Hardball (film)
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| Directed by | Brian Robbins |
| Produced by | Brian Robbins Michael Tollin |
| Written by | Daniel Coyle (book) John Gatins |
| Starring | Keanu Reeves Diane Lane D.B. Sweeney |
| Music by | Mark Isham |
| Cinematography | Tom Richmond |
| Editing by | Ned Bastille |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | September 14, 2001 |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~ US$21,000,000 |
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Hardball is a 2001 American film directed by Brian Robbins. It stars Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane and D.B. Sweeney. The screenplay by John Gatlins is based on the book Hardball: A Season in the Projects by Daniel Coyle. The original music score is composed by Mark Isham.
- Tagline: The most important thing in life is showing up.
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[edit] Cast
- Keanu Reeves ... Conor O'Neill
- Diane Lane ... Elizabeth Wilkes
- John Hawkes ... Ticky Tobin
- Bryan Hearne ... Andre Ray Peetes (as Bryan C. Hearne)
- Julian Griffith ... Jefferson Albert Tibbs
- Michael B. Jordan ... Jamal (as Michael Jordan)
- A. Delon Ellis Jr. ... Miles Pennfield II
- Kristopher Lofton ... Clarence
- Michael Perkins ... Kofi Evans
- Brian M. Reed ... Raymond 'Ray Ray' Bennet
- DeWayne Warren ... Jarius 'G-Baby' Evans
- Carol Hall ... Pearla Evans (as Carol E. Hall)
- Jacqueline Williams ... Lenora Tibbs
- Freeman Coffey ... Darryl Mackey
- D.B. Sweeney ... Matt Hyland
- Graham Beckel ... Duffy
- Mike McGlone ... Jimmy Fleming
[edit] Plot
Conor O'Neill is a gambler who has bet on his dead father's account and is now severely in debt. In order to repay the debt he must coach a baseball team of troubled kids in the Cabrini-Green housing projects of Chicago. He had decided that once he repaid his debts he would leave the team but soon Connor connects with the kids and finds it harder to leave than he thought.
[edit] Details
- Two players on Coach O'Neill's team are named Jamal and Andre. Keanu Reeves (O'Neill) starred as a quarterback in the football movie The Replacements, and his two main blockers were also named Jamal and Andre.
- The Major League game took place not at Comiskey Park or Wrigley Field, but at Tiger Stadium.
- The movie was filmed in the ABLA Homes in Chicago.
- Sammy Sosa makes a cameo.
- All of the league's team names are taken from tribes in Africa.
Diane Lane and D.B. Sweeney previously co-starred together in Lonesome Dove.
- The bookies that O'Neil owes his debts to are members of the Irish Mob in Chicago's Lincoln Park Irish Pub area.
