Taglines: Everyone hated this baseball legend. And he loved it.
Cobb movie storyline. Al Stump is a famous sports-writer chosen by Ty Cobb to co-write his official, authorized ‘autobiography’ before his death. Cobb, widely feared and despised, feels misunderstood and wants to set the record straight about ‘the greatest ball-player ever,’ in his words. However, when Stump spends time with Cobb, interviewing him and beginning to write, he realizes that the general public opinion is largely correct.
In Stump’s presence, Cobb is angry, violent, racist, misogynistic, and incorrigibly abusive to everyone around him. Torn between printing the truth by plumbing the depths of Cobb’s dark soul and grim childhood, and succumbing to Cobb’s pressure for a whitewash of his character and a simple baseball tale of his greatness, Stump writes two different books. One book is for Cobb, the other for the public.
Cobb (1994)
Directed by: Ron Shelton
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Wuhl, Lolita Davidovich, Ned Bellamy, Scott Burkholder, Allan Malamud, Bill Caplan, William Utay, Rhoda Griffis
Screenplay by: Ron Shelton
Production Design by: Armin Ganz, Scott Ritenour
Cinematography by: Russell Boyd
Film Editing by: Kimberly Ray, Paul Seydor
Costume Design by: Ruth E. Carter
Set Decoration by: Claire Jenora Bowin
Art Direction by: Chas. Butcher, Troy Sizemore
Music by: Elliot Goldenthal
MPAA Rating: R for strong language, and for scenes of nudity and violent behavior.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: December 2, 1994
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