For Love of the Game
by Sam Raimi
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Actor: Brian Cox, Jena Malone, John C. Reilly, Kelly Preston, Kevin CostnerDirector: Sam Raimi
Brand: Team Marketing
Cinematographer: John Bailey
Producer: Amy Robinson
Producer: Armyan Bernstein
Producer: Marc Abraham
Producer: Ronald M. Bozman
Writer: Dana Stevens
Writer: Michael Shaara
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 137 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-04-04
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of For Love of the Game
Movie Review: Great movie about life.
Summary: 5 Stars
I kept catching this movie part way thru on TV. You can't fully understand the movie unless you watch it from the start. A lot is explained in the opening credits alone. It reminds me of "The Natural" starring Robert Redford which set up the movie in the first 10 minutes. Both films are about the people we encounter in life - good people, mean people, people down on their luck, loyal people who support you to the end, friends, family, etc. My favorite thing in the movie is the interaction between Billy (Costner) and Gus the catcher (Reilly).
Overall, a great movie about life - good times, bad times, things we cherish, things we regret. A good deed done will pay you back later (heartfelt advice to an outfielder who gets hit on the head by a fly ball who later catches a potential home run during the perfect game). A bad deed done can always be forgiven. All that matters is that we do the right thing in the end.
"Tell them I'm through, For Love of the Game"
Summary of For Love of the Game
A baseball legend almost finished with his distinguished career at the age of thirty-seven has one last chance to prove who he is, what he is capable of, and win the heart of the woman he has loved for the past four years.Billy Chapel (Kevin Costner) is having a bad day. His girlfriend Jane (Kelly Preston, stunning as ever) says she's leaving, and his boss (Brian Cox) says he's selling the business and ace employee Billy may be out of job. Sounds like business as usual for an old-fashioned veteran. However, the business is baseball and for Billy Chapel, the 40-year old former all-star for the Detroit Tigers, it means his career--and his life--is at a crossroads.
Although it is no Bull Durham, For Love of the Game finds a solid and very believable role for Costner. The film is based on Michael Shaara's (The Killer Angels) stream-of-consciousness novel (the rough manuscript was found after his death 1988). The entire film takes place on Billy's day on the mound against the Yankees, a meaningless late-season game for the Tigers, but everything for Billy. In flashbacks, he lingers over his long relationship with Jane and his baseball career (from World Series heroism to a career-threatening injury). His one viable link to the game at hand is his catcher, played winningly by John C. Reilly. Costner, like Chapel, is looking for one more great performance, but the film is too simplistic and loopy at times to resonate. The love story has an extra helping of cuteness, and legendary baseball announcer Vin Scully nearly takes on a leading role, waxing grandiloquent. It's no grand slam, but a solid double. --Doug Thomas
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