For Love of the Game Movie (1999)
A washed up pitcher flashes through his career.
Detroit Tigers Veteran Pitcher Billy Chapel (Costner) has always been better at baseball than at love. Just ask Jane (Preston), his on-and-off girlfriend. After a bad season, just before he is about to start in what could be his final game, Jane tells Billy that she's leaving him...for good. Now with his career and love-life in balance, Billy battles against his emotional and physical limits as he strives for a Perfect Game. The suspense is never drawn back in this heartwarming drama about life, love, and risking it all For Love of the Game.
Detroit Tigers Veteran Pitcher Billy Chapel (Costner) has always been better at baseball than at love. Just ask Jane (Preston), his on-and-off girlfriend. After a bad season, just before he is about to start in what could be his final game, Jane tells Billy that she's leaving him...for good. Now with his career and love-life in balance, Billy battles against his emotional and physical limits as he strives for a Perfect Game. The suspense is never drawn back in this heartwarming drama about life, love, and risking it all For Love of the Game.
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Never mind "Field of Dreams"! This has got to be one of Costner's best performances of sports. He plays an aging pitcher with the Detroit Tigers in one last round of the season. Through the course of one game, his past flashes back, while he unwittingly pitches a perfect game.
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Detroit Tigers Veteran Pitcher Billy Chapel (Costner) has always been better at baseball than at love. Just ask Jane (Preston), his on-and-off girlfriend. After a bad season, just before he is about to start in what could be his final game, Jane tells Billy that she's leaving him...for good. Now with his career and love-life in balance, Billy battles against his emotional and physical limits as he strives for a Perfect Game. The suspense is never drawn back in this heartwarming drama about life, love, and risking it all For Love of the Game.Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Runtime: 2:17 hours
- Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
- Director: Sam Raimi
- Writer: Michael Shaara (novel), Dana Stevens (screenplay)
- Actors: Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly, Jena Malone
- Language: English
- Country: USA
- Awards: 7 nominations
- Production Company: Universal Pictures
- ASIN: B000I9WW5O
- Year Released: 1999
- Release Date: Sep 16, 1999
- DVD Date: Aug 14, 2000
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