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HARDBALL (2001) - R

Country:	United States Location: Chicago
Genre:	Baseball, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sports

Credits

Production Company:	Alcas DreamWorks Fireworks Entertainment Paramount Pictures Regency Enterprises (nee New Regency) Tollin Productions
Director:	Brian Robbins
Producer:	Tina Nides Brian Robbins Michael Tollin
Exec Producer:	Herb Gains Kevin McCormick Erwin Stoff
Prod. Executive:	Karen Rosenfelt Alex Young
Writer: Book:	Daniel Coyle
Writer: Uncredited:	Lewis Colick Carl Franklin David Himmelstein W. Peter Iliff
Writer: Adaptation:	John Gatins
Cast:	John Hawkes Diane Lane Keanu Reeves D.B. Sweeney
	Bryan Hearne
	Graham Beckel Mike McGlone

Website:

Trailer:

Synopsis: A first-hand account of a real estate broker coaching the African American youth baseball league, Chicago's only little league based in a housing project. He becomes a better person and he gets the woman who, as an uptight yuppie he couldn't impress.

Comment: Based on the novel "Hardball: A Season in the Projects" by Daniel Coyle.

SBD Review: 2.5 stars

Other Reviews:

Boston Globe (Jay Carr) [2/4]

CNN Showbiz

E! Online

Entertainment Weekly [D]

Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)

San Francisco Chronicle

Slate (Matt Feeney)

The Hollywood Reporter

The New York Times

USA TODAY


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