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| Directed by | Hugh Wilson |
| Produced by | John Grisham |
| Written by | John Grisham |
| Starring | Harry Connick, Jr., Shawn Salinas |
| Music by | Guy Moon, Craig Sharmat |
| Distributed by | Mickey Productions, Slugger Pictures, Anchor Bay Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | 30 April 2004 |
| Running time | 90 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6 million |
Mickey is a 2004 American baseball drama film that stars Harry Connick, Jr., directed by Hugh Wilson, and written by best-selling novelist John Grisham.
Mickey was filmed in 2004, at baseball fields in Colonial Heights, Richmond, and Petersburg, Virginia, and also South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, home of baseball's Little League World Series (LLWS).
Grisham played Little League in his home state of Mississippi. He wrote the first draft for Mickey in 1995, inspired by his Little League experience as a coach. Grisham and director Wilson live in the Virginia area where much of the filming took place.
Mickey was only the second film, after 1994's Little Giants, to receive permission to use the Little League trademarks.
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Tripp (Harry Connick, Jr.) is a lawyer who becomes the focus of an intensive IRS investigation. He and his 12-year-old son Derek (Shawn Salinas), who loves playing Little League baseball, run from the investigation. They assume new identities, with Tripp becoming Glen Simon Ryan and Derek becoming Michael "Mickey" Jacob Ryan.
Derek's new identity makes him a year younger, which enables him to play another year in the Little League. His team plays very well, receiving attention from TV and newspapers, increasing the chances of his father being caught by the IRS.
"Mickey"'s team reaches the Little League World Series final game as the U.S. representative against a team from Cuba, the International finalist. During the game, LLWS officials receive information of ineligible players on both the Cuban and U.S. teams. It is found that the Cuban team, which is supposed to be strictly from Havana, is made up of All Star players from various island teams.
At a news conference, Tripp/Glen reveals the truth about Derek/Mickey. The LLWS commissioner announces that the team from Rockport, Michigan, will play a Canadian team for the championship instead. After a year in prison, Tripp is released, and in the final scene he throws a baseball to Derek that hits the windshield of his girlfriend's car.
According to the International Movie Data Base, the film Mickey had a budget of $6 million but earned less than $300,000.
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