Hard Ball (2001)

Regisseur:

Brian Robbins

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Daniel Coyle (book)
John Gatins (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

14. September 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sportfilm

Werbezeile:

The most important thing in life is showing up

Plot:

An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend. |

Plot Keywords:

Irish American | Baseball | Betting | Chicago Illinois | Coach

Filmpreise:

2 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Kids May Gain From Seeing This Movie?

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 25

2:10 AM

TBS

Besetzung

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

Alternativ:

Hardball (Deutschland) (USA) (alternative spelling)
Hardball (Österreich) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, language and some violence. (re-rating)

Länge:

106 Min | Spain:109 Min

Produktionsland:

USA | Deutschland

Sprache:

Englisch | Deutsch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Finland:K-11 | Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) (certificate #38188)

Drehorte:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Firma:

Fireworks Pictures

Dies und das:

Before the film was released in 2001, posters and ads reflected the rating as R before it was re-edited to dub over the kids using the "f" word. Despite quite a bit of profanity remaining, the film was then released with a PG-13 rating.

Pannen:

Geographische Fehler: Characters often discuss going to "Sluggers" (a sports bar) and refer to it as being "on the corner of Clark and Addison". "Sluggers" is a real sports bar and several scenes from the film were shot there, however it is not on the corner of Clark and Addison - another famous sports bar, "The Cubby Bear", is the only bar on that corner. "Sluggers" (3540 N. Clark Street) is actually a full block from the intersection of Clark and Addison and is located at the intersection of Clark and Eddy.

Dialogzitate:

Kofi: You suck... just like my girlfriend.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "Saturday Night Live: Reese Witherspoon/Alicia Keys (#27.1)" (2001)

Kids May Gain From Seeing This Movie?

When I first saw this movie, I watched it with my daughter who was 10 years old at the time. The language was kind of edgy but not too serious. I'm sure she hears worst from her friends at school (even though we try to ignore those facts). This flick had it all. From the coach struggling with his own morality, vices and (of course) romance, to the kids plagued by the daily atrocities of their neighborhood. Through these tribulations, however, we learn that "showing up" (coined from the movie) was the best way to face and overcome our problems. This applies to all of us across the board.

I read a few reviews that discouraged kids from seeing this movie and I wholeheartedly disagree. Why can we let our kids watch The Bad News Bears and The Mighty Ducks but discard a movie that gives us a taste of the reality of our inner city youth whom want to play "Hardball"? Yes they spoke more freely with there swearing than a kid from the burbs. But isn't that the point? They're not from the burbs. Yes there was a shooting scene but you didn't actually see the shot hit. But it's ok for our kids to see the Matrix where people are getting shot left and right. sheez. I hope that one day America can stop hiding the inner city from their kids and let them know how their less fortunate counterparts living (and dying). Maybe they will take less for granted and appreciate their situation more after seeing this flick. Maybe they will want to help solve some of the problems when they get older except ignoring them like their parents are doing because their parents sheltered them from the same things in the 70's & 80's. I'm not trying to sell this movie by saying it's going to change any social order or make your kid a better person. What I'm saying is... Let them watch it, talk about it and "YOU" will make your kid a better person through your dialogue and time. This movie is just to supplement your efforts.