Mr. Baseball (1992)

Director:

Fred Schepisi

Writers (WGA):

Theo Pelletier (story) &
John Junkerman (story) ...

Release Date:

2 octubre 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Sport

Frase comercial:

An inspirational baseball movie.

Plot:

A fading baseball player is traded to a Japanese team and has trouble fitting into the society.

Plot Keywords:

Television Commercial | Beef | Japanese Television | Noodles | Massage

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A Predicable, Disposable yet Fun Film

Cast

Tom Selleck	...	Jack Elliot
Ken Takakura	...	Uchiyama, Dragon's Manager
Aya Takanashi	...	Hiroko Uchiyama
Dennis Haysbert	...	Max 'Hammer' Dubois
Toshi Shioya	...	Yoji Nishimura, Jack's Interpreter / Guide
Kosuke Toyohara	...	Toshi Yamashita
Toshizo Fujiwara	...	Ryoh Mukai
Mak Takano	...	Shinji Igarashi
Kenji Morinaga	...	Hiroshi Kurosawa
Joh Nishimura	...	Tomophiko Ohmie
Norihide Goto	...	Issei Itoi
Kensuke Toita	...	Akito Yagi
Naoki Fuji	...	Takuya Nishikawa
Takanobu Hozumi	...	Hiroshi Nakamura
Leon Lee	...	Lyle Massey

Duración:

108 min

País:

USA | Japan

Idioma:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Germany:6 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

DENTSU Music And Entertainment

Trivialidades:

At the end of the film, Tom Selleck's character is wearing the uniform of the Detroit Tigers. He's wearing the same baseball cap that he wore during his days on the television show, "Magnum P.I."

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jack and Uchiyama are drinking together, the amount in the bottle increases.

Quotes:

[reading the local newspaper to Jack]
Billy Stevens: When asked his impression of his new manager, Elliot replied "I have much to learn from Uchiyama-San and will gladly shed my old, disgusting ways of laziness and become my best under his guidance." Very harmonious of you, Jack.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Married with Children: Dial B for Virgin (#9.7)" (1994)

A Predicable, Disposable yet Fun Film

If you want a movie that makes you think differently or leaves a lasting impression on you, you're not looking for Mr. Baseball. If you're looking for a light and fun romp through the land of Japanese baseball hosted by Magnum, P.I. himself... this is the film you've been searching for.

That's it. Tom Selleck, playing baseball... in Japan. Nothing shocking here. I mean, I could try to say it was like the humorous, less dramatic version of "Lost in Translation"... but that would be giving it too much credit.

If you see this film on the USA Network, it might be worth the trouble to stay on the couch a while. It pokes fun at how different Japan is from America (see, now I'm segueing into that "Lost in Translation" bit...) with little men living in little showers eating little meals.

And, um, if you don't catch on to the "twist" before it happens, you're incredibly dense or haven't seen one of the ten thousand other films that use the same gimmick.