61* (2001) (TV)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Billy Crystal

Writer (WGA):

Hank Steinberg (written by)

Release Date:

28 April 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | Sport

Tagline:

Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. Why did America have room in its heart for only one hero?

Plot:

Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle race to break Babe Ruth's single-season home run record.

Plot Keywords:

Sports Writer | Babe Ruth | Baseball | Friendship | St. Louis Gateway Arch

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 20 nominations

Cast

Barry Pepper	...	Roger Maris
Thomas Jane	...	Mickey Mantle
Anthony Michael Hall	...	Whitey Ford
Richard Masur	...	Milt Kahn
Bruce McGill	...	Ralph Houk
Chris Bauer	...	Bob Cerv
Jennifer Crystal	...	Pat Maris ('61) (as Jennifer Crystal Foley)
Christopher McDonald	...	Mel Allen
Bob Gunton	...	Dan Topping
Donald Moffat	...	Ford Frick
Joe Grifasi	...	Phil Rizzuto
Peter Jacobson	...	Artie Green
Seymour Cassel	...	Sam Simon
Robert Joy	...	Bob Fitschel
Michael Nouri	...	Joe DiMaggio
Domenick Lombardozzi	...	Moose Skowron
Paul Borghese	...	Yogi Berra
Bobby Hosea	...	Elston Howard
Renée Taylor	...	Claire Ruth (as Renee Taylor)
Pat Crowley	...	Pat Maris ('98)
Joe Buck	...	McGwire 60th & 62nd Home Run Announcer (voice) (archive footage)
Dane Northcutt	...	Randy Maris ('98)
Charles Esten	...	Kevin Maris ('98) (as Chip Esten)
Scott Connell	...	Roger Maris, Jr. (1998)
Rebecca Klinger	...	Susan Maris ('98)
Jon Miller	...	McGwire 61st Home Run Announcer (voice) (archive footage)
Cameryn McNabb	...	Susan Maris ('61)
Brynne McNabb	...	Susan Maris ('61)
Richard Brown	...	Yankee Bat Boy
Bob Sheppard	...	Yankee Stadium Announcer (voice)
Shannah Laumeister	...	Pretty Young Woman
Randall Godwin	...	Fan #1
David Courtney	...	Tiger Stadium Announcer (voice)
Shiva Rose	...	Toot's Girl
Mitchell Edmonds	...	Hotel Manager
Scott Waara	...	Gus Mauch
Robert Hunter Jr.	...	Angry Fan
Valentin Olteanu	...	Yelling Senator's Fan
David Whalen	...	Anchorman
Jerry Coleman	...	Angels Stadium Announcer (voice)
Dell Yount	...	Writer #1
Connor Trinneer	...	Writer #2
Matthew Kaminsky	...	Raytown Reporter #1
Kevin Kendrick	...	Raytown Reporter #2
Kevin Patrick Kelly	...	Raytown Reporter #3 (as Kevin Kelly)
JD Cullum	...	Gabe Pressman (as J.D. Cullum)
Sean Marquette	...	Young Boy
Maile Flanagan	...	Housewife
David Dionisio	...	Reporter #2
Donald Elson	...	Older Man
Juliet Naulin	...	School Girl
J.R. Remick	...	Ball Hound
Reuben Yabuku	...	Roger Heckler
Robert Costanzo	...	Toots Shor
K.J. Steinberg	...	Picture Girl
Jerome Zieminski	...	Umpire
Tim Hammer	...	Angry Umpire
E.E. Bell	...	The Babe
Jeffrey Herman	...	Chair Umpire
Kiff Vanden Heuvel	...	Detroit Fan #2
Haynes Brooke	...	Detroit Bartender
Scott Williamson	...	TV Reporter
Michael Gallagher	...	Ford Frick's Assistant
Conor O'Farrell	...	Luman Harris
Dick Stilwell	...	TV Station Manager
Mike Carlucci	...	Memorial Stadium Announcer (voice)
Al Kaplon	...	Memorial Stadium Umpire
Tom Candiotti	...	Hoyt Wilhelm
Andy Strassberg	...	61st Home Run Fan
James Intveld	...	Sal Durante
Danny Mantle	...	Father
Will Mantle	...	Son
Anthony Martinez	...	Luis Arroyo of the 1961 Yankees
Brendan McCarthy	...	Johnny Blanchard of the 1961 Yankees
Brian Sperling	...	Clete Boyer of the 1961 Yankees
Justin Collins	...	Jim Coates of the 1961 Yankees
Kevin Wensley	...	Joe DeMaestri of the 1961 Yankees
Eric Orue	...	Billy Gardner of the 1961 Yankees
Paul Ambrus	...	Bob Hall of the 1961 Yankees
Joe Arnold	...	Tony Kubek of the 1961 Yankees
Donovan Wallace	...	Bobby Richardson of the 1961 Yankees
Scott Egan	...	Bill Stafford of the 1961 Yankees
Robby Welles	...	Ralph Terry of the 1961 Yankees
Scott Bibee	...	Bob Turley of the 1961 Yankees
Brian Smith	...	Himself - Pitcher of the 1961 Yankees
Ted Billick	...	Dick Hall of the 1961 Orioles
Gaston Wurth	...	Milt Pappas of the 1961 Orioles
Marc Sherman	...	Earl Robinson of the 1961 Orioles (as Marc Shernan)
Jeffrey Dropps	...	Al Kaline of the 1961 Tigers
Luke Bonner	...	Frank Lary of the 1961 Tigers
Travis Hardin	...	Jake Wood of the 1961 Tigers
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mickey Mantle Jr.
John Anton	...	Sports Photograher (uncredited)
Richard Alan Brown	...	Fred Bangis (uncredited)
Michael B. Chait	...	Fan (uncredited)
Dave Daniels	...	Yankee Fan (uncredited)
Chip Duford	...	Sports Photographer (uncredited)
Richard A. Eisenstein	...	Fan (uncredited)
Stephanie Entin	...	Toots Shor's Niece (uncredited)
Paul Gallo	...	Tracy Stallard of the 1961 Red Sox (uncredited)
Scott Joel Gizicki	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Richard Goteri	...	Detroit Fan #2 (uncredited)
Phil Hawn	...	Press Photographer (uncredited)
Chris Marquette	...	Angry Fan (uncredited)
Troy Martin	...	NY Yankees fan (uncredited)
Mark McGwire	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
William S. McIntire	...	Yankee Fan (uncredited)
Michael Mili	...	Photographer (uncredited)
Andy Schofield	...	Yankees Fan (uncredited)
Lisa Sheldon	...	Yankee Wife (uncredited)
Sammy Sosa	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tony Stef'Ano	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Cameron Ur	...	Infant (uncredited)
Corbin Ur	...	Infant (uncredited)
Thomas Michael Ventimiglio	...	Sports Reporter (uncredited)
Joe Wachowski	...	Fan (uncredited)
Johnny Yono	...	Fan (uncredited)
Adam Zweibel	...	Minnesota Twin #1 (uncredited)

Directed by
Billy Crystal

Writing credits (WGA)
Hank Steinberg		(written by)

Produced by
Robert F. Colesberry	....	producer
Billy Crystal	....	executive producer
Ross Greenburg	....	executive producer
Carl S. Griffin	....	line producer
Charles J. Lindsay	....	co-producer
Nellie Nugiel	....	co-producer
Joe Seldner	....	co-producer
Samantha Sprecher	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Marc Shaiman

Cinematography by
Haskell Wexler

Film Editing by
Michael Jablow

Casting by
Mali Finn

Production Design by
Rusty Smith

Art Direction by
Denise Hudson		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Anne D. McCulley

Costume Design by
Dan Moore

Makeup Department
Carol Branston	....	hair stylist: Detroit
Patricia Bunch	....	makeup artist (as Patty Bunch)
Hazel Catmull	....	hair stylist
Stephanie Deweese	....	hair stylist: Detroit
Tyler Ely	....	hair stylist
William A. Farley	....	key hair stylist (as Bill Farley)
Dino Ganziano	....	hair stylist
Roma Goddard	....	hair stylist
Lisa Gregar	....	hair stylist: Detroit
Mark Landon	....	makeup artist
Robert Lattin	....	hair stylist
Lucia Mace	....	hair stylist
Jack McQuisten	....	hair stylist: Detroit
Peter Montagna	....	key makeup artist
Nesco	....	hair stylist: Detroit
Violet Ortiz	....	hair stylist
Lora Rosenbaum	....	hair stylist: Detroit

Production Management
Robert F. Colesberry	....	unit production manager
Mark Marshall	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daniel R. Aherne	....	additional second assistant director: Detroit
Lisa J. Bloch	....	second assistant director
Alan Edmisten	....	first assistant director
Bradley Morris	....	second second assistant director
Kristina M. Peterson	....	second second assistant director: Detroit

Art Department
Earl Benton	....	stand-by painter
Rolfe D. Bergsman	....	art director: Detroit (as Rolfe Bergsman)
Richard Boris	....	greens foreman
Drew Boughton	....	assistant art director
Chris Buchinsky	....	storyboard artist
Cliff Carothers	....	propmaker foreman (as Clifford Carothers)
Bryan Corbett	....	propmaker foreman
Melissa Elbaum	....	art department buyer
J. Mills Fagan	....	art department assistant (as Joshua Mills Fagan)
John Glennon	....	art department assistant
Armando Gonzalez	....	labor foreman (as Armando Gozalez)
Michael Grady	....	assistant property master: Detroit
Cal Hazelbaker	....	set dresser: Detroit
Tom Ivanjack	....	paint foreman
Michael Kohan	....	assistant property master
Betty Krul	....	set designer (as Betty S. Krul)
Linda Larmon	....	construction medic
Charles Lawson	....	set dresser: Detroit
Kevin Leach	....	assistant property master: Detroit
C.J. Maguire	....	property master
John McElroy	....	on-set dresser
Amanda Mengden	....	art department coordinator: Detroit
Tom Miller	....	assistant property master
Paul Myerberg	....	set dresser (as Paul H. Myerberg)
Christopher S. Nushawg	....	set designer
Mark Palmer	....	set dresser (as Mark 'The Sarg' Palmer)
Mike Patterson	....	set dresser: Detroit
Tom Perry	....	paint foreman: Detroit
Damian 'Rocky' Polito	....	set dresser (as D. Rocky Polito)
James Pyburn	....	general foreman (as Jim Pyburn)
Dennis Riewerts	....	draper
Vincent Rogalski	....	art department assistant: Detroit
Jerry Sanders	....	set dresser: Detroit
Arthur L. Schneider	....	set dresser
Randall Sherman	....	art department assistant
Susan Sterkenberg	....	art department coordinator (as Susan Sterkenburg)
Bernadine Vida	....	buyer: Detroit
Kenneth L. Westcott	....	lead man (as Kenneth Westcott)
Michael B. Westcott	....	set dresser
Douglas Womack	....	construction coordinator (as Douglas A. Womack)
Jean Doane Zekowski	....	art department assistant
Gary Cergol	....	graphic artist (uncredited)
Fred O'Connor	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Rick Polikowski	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Kathleen A. Runey	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Cesar Aguirre	....	cable person
Gail Carroll-Coe	....	cable person: Detroit
Gary Coppola	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Gary J. Coppola)
Don Coufal	....	boom operator
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer
Gary Gegan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alan Goulding	....	sound engineer
Robert Grieve	....	supervising sound editor
Wayne Griffin	....	dialogue supervisor
Kimberly Harris	....	adr editor
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Matthew Iadarola	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ryan Murphy	....	sound recordist
Richard Partlow	....	foley artist (as Rick Partlow)
Ron Ruzicka	....	foley mixer
Scott M. Silvey	....	sound effects editor (as Scott Silvey)
Meg Taylor	....	sound editor
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Jeff Wexler	....	sound mixer
Eric Lambi	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Scott Blackwell	....	special effects supervisor
Paul J. Lombardi	....	special effects coordinator (as Paul Lombardi)
David Peterson	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Andy Barrios	....	digital compositor: CFX
Laurent Ben-Mimoun	....	matte painter: CFX
Jennifer Bourne	....	roto/paint artist: CFX
John Bozzalla	....	visual effects production assistant: CFX (as John Bozzalla Jr.)
Michelle Butler	....	roto/paint artist: CFX
Brian Corpus	....	technical operations supervisor: CFX
Robert Cribbett	....	paint supervisor: CFX
Aaron Dem	....	visual effects head of production: CFX
Karina Desin	....	runner: CFX
Jon Doyle	....	roto/paint artist: CFX
Mitchell S. Drain	....	visual effects supervisor: CFX (as Mitchell Drain)
David Fogg	....	digital compositor: CFX
Mark Franco	....	visual effects executive producer: CFX
Adam Frazier	....	data I/O: CFX
Lynn M. Gephart	....	visual effects coordinator: CFX
Christine Globke	....	runner: CFX
Greg Groenekamp	....	digital compositor: CFX
Abra Grupp	....	digital compositor: CFX
Greg Hanigan	....	digital imaging supervisor: CFX
Petra Holtorf	....	visual effects producer: CFX
Dartayous Hunter	....	scanning and recording technician: CFX
Keith Kellogg	....	effects animation artist: CFX
Travis Kelly	....	data I/O: CFX
Tom Lamb	....	roto/paint artist: CFX
John Lee	....	lightning/texture artist: CFX
John P. McMullen	....	systems administrator: CFX
Steve Miller	....	avid assistant editor: CFX
David Miya	....	systems engineering supervisor: CFX
Sheila Molnar	....	roto/paint artist: CFX
James Park	....	data I/O technician: CFX
Eusebio Perez	....	video technician: CFX
Cristin Pescosolido	....	lead digital compositor: CFX
Kosta Saric	....	avid editor: CFX
Nelson Sepulveda	....	digital compositor: CFX
Bret St. Clair	....	computer graphics supervisor: CFX
Jonathan Wiseman	....	data I/O: CFX
Brian Wolf	....	digital compositor: CFX
Christopher Wolf	....	systems administrator: CFX
Derek Ledbetter	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Kenneth Bender	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Dustin Blauvelt	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Dusty Blauvelt)
Brad Boyer	....	grip
Michael Robin Brown	....	camera operator: "c" camera, Detroit
Colin J. Campbell	....	gaffer (as Colin Campbell)
John Chickanis	....	electrician
Matt Cohen	....	24 frame video operator
Shawn Cragin	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera, Detroit
Dick Deats	....	key grip (as Richard W. Deats)
Jerry C. Deats	....	best boy grip
Sean Devine	....	grip
Robert Dudley	....	grip
Mike Dzialowski	....	camera loader: Detroit (as Michael Dzialowski)
Brad Edmiston	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Brad Edminson)
Camille Freer	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera
Chris Friebus	....	additional film loader
Ray Garcia	....	grip
Antonio V. Garrido	....	dolly grip
David Golia	....	camera operator: "c" camera (as David John Golia)
Harold Groshon	....	electrician (as Hal Groshon)
Gregg Horvath	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, Detroit
Jeffrey A. Johnson	....	grip
Sean T. Kelly	....	grip: Detroit (as Sean Kelly)
Jason E. Lord	....	set lighting technician
Doug Mercer	....	grip
Joe Miller	....	grip: Detroit
Ryan Parks	....	camera loader
Paul Plannette	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Liz Radley	....	video supervisor
Ken Regan	....	still photographer
Robert Rycroft	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera: Detroit
P. Scott Sakamoto	....	Steadicam operator (as Scott Sakamoto)
P. Scott Sakamoto	....	camera operator (as Scott Sakamoto)
Richard Scarpone	....	video assist operator
Art Schwab	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera (as Arthur Schwab)
Mika Sogawa	....	electrician
Baird Steptoe	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Doug Wall	....	grip (as Douglas L. Wall)
Keith Wandrei	....	grip: Detroit
John Young	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Brad Baker	....	camera production assistant (uncredited)
Michael B. Chait	....	grip (uncredited)
Jon Haney	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Christopher Warren	....	best boy electric (uncredited)
Arthur D. Whitehead	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Marti Bowling	....	extras casting: Detroit
Gary Bredow	....	extras casting assistant: Detroit
Cheryl L. Cook	....	extras casting assistant: Detroit
Bill Dance	....	extras casting: Los Angeles
Leigh French	....	adr voice casting
Dorien Gosa	....	extras casting assistant: Detroit
Lindsey Hayes Kroeger	....	casting associate (as Lindsey Hayes)
Adam Jordan	....	extras casting assistant: Detroit
Heidi Jumisco	....	extras casting assistant: Detroit
Lisa Kotarac	....	extras casting assistant: Detroit
Mark MacInnis	....	extras casting assistant: Detroit
Kathy McKee	....	extras casting assistant: Detroit
David Rapaport	....	casting assistant
Nicole M. Ritchay	....	casting assistant (as Nicole Ritchay)
Cathy Thomas	....	extras casting: Detroit
Marta Tomkiw	....	extras casting assistant: Detroit
Tina Trevarrow	....	extras casting assistant: Detroit
Jennifer Secord	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marian Ceo	....	assistant costume designer (as Mari-An Ceo)
Dallas D. Dornan	....	set costumer (as Dallas Dornan)
Beverly Llombart	....	costume supervisor: Detroit
Grace Pyke	....	costume production assistant (as Grace Kelly Lambert)
Loring I. Spicer	....	costume supervisor
Teri Wertman	....	key set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Pietro Cecchini	....	assistant editor
Lindsay Crystal	....	assistant editor
Chris Dowell	....	post-production coordinator (as Christopher Dowell)
Skip Kimball	....	telecine colorist
Jeremy Lewis	....	post-production assistant
Christopher Lowell	....	post-production coordinator
Mike Mertens	....	color timer
Heather Mullen	....	first assistant editor
Ari Krepostman	....	assistant to post-production supervisor (uncredited)
Chris Miller	....	post-production services (uncredited)

Music Department
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
P.J. Bloom	....	music coordinator
Tim Boyle	....	music scoring mixer
Ray Espinola Jr.	....	music coordinator
Evyen Klean	....	music supervisor
Stephanie Lowry	....	music editor
Patrick Russ	....	orchestrator
Edward Starnes	....	music clearance coordinator
Pete Anthony	....	conductor (uncredited)
Jellybean Benítez	....	executive soundtrack producer (uncredited)
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (uncredited)
David De Palo	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Jon Kull	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Nick Vidar	....	music programmer (uncredited)
Paul Wertheimer	....	music recordist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
John Armstrong	....	driver
Joe Bane	....	transportation co-captain: Detroit
Linda Barnes	....	driver: Detroit
Richard M. Brasic	....	driver
Bill Bratton	....	driver: Detroit
Anthony J. Brazas	....	driver (as Anthony Brazas)
Gary Claridge	....	driver (as Gary A. Claridge)
Jenni Dougherty	....	driver: Detroit
Pat Dougherty	....	transportation captain: Detroit
Kenneth Fistler	....	driver: Detroit (as Ken Fistler)
William J. Foley	....	driver
Ken Fredine	....	driver (as Kenneth 'Jerry' Fredine)
Sam Hara	....	driver (as Sam I. Hara)
Robert Hunter Jr.	....	transportation coordinator
Gary L. Johnson	....	driver
Kurt Knudsen	....	driver: Detroit
Phil McCann	....	driver: Detroit
Dennis McCleod	....	driver: Detroit
Larry Michael	....	driver (as J. Larry Michael)
Dan Morgan	....	driver
Mark Myers	....	driver: Detroit
Lee Nicholson	....	driver: Detroit
Gary Preece	....	driver
Sandra Roach	....	driver
Craig Scott	....	driver
Timothy Sheehan	....	transportation captain
Joseph Silva	....	driver: Detroit (as Joe Silva)
Michael Jon Sparks	....	driver (as Michael 'Sparky' Sparks)
Ken Stevens	....	driver: Detroit
Raymond Stevens	....	driver: Detroit (as Ray Stevens)
Bret Stewart	....	driver
Michael F. Store	....	driver
Jeff Sudz	....	driver: Detroit
Stan Sydel	....	driver
Russ Tolliver	....	driver
John Willoth	....	driver
Mike Storc	....	transportation (uncredited)

Other crew
Marty Appel	....	consultant
Maria Arruda	....	production secretary (as Maria C. Arruda)
David Artushin	....	production assistant
Sebastian Attie	....	office production assistant
Debra Leilani Bakeman	....	first aid (as Debra Bakeman)
Yogi Berra	....	consultant
Crista Birgy	....	first assistant accountant
Joanie Blum	....	script supervisor
Judith M. Brown	....	studio teacher (as Judith Brown)
Brett Carson	....	extras craft service: Detroit
Bob Cerv	....	consultant
Christine Claussen	....	day player assistant: Detroit
Stacie Craig	....	office production assistant
Dale Dershimer	....	extras craft service: Detroit
James Flemming	....	catering assistant: Deluxe Catering
Lorin Flemming	....	head cook: Deluxe Catering (as Lauren Fleming)
Whitey Ford	....	consultant
Curtis Franklin	....	location assistant: Detroit
Chris Furia	....	production accountant
Lisa Furia	....	second assistant accountant
Paul Gallo	....	baseball coach
Seamus Gibbons	....	catering assistant: Deluxe Catering
Michelle Gold	....	set production assistant
Kia Hellman	....	assistant: Mr. Colesberry
Julie Isaacson	....	consultant
Cheri Jacobs	....	second assistant accountant
Jason Killilea	....	office production assistant
Jason Kowalski	....	location assistant: Detroit
Scott Allen Logan	....	location manager
Lizette Lopez	....	catering assistant: Deluxe Catering
Daniel Mantle	....	consultant
David Mantle	....	consultant
Mickey Mantle Jr.	....	consultant
Merlyn Mantle	....	consultant
Roger E. Maris Jr.	....	consultant
Kevin J. Maris	....	consultant
Patricia A. Maris	....	consultant
Randy J. Maris	....	consultant
Richard A. Maris	....	consultant
Sandra M. Maris	....	consultant
Susan A. Maris	....	consultant
Ben Martin	....	office production assistant: Detroit
Annette Mathews	....	assistant: Ms. Sprecher
Matt V. Messina	....	location assistant (as Matt Messina)
Danny Morris	....	craft service
Chris Munday	....	assistant location manager (as Christopher D. Munday)
Maria Nieves	....	catering assistant: Detroit
Jason Ninness	....	assistant production coordinator
Jim Ogle	....	consultant
Jim O'Hara	....	consultant
Pat Parson	....	extras craft service: Detroit
Doug Pepper	....	assistant: Mr. Pepper
Jeff 'Doc' Porter	....	first aid
Willie Radcliff	....	craft service (as Willie Radcliffe)
Deborah Ricketts	....	film and video researcher
Aaron Roberts	....	set production assistant (as Aaron C. Roberts)
Juan Ruiz	....	catering assistant: Deluxe Catering
Amanda Rush	....	first aid
Michael L. Ryan	....	first aid (as Mike Ryan)
Mildred Sacks	....	studio teacher
Sharon Sacks	....	studio teacher
David Sanfield	....	owner: Deluxe Catering
Nina Saxon	....	title designer
Lisa Schultz	....	craft service assistant: Detroit
Paul E. Schulz	....	location assistant: Detroit
Marty Shea	....	office production assistant: Detroit
Carol Sidlow	....	assistant: Mr. Crystal
Steven E. Simon	....	set production assistant
Lisa J. Smith	....	craft service: Detroit (as Lisa Smith)
Reggie Smith	....	baseball coach
R.J. Smith	....	baseball coach
Todd Spears	....	payroll accountant (as Todd C. Spears)
Michael Store	....	assistant: Mr. Pepper
Andy Strassberg	....	consultant
Nicole Sylvester	....	assistant production coordinator: Detroit
Michael Tibbs	....	office production assistant (as Michael J. Tibbs)
David Treachenberg	....	location assistant: Detroit
Dana Wagner	....	set production assistant
Diane Ward	....	production coordinator
Leslie Ward	....	assistant: Mr. Wexler
Judy Weaver	....	second assistant accountant (as Judi Weaver)
Roberta Wells	....	baby nurse (as Roberta Wells R.N.)
Bill Wheeler	....	assistant: Mr. Jane
Kevin White	....	head cook: Detroit
Daniel James Wrzesinski	....	set production assistant
Florence Zissler	....	assistant: Mr. Greenburg
Robert C. Bonnell	....	set production assistant: Detroit (uncredited)
Carolyn Broughton	....	office production assistant: Detroit (uncredited)
DC Ford	....	stand-in: Bobby Hosea (uncredited)
James Gierman	....	location consultant (uncredited)
Kyle Hutchison	....	production assistant (uncredited)
William S. McIntire	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Shaun O'Banion	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jeff 'Doc' Porter	....	construction medic (uncredited)
Sol Rosenthal	....	legal counsel (uncredited)
Jeff Solano	....	key set production assistant: Detroit (uncredited)
Gail Thomas	....	adr voice (uncredited)

Thanks
Tyler Barnes	....	special thanks
Rick Cerrone	....	special thanks
Jack Crystal	....	dedicatee
Tom Folk	....	special thanks
Russ Gabay	....	special thanks
Dave Kaplan	....	special thanks
Bill Liederman	....	special thanks
Bart Maris	....	special thanks
Michael Mascaro	....	special thanks
Mark McGwire	....	special thanks
Cindy McManus	....	special thanks
Dina Panto	....	special thanks
Bud Selig	....	special thanks (as Commissioner Bud Selig)
Paul Sheppard	....	special thanks
Steve Sigler	....	special thanks
George M. Steinbrenner III	....	special thanks (as George Steinbrenner)
Jason Warzecha	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• 61* Productions Inc.
• Face Productions
• Home Box Office (HBO) (as HBOFilms)

Distributors

• Home Box Office (HBO) (2001) (USA) (TV) (original airing) (as HBO Films)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Laurus Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (rental)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2007) (Finland) (TV)

Special Effects

• Centropolis Effects (visual effects)

Other Companies

• ABC News Video Source  archival and stock footage (as ABCNews VideoSource)
• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance (as AON/Albert G. Ruben Inc.)
• Baseball Hall of Fame  special thanks
• City & People of Detroit  special thanks
• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by (as Clairmont Camera)
• Deluxe Catering  catering (as Deluxe Catering)
• Detroit Film Commission  special thanks
• Detroit Tigers  special thanks
• Elizabeth Bardsley & Associates  script annotation
• Encore Visual Effects  title opticals
• Film Bank/Action Sports Adventure  archival and stock footage
• Fox Movietone News  archival and stock footage (as Fox Movietone News Inc.)
• Hart Medical  medical services: Detroit
• Howard Anderson Company, The  opticals
• J.L. Fisher  dollies (as J.L. Fisher)
• Major League Baseball Properties  archival and stock footage
• Major League Baseball  special thanks
• Men's Senior/Adult Baseball League  special thanks
• Mickey Mantle's Restaurant  special thanks
• Mid America Cine Support  expendables
• Mid America Cine Support  grip and lighting equipment
• National Baseball Hall of Fame Library  archival and stock footage
• Negative People  negative cutting (as Negative People)
• New York Yankees  special thanks
• Owen & DeSalvo Company  post-production accounting (as Owen & DeSalvo)
• Paramount Pictures  scene from "The Andy Griffith Show" courtesy of
• SOFA Entertainment  "The Ed Sullivan Show" courtesy of (as Sofa Entertainment)
• Sound Dogs  sound post-production
• Sportsrobe  costumes
• Sportsrobe  special thanks
• Todd-AO Studios (West)  re-recording facilities (as Todd Studios West)
• UCLA Film and Television Archive  archival and stock footage
• WPA Film Library  archival and stock footage
• Yogi Berra Museum  special thanks

Also Known As:

61 (USA) (alternative title)
Home Run Race (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

129 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-MA

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

61* Productions Inc.

Trivia:

As a close friend of Mickey Mantle and his family, Billy Crystal was given permission by Mantle's family to honestly portray Mickey's drinking and carousing. Many of the moments in the movie of Mickey getting drunk really happened. This includes Mickey getting drunk and calling home at 2am from his hotel room as in the scene following the death threats to Roger Maris and his family.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the bar scene, when the other Yankee players were talking to Roger about Mickey's relationship with Joe Dimaggio, Moose Skowron mentions that Joe didn't talk to him at all his rookie year, until the World Series. Skowron did not join the Yankees until 1954, Dimaggio retired after the 1951 season, therefore, the two were never teammates. Plus, the Yankees did not even make the World Series in 1954. Even though the team won 103 games (the most for a Stengel-managed team), they finished a distant second to the Cleveland Indians who won a then-American League record 111 games.

Quotes:

[Mickey Mantle just switched from right hand to left hand during batting practice]
Yogi Berra: Oh, look at this. Mr. Ambidextrial.
Elston Howard: Ambidextrial?
Yogi Berra: Ambidextrial, you know... this side, that side.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Punisher (2004)

Soundtrack:

Hello, Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)

Perhaps best baseball movie ever

So superb was the job Billy Crystal did on this movie that it is the best baseball (even sports) film I have ever seen. Every detail is meticulously worked out, even more accurately, I believe, than in The Titanic (which, contrary to popular belief, had a few inaccuracies). And while a strong effort in getting look alikes can never completely pay off with so many people involved, how about Barry Pepper as Maris? (Of course, the most important person.)

Mickey Mantle's faults are brought out unrestrainedly by perhaps his No. 1 fan, and yet he still comes across in a positive light, as he should. Maris's problems with the press are also portrayed sympathetically, and yet so are members of the press, who are personalized and humanized and have their side also fairly presented. Particularly moving was the scene at the end where a press person who had been at odds with Maris is cheering him on to break the record. An ornamental portrayal of Pat Maris would of course not be tolerated, but Crystal makes an extra, very successful effort at making her an important part of the film with great character development and a thoughtful inclusion of her problems. In fact, I find it hard to think of another movie in which there is such an absence of plastic people. And in spite of the post-Ball Four attitudes about how athletes really are, this movie appears to be accurate in presenting Maris as a good Catholic (and relatively nonboozing) family man.

Yankee haters may not be into this film as much as Yankee lovers, but in any event it brilliantly captures the Yankee mystique (and dominance in this particular season) in the early 60s. Were they the apotheosis of the pre-Vietnam, All-American ideal? If you are one of those people whose main complaint about movies these days is more than specific factors, but the general lack of anything uplifting, see this movie. More in the modern vein than, say, Pride of the Yankees, but no less uplifting.