Two Teamtes, One Hero
As football season comes to a close with the end of Super Bowl XXXVII, many sports fans go their separate ways in an attempt to be entertained before the beloved baseball season begins. College basketball becomes popular, NBA and NHL ratings go up, and some even resort to NBC's coverage of arena football. Along with paying the usual attention to all of the above, I am also using this empty slot in-between my two favorite sport's seasons to watch as many baseball movies as I can. For example, Field of Dreams, Major League, and Little Big League are on my list. However, the first to be viewed was a movie I had never seen before and was filmed in Detroit's own Tiger Stadium titled 61*. Knowing that this movie is based a true story and events, I was not expecting to receive the amount of accuracy needed for me to consider ever watching the film again. I was unbelievably wrong. Director Billy Crystal and screenwriter Hank Steinberg did an incredible job recreating the characters, places, press, and events of the summer of 1961. A noted baseball fan Billy Crystal had a great time directing the made for television sports drama. Set in the summer of 1961 the movie tells the story of two of baseball's s
Barry Pepper was chosen to play the part of Roger Maris strictly because of the strong resemblance Pepper has with the baseball great. He took the job with respect for the character he was playing and his performance was outstanding. Being athletically inclined Barry seemed to have no problem with all of the baseball stuff on the field, but he also did a wonderful job showing the audience what kind of man Roger Maris was off the field. Roger Maris was a hard working ballplayer who spent summers away from his family to play baseball in New York. Often being misinterpreted as being rude and moody, Maris was hated by many Yankee fans. Barry Pepper was forced to take on the challenge of showing fans the other side of Maris who had to deal with an extreme amount of stress and pressure that was put on him that season. After watching the movie it is hard not to feel sympathetic for Maris who receives death threats and copes with hair loss. Although it is not the only purpose of the film I believe many sports fans would not be so critical if they knew the story of what happens off the field. trongest hitters, Mickey Mantle (Thomas Jane) and Roger Maris (Barry Pepper). They go head to head trying to break Babe Ruth's prestigious and long-standing record of 60 homeruns in a single season. As the season unfolds and the Yankee teammates begin to become
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