Mr. Baseball

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Mr. Baseball

PG-13

1992

1h 49m

Comedy

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A professional American baseball player whose career is on the wane, Jack Elliot (Tom Selleck) gets traded to the Dragons, a Japanese team. Openly unhappy about the change, Elliott isn't eager to adapt to a new culture and proceeds to get on the bad side of his teammates, including one other American, Max "Hammer" Dubois (Dennis Haysbert). Eventually, Elliott decides to make a real effort, attempting to improve his game and his attitude, but will it be enough to help lead his team to victory?

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Why did I like it? Maybe because style is as important as story in a movie like this, and Mr. Baseball is not without a certain flair.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Steve Davis

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Truth be told, Mr Baseball is a fairly rough watch.

Rated: 3/10

Apr 8, 2023

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Best for baseball fans; anyone else is unlikely to find this dated tale very engaging.

Rated: 2/5

May 5, 2021

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

As a movie star, Selleck steps up to the plate again and again, swings and misses. Mr. Baseball could be his clumsiest strikeout yet.

May 14, 2018

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Rated: 2/5

Sep 27, 2005

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Brian H

Unlike some reviewers of the movie, the movie is aware that baseball is a game. It does a pretty good job of showing the meeting of culture and play and job of baseball reality for an American play in Japan. Good watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/25

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urban. d

Probably a bit silly and contrived, but I love the humour and Tom Selleck is great. It's a guilty favourite of mine. 4/5.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/25/24

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alan g

A reasonable comedy about an arrogant american baseball player trying to resurrect his carrer in japan. Succeeds on most levels. Interesting to watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/15/24

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Bryan B

More about being a fish out of water than a baseball movie. Funny movie either way. Worth a look.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/06/24

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Peter G

Amazing. Like the godfather but about baseball in Japan.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/19/23

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j f

Without a doubt, the best sports movie ever made.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/25/23

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Synopsis

A professional American baseball player whose career is on the wane, Jack Elliot (Tom Selleck) gets traded to the Dragons, a Japanese team. Openly unhappy about the change, Elliott isn't eager to adapt to a new culture and proceeds to get on the bad side of his teammates, including one other American, Max "Hammer" Dubois (Dennis Haysbert). Eventually, Elliott decides to make a real effort, attempting to improve his game and his attitude, but will it be enough to help lead his team to victory?

Director: Fred Schepisi
Producer: Fred Schepisi, Bobby Newmyer, Doug Claybourne
Screenwriter: Monte Merrick, Kevin Wade, Gary Ross
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Outlaw Productions, DENTSU Music And Entertainment
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 8, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.3M
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Surround

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