LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (DVD/WS 2.35/SP-BOTH/KOR-SUB/FPenny Marshall’s popular 1992 comedy sheds light on a little-known chapter of American sports history with its story of a struggling team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The league was formed when the recruiting of soldiers during World War II resulted in a shortage of men’s baseball teams. The AAGPBL continued after the war (until 1954), and Marshall’s movie depicts the league in full swing, beginning when a savvy baseball scout (Jon Lovitz) finds a pair of promising new players in small-town Oregonian sisters (Geena Davis, Lori Petty). The sisters are signed to play for the Rockford Peaches near Chicago, whose new manager (Tom Hanks) is a former home-run king who wrecked his career with alcoholism. They’re all a bunch of underdogs, and Marshall (with a witty script by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel) does a fine job of establishing a colorful team of supporting players including Madonna and (in her movie debut) Rosie O’Donnell. It’s a conventional Hollywood sports story (Marshall’s never been one to take dramatic risks), but the stellar cast is delightful, and the movie’s filled with memorable moments, witty dialogue, and agreeable sentiment. And just remember: there’s no crying in baseball! –Jeff Shannon
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March 24, 2008
#1
NOT A FIVE STAR MOVIE!!!!!!!!
March 24, 2008
#2
I’ve seen this movie. Even with Tom Hanks, Jon Lovitz and Geena Davis staring in it. I just couldn’t enjoyed it. I found that both Madonna’s character and Rosie O’Donnell’s character were just flat awful. It took away from the movie, itself.
March 24, 2008
#3
Who in the world in Tom Hanks supposed to be. I know he wasnt a real baseball player b/c he said he hit 487 homeruns for Mr Harvys ball team, i have never heard of the guy. Was his name chaged or something? Oh yeah and Harvy Field????? Can u say Wrigley Field. But besides the little things that only people who love baseball would find it is over all a good movie.
March 24, 2008
#4
Poor writing and direction push what should be a heart-warming family film deep into hackneyed mediocrity.
Geena Davis and Lori Petty give the strongest performances, but it’s not enough to call this a “good” film.
March 24, 2008
#5
PAckage was sent with NO movie/ no star review for this one- had to put in a star to submit.
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