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Hard Ball (2001) -- An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
Hard Ball (2001) -- After failing to knock Hillary Clinton out of the presidential race, Barack Obama has become more aggressive in questioning her self-proclaimed capacity to lead by experience. Dean Reynolds reports.
Hard Ball (2001) -- "CBS News RAW": After wins in Ohio and Texas, Hillary Clinton discussed the upcoming election saying Barack Obama can only bring an outdated speech in an election against John McCain.

Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Brian Robbins
Writers (WGA):
Daniel Coyle (book)
John Gatins (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
14 September 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Sport more
Tagline:
The most important thing in life is showing up more
Plot:
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend. | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(18 articles)
Ashton Kutcher happy to get 'Traded'
 (From Hitfix. 18 February 2009, 12:05 AM, PST)

War Strikes Box Office Again
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 9 October 2001)

User Comments:
Much better than I expected more
US TV Schedule:
Sun. July 1210:36 AMFX   

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Hardball (Germany) (USA) (alternative spelling)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, language and some violence. (re-rating)
Runtime:
106 min | Spain:109 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English | German
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
All of the league's team names are taken from tribes in Africa. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: Characters often discuss going to "Sluggers" (a sports bar) and refer to it as being "on the corner of Clark and Addison". "Sluggers" is a real sports bar and several scenes from the film were shot there, however it is not on the corner of Clark and Addison - another famous sports bar, "The Cubby Bear", is the only bar on that corner. "Sluggers" (3540 N. Clark Street) is actually a full block from the intersection of Clark and Addison and is located at the intersection of Clark and Eddy. more
Quotes:
Elizabeth Wilkes: So you work for Smith & Stevens Securities?
Conor O'Neill: Yes.
Elizabeth Wilkes: What deal did you blow?
Conor O'Neill: What?
Elizabeth Wilkes: Well, I'm sure you're not coaching this team by choice.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Reese Witherspoon/Alicia Keys (#27.1)" (2001) more

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28 out of 29 people found the following comment useful:-
Much better than I expected, 8 March 2002
Author: Theoriginaltruebrit from North Carolina originally England

Due to alot of negative reviews on this site I did not expect the movie to be as good as it was. However after watching it this evening I was delighted by the entire experience. While I agree that it goes along with the "ducks" formula it deviates from it by not showing us the final game with the final ten seconds for the team to win. It spared us that and just let us know with the final credits that the team won. I thought the performances in the movie were excellent, although even I (living here in the deep south) found the accents of the children a little difficult to comprehend. As for the overall effect of the movie it entranced me, completely, I kept having to rewind scenes to view them again and again. And, more importantly, if anyone ever doubted Keanu's ability to act then one should only view the eulogy scene to know that his critics have been simply barking up the wrong tree. Strong, emotional, sympathetic and completely believable... speaking as as part time amateur actress, do you know how hard it is to cry, and cry believably? Do you know how hard it is to make your chin tremble..? My conversion to Mel Gibson fan was watching him "cry" in Lethal Weapon... this has been my reconversion to Keanu fan..., to cry so believably in a movie is worth quids in my book and to be able to express emotion in such a way is worth any amount of praise. Wonderful movie. Go see it.

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