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Plot: 61* is an endearing ode to the baseball days of yore when the press was the enemy, salaries were in check, and breaking records with bat and glove took on Ruthian proportions. In 1961 baseball ...( read more read more... )

Director Billy Crystal guarantees success for his movie in the perfect casting of the leads. Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan's religious sniper) is deft as Maris, and Thomas Jane is a perfect Mantle, a superman in a Yankee uniform. Despite the differences between family man Maris and hard-living Mantle, they form a rewarding friendship amid the media and fan frenzy. The shy Maris took the brunt of the storm, even facing boo-birds in his home stadium. Crystal and first-time writer Hank Steinberg keep the pace moving quickly between the field, the locker room, the press box, and the home front. The film never tries to dazzle with more than the facts (and it softens Mantle up a bit), yet it belongs on the short list of grand baseball movies. --Doug Thomas

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  • kennagurl4
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    My cousin is in this movie!! When I think Mickey...hits the homerun at the end of the movie, my cousin is the catcher, he takes his facemask off...yup thats him!! haha Great Movie!!
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  • Rated: (Unrated)
  • Directed by: Billy Crystal
  • Genres: Drama, Television
  • Released: April 28, 2001
  • DVD Released: September 11, 2001

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