European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse On videos a reviews with Spring comes baseball. And what better Way to celebrate America s favorite sport than by taking Home a few videos Hollywood once considered baseball movies Box office Poison because movie moguls thought women who constitute a Large part of film goers would t want to see them and foreign audiences simply did no to understand the mechanics. Before the late 1980s, studio Heads May have had a Point. Some of the All time baseball classics though warmly embraced by fans did Lousy at the Box office. Such movies As 1942 s the Pride of the Yankees starring Gary Cooper As Lou Gehrig were big disappointments. However the natural Robert Redford s allegorical movie in 1984 about a gifted player and Bull Durham 1988an amusing and Lusty tale of the minor leagues starring Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon helped turn things around. The biggest grossing baseball movie of All time is last year s Field of dreams which had taken in $53.3 million by August. Bull Durham was second with $50.3 million. And the comedy smash major league 1989ran third with $48.5 million. All three Are on video. There Are other baseball movies hard Core fans might want to watch that will even be enjoyed by those who be never downed a hot dog at the Park. Here s a list of other baseball movies that Are available on video the bad news bears 1976 the first of a string of kiddie baseball Hicks but the first is definitely the Best and the funniest stars Tatum of Neal and Walter Matthau the bad news bears go to Japan 1978 o Neal and Matthau wisely dropped out the bad news bears in breaking training 1977. Bad news. Its my turn 1980 a Limp love Story starring Jit Clayburgh and Michael Douglas eight men out 1988 John Sayles Tough look Al the 1919 Black sox scandal with a wonderful ensemble cast. Stealing Home 1988 a rambling study about a talented baseball player whose life takes a turn when he learns about the suicide of a Young woman from his past with Mark Harmon and Jodi Foster a by Dolores Barclay a associated press correction a in a column two weeks ago the director of a barfly Quot was incorrectly identified As Francis Ford Coppola. The director was Barbet Schroeder. College 1927 Buster Keaton As the unwitting Jock who tries to woo the love of his life through sports. Take me out to the ballgame 1949 Gene Kelly Esther Williams and Frank Sinatra in a lacklustre musical directed by Busby Berkeley the Jackie Robinson Story 1950 a poignant and hard look at baseball a ugly history racism. One of Best biographical baseball movies Ever made starring Jackie Robinson As himself. Damn Yankees 1958 Lola gets whatever Lola wants. Stars Gwen Verdon Ray Walston and Tab Hunter bang the drum slowly 1973 excellent performances by Michael Moriarity and Robert de Niro As two baseball buddies who together face tragedy. The Bingo Long travelling All stars and motor Kings 1976 a delightful Romp of a group of Black baseball players touring Rural America in the 1930s, Nice touches by James Earl Jones Billy Dee Williams and Richard Pryor. Left Jackie Robinson. Right bad news bears new York trios a Field of top videos Hose wore hit Toj 10 videocassettes in u s rentals for Hie third week of May according to billboard Magazine. 1 look who stalking Ria Columbia 2 sea of love Mca 3 dead poets society touchtone 4 Black rain Paramount 5 the abyss lbs Fox 6 Field of dreams Mca 7 an innocent Man Touchstone 8 Honey i shrunk the kids Disney 9 next of Kin Warner 10 Johnny handsome if the top 10 video sales were 1 Honey i shrunk the kids Disney 2 teenage mutant ninja Murlies Cowa Bunga shred head if 3 lethal weapon 2 Warner 4 teenage mutant ninja turtles Case of the killer pizzas family 5 Indiana Jones and the last crusade Paramount. 6 teenage mutant ninja turtles heroes. Family. 7 new kids on the Block hanging Tough live lbs 8 teenage mutant ninja turtles hot Modding. Family 9 sexy lingerie ii hb0 10 new kids on the Block hanging Tough lbs sunday May 27, 1990 to plus c Page 9
