For Love of the Game (1999)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.2/10   

Director:

Sam Raimi

Escritores (WGA):

Michael Shaara (novel)
Dana Stevens (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

17 septiembre 1999 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Romance | Deporte

Frase comercial:

Billy Chapel must choose between the woman he loves and the game he lives for.

Plot:

A washed up pitcher flashes through his career.

Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Detroit Tigers | Retirement | End Of Baseball Career | Athlete

Premios:

6 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Baseball....movies....cool.

Reparto

Kevin Costner	...	Billy Chapel
Kelly Preston	...	Jane Aubrey
John C. Reilly	...	Gus Sinski
Jena Malone	...	Heather Aubrey
Brian Cox	...	Gary Wheeler
Addie Daddio	...	Waitress
J.K. Simmons	...	Frank Perry (as JK Simmons)
Vin Scully	...	Himself
Steve Lyons	...	Himself
Carmine Giovinazzo	...	Ken Strout (as Carmine D. Giovinazzo)
Bill E. Rogers	...	Davis Birch (as Bill Rogers)
Hugh Ross	...	Mike Udall
Domenick Lombardozzi	...	Tow Truck Driver
Arnetia Walker	...	Airport Bartender
Larry Joshua	...	Yankee Fan in Bar

También conocida como:

For the Love of the Game (USA) (working title)
Enamorado (Argentina) [es]
Entre el amor y el juego (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some sexuality.

Duración:

137 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Clasificación:

Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (certificate #36985) | Italy:T | South Korea:12 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Australia:M | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-7 (re-rating) | Finland:K-8 (original rating) | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Mexico:B | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:12

Locaciones de Filmación:

Aspen, Colorado, USA

Compañía:

Universal Pictures

Trivialidades:

All four umpires were played by real Major League umpires.

Errores:

Anacronismos: When Mickey Hart makes the leaping catch, to save the home run, you see an advertisement on the right field wall. Yankee stadium would not have any advertisements there until the 2005 season.

Citas:

Billy Chapel: I don't know if I have anything left.
Gus Sinski: You just throw whatever you got, whatever's left. The boys are all here for you. We're gonna be awesome for you right now!

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in The Upside of Anger (2005)

Baseball....movies....cool.

Although I didn't like For Love Of The Game the way I liked Bull Durham or Field Of Dreams, it's still a very entertaining film. Directed by Sam Raimi in a very subtle style, this is Costner's best film since Tin Cup. Raimi only shows flashes of his visual theatrics, Costner is very solid and I liked Kelly Preston very much. The way the story is told in the film is very fresh for a baseball movie and this is the high point for me. Baseball is just the background to a very touching love story. I hope this film more than anything else shows Hollywood that Sam Raimi is one of or greatest talents behind the camera.