How about a baseball card movie ?

[Prof_Plum]

"Cop Out" with Bruce Willis. Story revolves around somebody stealing his 1952 Andy Pafko.

[tedzan]

"Rainman"

Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise....at the start of the movie, Dustin is displaying his BB card collection.


TED Z

[Piratedogcardshows]

Originally Posted by Prof_Plum

"Cop Out" with Bruce Willis. Story revolves around somebody stealing his 1952 Andy Pafko.

That's a good one.Gem Mint Pafko I can't remember what Willis said the value was though.

[uffda51]

There was an episode of Deep Space Nine, written by my late friend and fellow collector Michael Piller, entitled "In the Cards."

Synopsis:

The mood aboard Deep Space 9 has grown dark as the Dominion threat has intensified. Three ships have disappeared along the Cardassian border in just the last three weeks, Odo has canceled a vacation due to increased thefts of food rations and medical supplies, and the crew is generally gloomy – Captain Sisko most of all. What's more, Kai Winn Adami announces she'll be visiting the station. Fortunately, Jake Sisko has a plan to lift his father's spirits – Quark has invited him to an auction at which a mint-condition Willie Mays rookie year baseball card will be available. He'll show up, purchase the card, and make a gift of it. "How hard can that be?"

[Eric72]

"Needful Things" by Stephen King...the first customer purchased a 1956 Topps Mickey Mantle.

Interestingly enough, in the book, the card was Sandy Koufax.

[jimivintage]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124298/

Brendan Fraser comes up from the nuclear shelter his dad, Christopher Walken, built to sell his cards with a Mantle and turn in his IBM stocks they bought in the 60s.

[bbcard1]

Somebody help me out on this, but wasn't there an episode of McMillan and Wife that focused on high stakes baseball card flipping?

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by bbcard1

Somebody help me out on this, but wasn't there an episode of McMillan and Wife that focused on high stakes baseball card flipping?

I believe it was an episode of Hart to Hart.

[scoutsout47]

How about "Goonies" when a young Sean Astin stumbled across the remains of 'Chester Copperpot' who had been crushed decades earlier while searching for 'One-Eyed Willy's' gold fortune. Upon thumbing through Copperpot's journal, he stumbled across a '33 or '34 Goudey Lou Gehrig.

[scoutsout47]

Even "Big" with Tom Hanks showed a young Billy Klopecke (Sp) flipping through a freshly-opened pack of Topps cards after giving his gum to Josh Baskin. "Need it. Need it. Got it. Need it...etc."

[JoeyF1981]

Originally Posted by scoutsout47

How about "Goonies" when a young Sean Astin stumbled across the remains of 'Chester Copperpot' who had been crushed decades earlier while searching for 'One-Eyed Willy's' gold fortune. Upon thumbing through Copperpot's journal, he stumbled across a '33 or '34 Goudey Lou Gehrig.

Thats one of my favorite all time movies and I never noticed that. Now im gonna have to watch it tonight and look out for it

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by scoutsout47

How about "Goonies" when a young Sean Astin stumbled across the remains of 'Chester Copperpot' who had been crushed decades earlier while searching for 'One-Eyed Willy's' gold fortune. Upon thumbing through Copperpot's journal, he stumbled across a '33 or '34 Goudey Lou Gehrig.

Haha, this is the part that has always bothered me about the movie. It would have made sense for it to be a 1933, but in reality it was a 1974 (possibly 73, I forget) topps Gehrig card. It never made sense that a guy that died in the 30s had a 70s baseball card. Every time I have seen that part of the movie, even as a child, I got annoyed with that scene.

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by Jason

That's a good one.Gem Mint Pafko I can't remember what Willis said the value was though.

I believe it was $80k. His justification was that "Gem Mint 10" sold for $80k, so he believed his would as well(typical non-collector)..

As bad as that movie was. I still enjoyed the hell out of it..

[glynparson]

They actually find the 1973 Gehrig Topps in Mr. Copperpott's possesions though he was supposed to be down there in the time frame better suited for the Goudey. Im not sure why they didn't just spring for a repro instead of a cheaper almost modern at the time card. Heck a total beater would have even been relatively cheap by hollywood standards in the early/mid 80's when Goonies was made.

[scoutsout47]

That's right! Ruth had a similar card in that set, too, I believe.

[Republicaninmass]

Girl 6

Spike Lee holds up 1989 UD grffey jr an says he buying tons of them, and they'll be worth a fortune one day

[Jerry G]

Let's go way back to the late 50's. Jim Newton hires a drifter to help out on the ranch. Nephew, Joey and his buddy Packy recognize him from a baseball card. (I remember that it resembled a 1958 Topps.) The drifter has dropped out of society due to remorse after killing a batter with a wild pitch. The boys can't say anything about baseball because they are afraid the former pitcher will have an emotional upheaval. Unfortunately, the first thing that Packy excitedly says to him is, "Can you teach us to throw a curve ball?" Doh!

"Why would you ask me that?"

"Uh, um, um, because all adults know how to throw a curve ball."

That's all I can remember. How come I can remember crap like that and forget to pick up bread and milk on the way home?