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For Love of the Game (1999)

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Reviews Counted:216

Fresh:156

Rotten:60

Average Rating:6.2/10

Consensus: Baseball wins, romance loses.

Runtime: 2 hrs 18 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Director Sam Raimi follows up his 1998 hit A SIMPLE PLAN with a movie that completes Mr. Costner's unofficial trilogy of baseball films. Told almost entirely in flashback, the film concerns an... Director Sam Raimi follows up his 1998 hit A SIMPLE PLAN with a movie that completes Mr. Costner's unofficial trilogy of baseball films. Told almost entirely in flashback, the film concerns an already legendary 40 year-old pitcher, Billy Chapel, pitching the last game of his career that also marks the end of what has been, at best, a mediocre season. Going up against the Yankees, Billy remembers, while on the mound, his failed affair with the woman he still loves (Preston). As the game unfolds and it becomes apparent that he's on track to pitch a perfect game, Billy begins to wonder if he can win her back, and if his ailing arm can make it through nine innings. [More]

Starring: Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly, Jena Malone

Starring: Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly, Jena Malone, Brian Cox, J.K. Simmons, Vin Scully, Steve Lyons, Bill Rogers, Hugh R. Ross, Ted Raimi

Director: Sam Raimi

Director: Sam Raimi
Screenwriter: Dana Stevens
Producer: Armyan Bernstein
Composer: Basil Poledouris

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