Mr. Baseball
Seen it?1992 | 108 min | Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 12% on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Jack Elliot, a one-time MVP for the New York Yankees is now on the down side of his baseball career. With a falling batting average, does he have one good year left and can the manager of the Chunichi Dragons, a Japanese Central baseball league find it in him?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
12% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
5.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$21 million worldwide on a $40 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 55K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Fred Schepisi
- Tom SelleckJack Elliot
- Ken TakakuraUchiyama
- Aya TakanashiHiroko Uchiyama
- Toshi ShioyaYoji Nishimura
- Dennis HaysbertMax 'Hammer' Dubois
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- Nicholas CasconeDoc
- Larry PennellHowie Gold
- Toshizo FujiwaraRyoh Mukai
- Kosuke ToyoharaToshi Yamashita