Tag Archives: pitcher

For Love of the Game (1999)

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Raimi Writer: Dana Stevens (Based on the novel by Michael Shaara)

Posted in Drama, Romance, Sports | Tagged 1999, adaptation, amy robinson, armyan bernstein, arthur coburn, baseball, basil poledouris, brian cox, dana stevens, daniel dae kim, detroit, detroit tigers, domenick lombardozzi, drama, eric l. beason, for love of the game, j.k. simmons, jena malone, john bailey, john c. reilly, kelly preston, kevin costner, love, michael shaara, michel emerson, michigan, pitch, pitcher, romance, sam raimi, sport, sports, steve lyons, team, ted raimi, tigers, vin scully | Leave a comment

Brewster’s Millions (1985)

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Walter Hill Writers: Herschel Weingrod & Timothy Harris (Based on the novel George Barr McCutcheon)

Posted in Comedy | Tagged 1985, accounting, adaptation, baseball, brewster's millions, comedy, fraud, freeman davies, george barr mccutcheon, herschel weingrod, inheritance, jerry orbach, joel silver, john candy, lawrence gordon, lawyer, Lynette mckee, michael ripps, millionaire, minor league, money, new york, new york city, nyc, pat hingle, photographer, pitcher, ric waite, rich, richard pryor, rick moranis, ry cooder, stephen collins, timothy harris, uncle, walter hill, wealth, yankees | Leave a comment

How Do You Know (2010)

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: James L. Brooks Writer: James L. Brooks Had not seen this movie since the original theatrical run. Not good but I laughed a couple times. Better than Spanglish. Kathryn Hahn rules. How on earth did this cost $120 million?

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged 2010, athlete, baseball, birth, comedy, dean norris, domenick lombardozzi, drama, father and son, fraud, hans zimmer, hospital, how do you know, investigation, jack nicholson, james l. brooks, janusz kaminski, john tormey, julie ansell, kathryn hahn, laurence mark, lawsuit, lenny venito, love, love triangle, molly price, owen wilson, paul rudd, paula weinstein, pitcher, pregnancy, pregnant, reese witherspoon, relationship, romance, romantic comdy, sport, sports, tony shalhoub, washington | Leave a comment

The Natural (1984)

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Barry Levinson Writers: Roger Towne and Phil Dusenberry (Based on the novel by Bernard Malamud)

Posted in Drama, Review, Sports | Tagged 1930s, 1984, adaptation, alan fudge, barbara hershey, barry levinson, baseball, bernard malamud, caleb deschanel, drama, glenn close, joe don baker, john finnegan, kim basinger, lightning, michael madsen, middle age, natural, phil dusenberry, pitcher, player, randy newman, richard farnsworth, robert duvall, robert prosky, robert redford, roger towne, roy hobbs, shot, sport, sports, talent, team, the natural, tree, wilford brimley | Leave a comment

Bull Durham (1988)

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ron Shelton Writer: Ron Shelton

Posted in Comedy, Review, Romance, Sports | Tagged 1988, baseball, bull durham, catcher, comedy, kevin costner, minor league, pitcher, robert wuhl, romance, ron shelton, sport, sports, susan sarandon, tim robbins | Leave a comment

For Love of the Game (1999)

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Raimi Writer: Dana Stevens (Based on a novel by Michael Shaara) First time seeing this. 99% of the reason I did was because Raimi directed it. I really don’t see or feel any of his touch in this. … Continue reading →

Posted in Romance, Sports | Tagged 1999, baseball, brian cox, dana stevens, detroit, detroit tigers, for love of the game, j.k. simmons, jena malone, jk simmons, john c. reilly, kelly preston, michael shaara, perfect game, pitcher, retire, sam raimi, ted raimi, tigers, yankees | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: pitcher

For Love of the Game (1999)

Brewster’s Millions (1985)

How Do You Know (2010)

The Natural (1984)

Bull Durham (1988)

For Love of the Game (1999)

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