Hardball / Paramount Pictures presents in association with Fireworks Pictures a Nides/McCormick production, a Tollin/Robbins production ; producers, Tina Nides, Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins ; screenplay writer, John Gatins ; director, Brian Robbins.

A down-on-his-luck gambler finds himself in debt to a dangerous loan shark. Desperate for cash, he reluctantly takes on the job of coaching a youth baseball team. The team turns out to be a ragtag group of tough-talking kids from Chicago's inner city. Now, as he must wrestle with his past, the kids...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Widescreen DVD collection.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Paramount Pictures Corporation
Fireworks Pictures
Other Authors: Nides, Tina
Tollin, Michael
Robbins, Brian, 1963-
Gatins, John
Reeves, Keanu
Lane, Diane
Hawkes, John, 1959-
Sweeney, D. B. (Daniel Bernard), 1961-
McGlone, Michael
Beckel, Graham, 1949-
Margolis, Mark
Richmond, Tom, 1950-2022
Bastille, Ned
Isham, Mark
Jamison-Tanchuck, Francine
Hinkle, Jaymes
Coyle, Daniel
Language:English
French
Language and/or Writing System:
English or French dialogue, English subtitles ; closed captioned.
Published: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, [2002], ©2001.
Edition:Widescreen version.
Series:Widescreen DVD collection.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Youth league baseball > Illinois > Chicago > Drama.
Youth league baseball > Coaching > Illinois > Chicago > Drama.
Compulsive gamblers > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Coyle, Daniel > Television adaptations.
Coyle, Daniel > Film adaptations.
Drama.
Compulsive gamblers.
Youth league baseball.
Youth league baseball > Coaching.
Illinois > Chicago.
Genre:
Television adaptations.
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Also issued on VHS.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A down-on-his-luck gambler finds himself in debt to a dangerous loan shark. Desperate for cash, he reluctantly takes on the job of coaching a youth baseball team. The team turns out to be a ragtag group of tough-talking kids from Chicago's inner city. Now, as he must wrestle with his past, the kids start to teach him some lessons that will forever change his future.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.
Based on the book by Daniel Coyle.
Special features: interactive menus; scene selection; theatrical trailer; the making-of "Hardball"; 3 deleted scenes; interstitials; music video "Hardball" by Lil' Bow Wow, Lil' Wayne, Lil' Zane & Sammie; commentary by director Brian Robbins and writer John Gatins.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ8 D0013566 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG-13.
ISBN:079217948X
9780792179481
Credits:Director of photography, Tom Richmond ; editor, Ned Bastille ; music, Mark Isham ; costume designer, Francine Jamison-Tanchuck ; production designer, Jaymes Hinkle.
System Details:DVD, widescreen, 5.1 Dolby digital surround.
Cast:
Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane, John Hawkes, D.B. Sweeney, Mike McGlone, Graham Beckel, Mark Margolis.
Additional Physical Form:
Also issued on VHS.