the story, while Nicholas is helped along by some sterling support work from Gary Busey, Dan Hedaya and Stern himself.

It was a magic bat in The Natural, and a magic park in Field of Dreams; now it's a magic arm. The 100 mph pitch which... read more on Time Out