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DVD : Pastime
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Pastime starring: Don Newcombe, Joey Banks, Jeffrey Tambor, William Russ, Ricky Paull Goldin directed by: Robin B. Armstrong List Price: $14.99 CD-Charts Price: $13.49 You Save: $1.50 (10%)Prices subject to change. |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: RUSS,WILLIAM EAN: 0786936207491 Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Miramax Manufacturer: Miramax Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Miramax Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 08, 2003 Running Time: 95 minutes Studio: Miramax Theatrical Release Date: August 23, 1991 Sales Rank: 22520 MPN: 786936207491 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Description: In 1957, baseball is at its peak as America's national pastime. For aging minor leaguer Roy Dean Bream (William Russ -- AMERICAN HISTORY X, DISORGANIZED CRIME), whose dreams of pitching in the Majors died long ago, the love of the game is all that keeps him showing up game after game, season after season. But when the team signs on rookie Tyrone Debray (Glenn Plummer -- STRANGE DAYS, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL), a 17-year-old black youth from the wrong side of town, Bream sees someone with the potential to achieve what he never could! As an unlikely friendship develops across the boundaries of race and age, these two ballplayers will inspire each other to become more then they ever thought they could be! Also starring Deirdre O'Connell (DRAGONFLY, HEARTS IN ATLANTIS), PASTIME is a heartwarming crowd-pleaser you're sure to enjoy! Amazon.com: You don't have to be a baseball lover to appreciate this funny, touching story of minor-league ball and major-league dreams. Pastime is the most realistic depiction of the nonglamour side of sports as played by the people who seem to love it the most. William Russ stars as an aging pitcher, now in his 40s, who only got to pitch once in the majors. Still hanging on in the minors in the late 1950s, he can't believe his career could be over. Ridiculed for his enthusiasm by his much-younger teammates, he befriends the team's outcast, a young black pitcher (Glenn Plummer) with a cannon for an arm, and imparts what wisdom he has to offer. A movie that will make you ask: Why isn't Russ a star? --Marshall Fine Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - Pastime...well worth your time!If you enjoy your baseball movies that touches the heart and soul, then Pastime is highly recommended. I have never heard of this movie until I came across Amazon and decided to order a copy. I must say I am glad I did.Williams Russ and Glenn Plummer are two minor league baseball players with great respect for one another. The movie offers some moments of excitement and of sadness. It's a movie that sure hits a home run for its story line. "Pastime"...a movie well worth your time! Rating: - I Love This GameThis will be short & sweet... If you've played baseball and been forced to let it go, and if you loved every little thing about the game, then this movie will become one of (if not) your all-time favorites, especially if you remember when ballplayers basically played for free. William Russ & Jeffrey Tambor are outstanding! Russ is a great actor. Rating: - Why do we love baseball films?Why do we love baseball films? Because they aren't about baseball at all. No, they are about something much greater, us. They tell the stories of the American people. They illuminate our challenges and triumphs. They show us how to live, work, and play. They give hope for the future and help us believe in what we might become. Yes, baseball and it's films are an American religious tradition. Pastime stands tall in this honored tradition. Rating: - Beautifully, painfully realistic.When this movie came on my HDTV I was ready to switch channels. I'm glad I didn't! It has an atmosphere reminiscent of October Sky, even the sound-track music seems similar and deserving of stand-alone performance. The cinematography is also reminiscent of October Sky, with its seemingly effortless depiction of real people in real situations. There is no phony lighting, and there is little make-up (apparently). I had to remind myself that "artlessness" is often simply the highest art. The attitudes about baseball playing serve as metaphor for life in this movie without heavy sermonizing or symbolism. Even the costumes of the cast are so natural (and true to the historic period) that the movie almost seems to be a documentary. ... Read More: Rating:  - Forgettable look at minor leagues in the 50'sAs a baseball fan, I really looked forward to seeing this movie. I've followed minor league baseball teams since the 60's. Modesto California Reds, Kenosha Wisconsin Twins, Salt Lake City Utah Trappers, Gulls, Buzz and whatever they are called this year, Ogden Raptors, and dozens of others around the country. This movie advertises cameos from baseball greats like Killebrew and Feller. Unfortunately the cameos are meaningless. But the plot of the movie is full of potential. An ageing pitcher, played well by William Russ, struggles to hang on to the great love of his life, baseball, for just a little longer. He even is trying to set the record for longest career, shades of Kevin Costner in Bull Durham trying to set the minor league ... Read More: |
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