A League of Their Own

"Once in a lifetime you get a chance to do something different."

1992 2h 8m EN

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 1,603

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As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey. Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan on their way to fame.

“Once in a lifetime you get a chance to do something different.”

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Cast

Tom Hanks
Jimmy Dugan
Geena Davis
Dottie Hinson (C)
Lori Petty
Kit Keller (P)
Madonna
Mae Mordabito (CF)
Rosie O'Donnell
Doris Murphy (3B)
Megan Cavanagh
Marla Hooch (2B)
Tracy Reiner
Betty Horn (LF/P)
Bitty Schram
Evelyn Gardner (RF)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Penny Marshall
Writers: Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Kim Wilson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Penny Marshall, shot by Miroslav Ondříček. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Adam Bernardi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Tom Hanks and Geena Davis and Lori Petty carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Once in a lifetime you get a chance to do something different.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0104694 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Penny Marshall directs. Miroslav Ondříček behind the camera. Hans Zimmer scores. Adam Bernardi cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Penny Marshall, shot by Miroslav Ondříček. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Adam Bernardi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tom Hanks and Geena Davis and Lori Petty carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Once in a lifetime you get a chance to do something different.".
8IMDB entry: tt0104694 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "sports", "baseball", "world war ii", "baseball player".

The technical file

Cinematography: Miroslav Ondříček
Original score: Hans Zimmer
Editing: Adam Bernardi
Production design: Bill Groom
Costume design: Cynthia Flynt
Makeup / hair: Bernadette Mazur
Runtime: 128 min · 2h 8m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $40,000,000
Box office: $132,440,069
Return: 331% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: A League of Their Own (1992)

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John Chard2019-08-15
★ 7/10
The Drunk and The Babes! It's 1943 and Baseball in the states has been decimated by all the men being called up to join the services. Enter the ladies who themselves help to kick start a womens league to keep the Baseball fires burning. The first thing any prospective first time viewer of this piece should note, is that it's not actually a film about Baseball. It's about friendships, challenges and differing off shoots to the complications of war, it just so happens that it's the game of Baseball that brings it all together! Directed by Penny Marshall (Big), screenplay by Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel (City Slickers/Parenthood) and featuring Tom Hanks (wonderful as drunken coach Dugan) as the leading male, it's no surprise that "A League Of Their Own" booms with sentiment and no little amount of comedy. It is to me a very rewarding picture, the sort that wants you to chuckle along with it whilst noting the need for human interaction during a troubled time. The lady actors do great impressions of bona fide athletes, asked to parade in short skirts and entertain the watching public, these gals, led by the always engaging Geena Davis, deliver a sparky picture that never veers into maudlin territory. There are of course some sombre moments, but they are placed nicely by Marshall in the context of the films' events, never trite, they serve more as tender vignettes to run alongside the frivolity on offer. Ultimately "A League Of Their Own" has achieved its aims come the final credits, its not taxing and its not purporting to be an intelligent look at a period in history. It's asking us the viewers to feel heartened by what we just watched, and just maybe to give those girls back in the 1940s a piece of our respect, job done. 7/10

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