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Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who became the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series.Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who became the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series.Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who became the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series.
Carlos Padilla
- Baltazar Charles
- (as Carlos Padilla Lenero)
Tony Revolori
- Fidel Ruiz
- (as Anthony Quinonez)
Mario Revolori
- Gerardo Gonzalez
- (as Mario Quinonez Jr.)
Alfredo Rodríguez
- Jose 'Pepe' Maiz
- (as Alfredo Rodriguez)
Carlos Gómez
- Umberto Macias
- (as Carlos Gomez)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDuring the Little League World Series championship game against La Mesa, real Monterrey player José "Pepe" Maiz and Angel Macias along with La Mesa player Joe McKirahan made cameo appearances as fans watching the game.
- GoofsAt the final game, the American flag shown has 50 stars. In 1957 (when the film takes place), Alaska and Hawaii were not yet states. They were granted statehood in 1959, so the flag shown should have had 48 stars.
- Quotes
Frankie Stevens: You know, you say that one more time I will punch you in the nose.
Mac Thompkins: Been a while since I fought a woman.
- SoundtracksSomeone Like You
Written by Guy Fletcher & Rod Williams
Featured review
Fantastic underdog feel good movie
If you liked movies like The Blind Side, Hoosiers or League of Their Own then you will like this movie. Quick description, this movie is a based on the true story of a little league baseball team from Monterey Mexico that came to the USA to play in the little league tournament. The movie is set in 1957 when prejudice was healthy in America. I am pleased to say that they did not overdo the part of the struggle. These boys were underdogs in every sense of the definition; they were poor, smaller and foreign. This is a powerful beautiful movie of the power of children's love for the game and their desire to overcome obstacles. I do not want to give too much of the story away, but I will touch on a few points. The movies color, lighting and sets are very well done for a very low budget film, which is not easy to recreate 1957 Mexico and America. I really liked the actors and their roles, Cheech Marin put a nice zip in being a priest and Clifton Collins is a great little known actor as the coach. There were a lot of great actors in smaller parts David Koechner, Frances Fisher, Emilie DeRavin, John Cothran, Tracy Walter and it was really nice to see Louis Gossett Jr again. I was a little disappointed that the child actors were not Mexican decent, mainly because the accents were way off. Other than that there were only minimal complaints of over acting, clichés and tempo, that did NOT rob from the spirit of the movie. Fantastic movie, that is more than a movie, for anyone who has ever been an underdog.
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- ciscokid1970
- May 8, 2010
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- El juego perfecto
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $12,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,037,071
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $511,698
- Apr 18, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $3,878,993
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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