

In the world of 1930s Negro League baseball, a spirited team of renegade players travels around the Midwest looking for that one big score. Richard Pryor, Billy Dee Williams and James Earl Jones star as three barnstorming ballplayers who take on prejudice and their own League's unfair rules while stealing cars, food and home base—anything to prove that they're the best team around. It's a showdown of brains over booby traps and sportsmanship over racial segregation as Bingo Long's All-Stars swing their way to a winning season.Bonus Content:Feature Commentary with Director John BadhamTheatrical TrailerDVD-ROM FeaturesProduction NotesCast and Filmmakers Review: Awesome movie - Awesome movie, great classic. Funny as hell Review: Wonderful film for any fan of baseball . . . or comedy . . . or terrific acting - I've loved this movie from the first, and my baseball stud son grew up with it. He was at a baseball clinic 20 years ago and impressed Howard Johnson, the late great Tony Gwynn (who was a freshman at SDSU in a political science class I taught my senior year), and Harold Reynolds, who walked up to my son and said, "Man, who ARE you?" He switch hit, never missing a single pitch, and even did TG's inside-out swing I taught him, so we were natural lovers of it. Didn't teach my son to "kick that mule," but we still get a kick out of it. Great film with fabulous roles and impeccable acting abilities for Billy Dee Williams and James Earl Jones, years before either of them ever heard of The Force and Luke Skywalker. The CD is brand new, and I'm looking forward to sharing it with my young grandsons, who will follow my dad, me, and my son as the next generation of awesome baseball players . . . with a little bit of soul.
| ASIN | B00005RIIY |
| Actors | Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, Rico Dawson, Sam Brison |
| Aspect Ratio | 1.85:1 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #28,453 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #257 in Sports (Movies & TV) #2,326 in Kids & Family DVDs #3,298 in Comedy (Movies & TV) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (978) |
| Director | John Badham |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item model number | MHV61021773DVD |
| Language | English (Dolby Digital 2.0) |
| MPAA rating | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Media Format | Closed-captioned, Color, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Producers | Rob Cohen |
| Product Dimensions | 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.53 inches; 2.4 ounces |
| Release date | May 22, 2007 |
| Run time | 1 hour and 51 minutes |
| Studio | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Subtitles: | French, Spanish |
A**T
Awesome movie
Awesome movie, great classic. Funny as hell
P**R
Wonderful film for any fan of baseball . . . or comedy . . . or terrific acting
I've loved this movie from the first, and my baseball stud son grew up with it. He was at a baseball clinic 20 years ago and impressed Howard Johnson, the late great Tony Gwynn (who was a freshman at SDSU in a political science class I taught my senior year), and Harold Reynolds, who walked up to my son and said, "Man, who ARE you?" He switch hit, never missing a single pitch, and even did TG's inside-out swing I taught him, so we were natural lovers of it. Didn't teach my son to "kick that mule," but we still get a kick out of it. Great film with fabulous roles and impeccable acting abilities for Billy Dee Williams and James Earl Jones, years before either of them ever heard of The Force and Luke Skywalker. The CD is brand new, and I'm looking forward to sharing it with my young grandsons, who will follow my dad, me, and my son as the next generation of awesome baseball players . . . with a little bit of soul.
T**O
Got exactly what I ordered. Great price.
Very entertaining CD -- funny but serious parts too,
M**.
Good movie
Good movie
C**S
A great movie!
Very good movie to watch. A feel good movie actually. I have watched this movie several times over the years. It is a period movie at a time when things were very tough, but less complicated I suppose.
M**A
Fab movie. Lots of fun!
Based on a true story, this is terrific! I loved it! Based on a true story!
D**E
Excellent
Classic Black film.
C**B
Entertaining
I liked this movie and was entertained by a top notch cast.
A**N
A good baseball movie. Great cast, good story, underrated when originally released
E**R
Exactly as described
R**R
I have previously watched this film and as I had just read a book about Leroy " Satchell" Paige I was reminded of it and thought I would like to watch it again,brilliant movie for all fans of baseball.
Y**I
Der Artikel war schlecht beschrieben,so dass die DVD unwissentlich auf Englisch gekauft wurde. Rücksendekarte wurde per mail noch zugesant, aber keine Erstattung bis heute erhalten.
L**E
this movie was well made... I didnt think I would like it but I was surprised.... very well made.I recommendit
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