Bright, well-educated, handsome Conor O’Neill’s promising future was wrecked by his gambling addiction, which dragged him into heavy drinking and petty crime, but worst of all, the stifling grip of loan-shark bookies. Desperate for a loan, he accepts to stand in for lawyer friend Jimmy Fleming as coach of a Chicago black ‘projects’ ghetto Little League baseball team. His sense of pride, becoming the boys’ sole idol, and competition, plus their attractive teacher, motivate Conor. But the crushing loan problem rather requires leaving town.
Hardball is a 2001 American comedy-drama film directed by Brian Robbins. It stars Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane, John Hawkes, D.B. Sweeney, Mike McGlone, DeWayne Warren, Graham Beckel, Julian Griffith, Kris D. Lofton and Michael B. Jordan. The screenplay by John Gatins is based on the book Hardball: A Season in the Projects by Daniel Coyle. The original music score is composed by Mark Isham.
Hardball (2001)
Directed by: Brian Robbins
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane, John Hawkes, D.B. Sweeney, Mike McGlone, DeWayne Warren, Graham Beckel, Julian Griffith, Kris D. Lofton, Michael B. Jordan
Screenplay by: Brian Coyle
Production Design by: Jaymes Hinkle
Cinematography by: Tom Richmond
Film Editing by: Ned Bastille
Costume Design by: Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Set Decoration by: Tricia Schneider
Music by: Mark Isham
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, language and some violence.
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: September 14, 2001
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