Sourcefed Movie Review: A League of Their Own (HandsomeQuacker)

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FOLLOW ME AT: https://twitter.com/HandsomeQuacker NO CRYING IN MOVIE CLUB! A League of Their Own _________________________________________________________________________ Synopsis: Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry. Director: Penny Marshall Writers: Kim Wilson (story), Kelly Candaele (story) Actors: Tom Hanks - Jimmy Dugan (manager) Geena Davis - Dottie Hinson (#8, catcher) Lori Petty - Kit Keller (#23, pitcher) Anne Ramsay - Helen Haley (#15, first base) Megan Cavanagh - Marla Hooch (#32, second base) Rosie O'Donnell - Doris Murphy (#22, third base) Freddie Simpson - Ellen Sue Gotlander (#1, shortstop/pitcher) Tracy Reiner - Betty "Spaghetti" Horn (#7, left field/relief pitcher) Madonna - "All the Way" Mae Mordabito (#5, center field) Bitty Schram - Evelyn Gardner (#17, right field) Renée Coleman (credited as Renee Coleman) - Alice "Skeeter" Gaspers (#18, left field/center field/catcher) Ann Cusack - Shirley Baker (#11, left field) Robin Knight - "Beans" Babbitt (shortstop) Patti Pelton - Marbleann Wilkinson (second base) Kelli Simpkins - Beverly Dixon (#4, outfield) Connie Pounds-Taylor - Connie Calhoun (Outfield) Jon Lovitz David Strathairn Garry Marshall Julie Croteau Bill Pullman Janet Jones Téa Leoni Don S. Davis Eddie Jones Justin Scheller Mark Holton Pauline Brailsford Laurel Cronin David Lander Eddie Mekka Robert Stanton Release Date: 1 July 1992 (USA) Budget: $40,000,000 (estimated) Gross: $107,458,785 (USA) Runtime: 128 min Plot: During World War II when all the men are fighting the war, most of the jobs that were left vacant because of their absence were filled in by women. The owners of the baseball teams, not wanting baseball to be dormant indefinitely, decide to form teams with women. So scouts are sent all over the country to find women players. One of the scouts, passes through Oregon and finds a woman named Dottie Hinson, who is incredible. He approaches her and asks her to try out but she's not interested. However, her sister, Kit who wants to get out of Oregon, offers to go. Bit he agrees only if she can get her sister to go. When they try out, they're chosen and are on the same team. Jimmy Dugan, a former player, who's now a drunk, is the team manager. But he doesn't feel as if it's a real job s he drinks and is not exactly doing his job. So Dottie steps up. After a few months when it appears the girls are not garnering any attention, the league is facing closure till Dottie does something that grabs attention. And it isn't long Dottie is the star of the team and Kit feels like she's living in her shadow. A League of Their Own _________________________________________________________________________ Tags: baseball oregon drink rivalry softball coach friend feminist flashback baseball movie home front chicago illinois title directed by female tall woman baseball hall of fame underwear framing device sister sister relationship world war two urination drunken singing ballpark colorado drinking wedding sarcasm walking with a book on one's head marriage friendship between women sibling rivalry sports team female bonding sports league flash forward rival 1940s death of husband year 1943 reference to betty grable underdog old woman reunion friendship boarding house drunkenness cult film cooperstown blockbuster all american girls professional baseball league slow motion scene women's sports female athlete americana based on true story oregon women woman tryout dottie and kit train leash