Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1999 · 2h 18m

For Love of the Game

For Love of the Game poster
Director
Sam Raimi
Cast
Kevin Costner as Billy Chapel Kelly Preston as Jane Aubrey John C. Reilly as Gus Sinski Jena Malone as Heather Brian Cox as Gary Wheeler J.K. Simmons as Frank Perry
Crew
John Bailey — Director of Photography Eric L. Beason — Editor Arthur Coburn — Editor Basil Poledouris — Original Music Composer Dana Stevens — Screenplay Michael Shaara — Novel
Tagline

Billy Chapel must choose between the woman he loves and the game he lives for.

Synopsis

A baseball legend almost finished with his distinguished career at the age of forty has one last chance to prove who he is, what he is capable of, and win the heart of the woman he has loved for the past four years.

Trailer For Love of the Game — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on novel or booksportslegendbaseballtrainingsingle motherteenage daughterbaseball playerbaseball pitcherlong distance relationshipbaseball stadiumsports injury
Key Collaborators
Sam Raimi Director John Bailey Director of Photography Eric L. Beason Editor Arthur Coburn Editor Basil Poledouris Original Music Composer Dana Stevens Screenplay Michael Shaara Novel Armyan Bernstein Producer Amy Robinson Producer Neil Spisak Production Design
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