View Full Version : Whats your favorite baseball movie?
hysell
10-06-2016, 11:43 PM
For me its Field Of Dreams!This movie never gets its do?At the end, when Ray has a catch with his dad, this gets me ever time.No one in my family cares for any sports,including my father.My brother is a Chiefs fan,but not into collecting.My dad is now 81 & in a nurshing home.So we well never have that catch!Thanks for reading my post,Rob.
For me, probably "For Love of the Game" with Kevin Costner. I also love "Field of Dreams" and "8 Men Out" (despite its inaccuracies).
clydepepper
10-07-2016, 12:03 AM
Bull Durham
followed closely by:
Field of Dreams
Eight Men Out
61*
some folks say '(despite its inaccuracies)'
about those last two, but they are my number 2 & 3 just the same.
Steve D
10-07-2016, 12:18 AM
It has always been, and always will be, The Pride of the Yankees.
After that, it would be The Natural and Major League.
Steve
gnaz01
10-07-2016, 03:42 AM
The Natural
JollyElm
10-07-2016, 03:50 AM
I love 'The Natural,' with its baseball scenes filmed at Buffalo's War Memorial Stadium (The Rockpile), and like every other human being in existence, I give 'Field of Dreams' ten thumbs up. 'Bull Durham' has quite a few great scenes. A not too shabby must-see.
To venture out there a bit, 'Mr. Baseball' - starring Tom Selleck playing in Japan - was pretty decent as well.
90feetaway
10-07-2016, 06:49 AM
The Natural
+1 Has the best ending and that musical score goes perfect with it.
Bpm0014
10-07-2016, 07:10 AM
1. Natural or 1A. Eight Men Out
mikemb
10-07-2016, 07:16 AM
1. Pride of the Yankees
2. It Happens Every Spring
3. Rhubarb
Mike
iwantitiwinit
10-07-2016, 07:26 AM
Bang the Drum Slowly. I just love the era, the uniforms with sleeves underneath, batting helmets with no flaps, the earlier color footage and relatively poor focus, etc.
BengoughingForAwhile
10-07-2016, 07:51 AM
"Safe at Home!"
A boy sneaks into Yankees spring training camp in the early 60s to meet his heroes Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris.
I was 5 when that movie came out and I wanted to be that kid!!!
bobbvc
10-07-2016, 09:41 AM
Bad News Bears
Bigdaddy
10-07-2016, 09:41 AM
Bull Durham followed closely by Field of Dreams.
KMayUSA6060
10-07-2016, 09:44 AM
Trouble With The Curve, with Field of Dreams a very close second, and Major League a distant third.
Rich Klein
10-07-2016, 09:44 AM
League of their own
Sandlot
bigtrain
10-07-2016, 09:50 AM
A League of Their Own is my favorite baseball movie. So many great quotes and great characters. In the ending scenes filmed at Doubleday Field, you can see the back of my garage.
Rookiemonster
10-07-2016, 10:09 AM
Sandlot : it's has a ton of baseball cards in it . Post cards on the cereal box. Babe Ruth takes the Hank Aaron rookie . Cards in the tree house etc . It's also funny and a good story .
Field of dreams
League of thier own
Honorable mention ! Not a baseball movie but blast from the past has some great cards in it and he uses them as cash .
bbsports
10-07-2016, 10:13 AM
Pride of the Yankees has been on television the longest & The Jackie Robinson Story. It's unusual that the ball player in the movie plays the part.
bbcard1
10-07-2016, 10:49 AM
Bingo Long Travelling All Stars and Motor Kings is a wonderful film with an amazing cast. Lots of other good ones mentioned
Bull Durham .
My brother-in-law actually played for Durham Bulls in the early 90s. I once asked him about that movie's depiction of minor league life. His response? "That movie is basically a documentary" :)
MacDice
10-07-2016, 10:55 AM
Bingo Long Travelling All Stars and Motor Kings is a wonderful film with an amazing cast. Lots of other good ones mentioned
Agree 100%
pclpads
10-07-2016, 11:06 AM
"Bang the Drum Slowly." A very under-rated, early performance by Deniro from 1973.
Louieman
10-07-2016, 11:11 AM
1. Field of Dreams
2. League of Their Own
3. Bang the Drum Slowly
4. Moneyball
5. Rookie of the Year
rats60
10-07-2016, 12:01 PM
Moneyball
Bull Durham
Major League
Eight Men Out
Field of Dreams
icollectDCsports
10-07-2016, 12:21 PM
This arthouse short film, while often overlooked, is nonetheless a classic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XNA6Roioko
jbsports33
10-07-2016, 01:05 PM
42 and 8 Men Out
clydepepper
10-07-2016, 03:57 PM
Bingo Long Travelling All Stars and Motor Kings is a wonderful film with an amazing cast. Lots of other good ones mentioned
I had a brain fart and left Bingo Long off my short list...which it certainly is.
Glad to see 'Trouble with the Curve' get some love.
'Talent for the Game' is another outstanding flic.
ls7plus
10-07-2016, 03:59 PM
4-way tie: For the Love of the Game, 42, *61, and The Natural. It was amazing how the computer-generated effects captured the beauty and wonder of Ebbets Field and really brought home the BS Jackie Robinson was subjected to.
Best to all,
Larry
BillyCoxDodgers3B
10-07-2016, 05:14 PM
"Bang the Drum Slowly." A very under-rated, early performance by Deniro from 1973.
Something I've owned for some time and never seen another example of:
tjb1952tjb
10-08-2016, 02:20 AM
League of their own
Sandlot
+1
cbrandtw
10-08-2016, 08:13 AM
Tie for me. Field of Dreams and The Natural.
This summer a local historic concert theater had a summer movie series where they played a classic each week. I took my dad to see Field of Dreams on his birthday. It was awesome.
When I was a kid I etched Wonderboy on my bat with a magnifying glass.
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PolarBear
10-08-2016, 08:18 AM
League of Their Own
The Natural
bwbc917
10-08-2016, 08:21 AM
I have always been fascinated with teams barnstorming. That's why Bingo Long is my fav baseball movie. You gotta love Richard Pryor trying to figure out his batting average.
bbcard1
10-08-2016, 08:21 AM
Although I have a soft spot for We Are...Marshall, it is amazing to me how much better on balance baseball movies are than other sports with the exception of an occasional Rudy here and there. I think the reason is that the pace of baseball and the pace of drama are very similar in that a surprise twist can come at any time in a game or a drama. But that could simply be a sentimental view.
philliesfan
10-08-2016, 08:39 AM
For me A Field Of Dreams..........it reminds me of the days when I used to play catch with my father. He never refused even when he was sick with cancer and chemotherapy.
A close second is the Natural.
Another good movie was Stealing Home with Jodi Foster and Mark Harmon.
Robert
Dan Carson
10-08-2016, 12:18 PM
Pride of the Yankees
T206Collector
10-08-2016, 12:39 PM
To all of the movies mentioned above, I would add:
Ken Burns' Baseball & Jackie Robinson documentaries
Hank Greenberg documentary
The Jackie Robinson story with Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey
vintagerookies51
10-08-2016, 03:02 PM
The sandlot is mine. No question
bbcard1
10-08-2016, 03:20 PM
Had a chance to be an extra in Bull Durham and wish I had
Although I have a soft spot for We Are...Marshall, it is amazing to me how much better on balance baseball movies are than other sports with the exception of an occasional Rudy here and there. I think the reason is that the pace of baseball and the pace of drama are very similar in that a surprise twist can come at any time in a game or a drama. But that could simply be a sentimental view.
We Are Marshall is great but it lost a lot in my eyes when I found out that the "We are.. Marshall!" chant didn't happen until after the events of the movie. Throws off the whole thing.
I like "Miracle" as the sports movie I've ever seen. Great acting and accurate to the true story.
But, yeah, you're right - other sports just don't attract the quantity of quality movies that baseball does.
MartyFromCANADA
10-09-2016, 07:35 AM
-42
-Major League
tedzan
10-09-2016, 09:03 AM
My favorite is the 1st baseball movie I saw as a young kid in 1949. Jimmy Stewart plays Monte Stratton in a great performance of this true life
story of a promising Chicago White Sox pitcher, whose career is cut short in a hunting accident.
Many Major League ballplayers are featured in this film......Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio (cameo), Johnny Lindell, Jimmy Dykes, Gene Bearden, etc.
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt113/zanted86/TheStrattonStory.jpg
Shown here is a partial view of a theatre marquis of this movie. I acquired it in 1987 at an Atlantic City BB card show.
Chicago White Sox 1935-1938 W-L 36-23
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt113/zanted86/amontystratton.jpghttp://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt113/zanted86/bmontystratton.jpg
I very highly recommend this BB movie......check it out.
TED Z
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bbcard1
10-09-2016, 10:38 AM
We Are Marshall is great but it lost a lot in my eyes when I found out that the "We are.. Marshall!" chant didn't happen until after the events of the movie. Throws off the whole thing.
Marshall grad and lived in the area (10 years old) at the time of the crash. Ashes to Glory is a very good documentary if you are interested in something more realistic and gritty. The Cam Henderson story fills out the required viewing for Marshall fans.
PSACJ
10-09-2016, 03:37 PM
Eight Men Out.....This movie has a bunch of my Cracker Jack Ball Players!!! :)
Currently, as in right now, watching 42.
Great movie, but I also enjoy many others like the ones listed here.
Mdmtx
10-09-2016, 04:07 PM
I am partial to the scout and long gone. Haven't seen either in years, but both made me laugh. Now I just need a Steve Nebraska rookie...
jfkheat
10-09-2016, 04:35 PM
Field of Dreams is my favorite.
James
LuckyLarry
10-09-2016, 04:36 PM
I remember watching "Damn Yankees" when I was a kid. I haven't seen this movie in years, it was great! "Whatever Lola wants......"
Merrillstoys
10-09-2016, 09:52 PM
How about Million Dollar Arm
kmlamb12
10-10-2016, 06:27 AM
Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, Major League, The Babe and Eight Men Out...in that order.
seanofjapan
10-11-2016, 05:40 AM
Mr. Baseball for me. I live in Nagoya, the city where most of it was filmed. The film makers did a really great job of capturing the feel of a Japanese game, I love the shots of the audience during a live game, etc.
Sadly the stadium where it was filmed was mostly demolished shortly after the movie came out and replaced by the Nagoya Dome, which by any measure is one of the bleakest, ugliest places to watch a baseball game in the world.