Mickey (2004 film)

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Mickey

Directed by	Hugh Wilson
Produced by	John Grisham
Written by	John Grisham
Starring	Harry Connick, Jr. Mike Starr Michelle Johnson Hugh Wilson John Grisham
Music by	Guy Moon Craig Sharmat
Distributed by	Anchor Bay Entertainment Mickey Productions Slugger Pictures
Release dates	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.

Plot

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.

Cast

Harry Connick, Jr. as Glen Ryan (Tripp Spence)
Mike Starr as Tony
Michelle Johnson as Patty
Hugh Wilson as Munson
John Grisham as Commissioner
Shawn Salinas as Mickey Ryan (Derrick Spence)
Mark Joy as Seeger
Alexander Roos as Pudge
Danny Bell as Griff
Jason Kypros as Pete Bracey
Gill Baker as Peggy
Stan Kelly as Prater
Don Yesso as Cardinal's Coach
Richard Fullerton as President Sloan
Peter Gil as Senator Martinez
Tom Trigo as Jack Fernandez
Jon-Michael Moralez as Cuban Coach

Awards and nominations

Winner PLATINUM Award, Best Family Film - WorldFest Film Festival, 2004

Box office

According to the International Movie Data Base, the film Mickey had a budget of $6 million but earned less than $300,000.

External links

v t e Films directed by Hugh Wilson

Police Academy (1984) Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985) Burglar (1987) Guarding Tess (1994) The First Wives Club (1996) Blast from the Past (1999) Dudley Do-Right (1999) Mickey (2004)

v t e Works of John Grisham

Novels	A Time to Kill (1989) The Firm (1991) The Pelican Brief (1992) The Client (1993) The Chamber (1994) The Rainmaker (1995) The Runaway Jury (1996) The Partner (1997) The Street Lawyer (1998) The Testament (1999) The Brethren (2000) A Painted House (2001) Skipping Christmas (2001) The Summons (2002) The King of Torts (2003) Bleachers (2003) The Last Juror (2004) The Broker (2005) Playing for Pizza (2007) The Appeal (2008) The Associate (2009) The Confession (2010) The Litigators (2011) Calico Joe (2012) The Racketeer (2012) Sycamore Row (2013)

Short story collections	Ford County (2009)

Non-fiction	The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town (2006)

Children's books	Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (2010) Theodore Boone: The Abduction (2011) Theodore Boone: The Accused (2012) Theodore Boone: The Activist (2013)

Screenplays	The Gingerbread Man (1998) Mickey (2004)

Film adaptations	The Firm (1993) The Pelican Brief (1993) The Client (1994) A Time to Kill (1996) The Chamber (1996) The Rainmaker (1997) The Gingerbread Man (1998) A Painted House (2001) Runaway Jury (2003) Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

Television adaptations	The Client (1995) The Street Lawyer (2003) The Firm (2012)

Recurring protagonists	Theodore Boone Mitch McDeere

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