For Love of the Game
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For Love of the Game

Year:
Duration:
137 min
Genres:
Drama | Romance | Sport
IMDB rate:
6.5
Director:
Sam Raimi
Awards:
6 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1999-09-17
Filming Locations: Aspen, Colorado, USA
Earnings
Budget: $80,000,000
Opening Weekend: $13,041,685 (USA) (19 September 1999)
Gross: $35,168,395 (USA) (28 November 1999)
Cast
Actor
Character
J.K. Simmons
J.K. Simmons
For Love of the Game
Kevin Costner
Billy Chapel
Kelly Preston
Jane Aubrey
John C. Reilly
Gus Sinski
Jena Malone
Heather Aubrey
Brian Cox
Gary Wheeler
Addie Daddio
Waitress
Vin Scully
Himself
Steve Lyons
Himself
Carmine Giovinazzo
Ken Strout
Bill E. Rogers
Davis Birch
Hugh Ross
Mike Udall
Domenick Lombardozzi
Tow Truck Driver
Arnetia Walker
Airport Bartender
Larry Joshua
Yankee Fan in Bar
Greer Barnes
Mickey Hart
Scott Bream
Brian Whitt
Jose Mota
Jose Garcia
Earl Johnson
Marcus Random
Chris Lemonis
Lee Giordano
Jesse Ibarra
Dennis Skinner
Pedro Swann
Juan Vasquez
Michael Rivera
Jimmy Pena
Dave Eiland
Relief Pitcher
Joe Lisi
Pete
Jim Colborn
3rd Base Coach
Paul Bradshaw
Tiger Pitching Coach
Gene Kirley
Tiger Bench Coach
Chris Fischer
Detroit Tiger
Jon M. McDonnell
Detroit Tiger
Barry Bradford
Detroit Tiger
Kevin Craig West
Detroit Tiger
Wes Said Drake
Detroit Tiger
Luis Moro
Detroit Tiger
Michael Papajohn
Sam Tuttle
John Darjean Jr.
Jonathan Warble
Donzell McDonald
Lenny Howell
Scott Pose
Matt Crane
Vick Brown
Jesus Cabrillo
Chris Ashby
Nardini
Bill Masse
Mike Robinson
Mike Buddie
Jack Spellman
Eric Knowles
Ted Franklin
Ricky Ledee
Ruiz
Juan Nieves
Francisco Delgado
Augie Garrido
Yankee Manager
Rick Reed
Home Plate Umpire
Rich Garcia
1st Base Umpire
Jerry Crawford
2nd Base Umpire
Bob Sheppard
Yankee Stadium Announcer (as Robert Leo Sheppard)
Eddie Layton
Yankee Stadium Organist
Robinson Frank Adu
Locker Room Attendant
T. Sean Ferguson
Heckler
Victor Colicchio
Heckler
David Mucci
Heckler
Jacob Reynolds
Wheeler's Nephew
Maurice Shrog
Yankee Stadium Usher
Karen Williams
Kisha Birch
Tracy Middendorf
Blonde Player's Wife
William Newman
Fitch
P.J. Barry
Waldorf Doorman
Frank Girardeau
Waldorf Bellhop
Caterina Zapponi
Waldorf Singer
Monty Alexander
Waldorf Pianist
Daniel Dae Kim
E.R. Doctor
Judith Drake
E.R. Nurse
Bill Vincent
X-Ray Technician
Bill Costner
Mr. Chapel
Sharon Costner
Mrs. Chapel
Mark Thomason
Billy's Father in Early Years
Laura Cayouette
Masseuse
Christopher Cousins
Ian
Ted Raimi
Gallery Doorman
Michael Emerson
Gallery Doorman
Shelly Desai
Taxi Driver
Lucinda Clare
Airline Ticket Agent (as Lucinda Faraldo)
Ed Morgan
Man at Cafe
Brian Donald Hickey
Autograph Seeker
Tracy Perry
Autograph Seeker
Michael Neeley
Horseback Cop
Carl Burrows
Cunningham
David Mitchell Evans
Airport Bar Patron (unconfirmed)
Ken Farnell
Taxi driver
Tracy Howe
Cabbie
Glenn Nocera
Yankees fan
Barbara Troy
Yankees Fan
Kathleen Wilce
Tourist at Airport
Mark Adrian
Yankee Fan (uncredited)
Dread Archie Jr.
Yankee Fan (uncredited)
Sonia Aurora
Baseball Fan
Jennifer Bailey
Flight Attendant (uncredited)
Allison Baker
Baseball Fan
Tom Bezas
Young Baseball Fan
Jani Blom
Drunk Guy (uncredited)
David Bookbinder
Baseball Fan
Barry Brandt
Billy's Brother (uncredited)
Chuck Bunting
Yankees Fan (uncredited)
James H. Burns
Baseball Scout (uncredited)
Todd Carroll
Yankee Player (uncredited)
David Crane
New York Fan (uncredited)
Stéphanye Dussud
Detroit Tiger's Wife (uncredited)
Phil Faicco
Baseball Fan
Caroline Fogarty
Waitress (uncredited)
Guy Guglielmi
Baseball Fan
Phil Hawn
Fan in Airport Lounge (uncredited)
David G. Knappe
Baseball Fan
Sheila Lussier
Baseball Player's Wife (uncredited)
Susan Malick
Baseball players wife (uncredited)
Taylor McCall
Baseball Fan
John McEwan
Stadium Spectator (uncredited)
Seth William Meier
Brian Whelan
Dominic Pace
Aravalo
Michael C. Pierce
Relief Pitcher Lovett
Bobby Plasencia
Yankees Fan (uncredited)
Stu 'Large' Riley
Richard
Tait Smith
Frat Boy (uncredited)
Laurent St. Pierre
Maitre D' (uncredited)
Robert Stepanek
Yankee Fan (uncredited)
John B. Sterling
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Wendy Rich Stetson
Baseball Player's Wife (uncredited)
Al Thompson
Pete
Molly Torrence
Principle (uncredited)
Joseph Tudisco
Yankee Fan (uncredited)
Tom Ward
Yankees Bench Manager (uncredited)
George Wilhelm
Stadium Spectator (uncredited)
Geoff Witcher
Detroit Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
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Trivia
A Batted Ball Bounces off Mickey Hart's head and into the stands for a home run allegedly in Boston. Chappy mentions to Mickey, the next time in Boston they'll play the wall together". As Mickey Hart plays Right Field for the Tigers, a batted ball could not bounce off of Mickey's head up into the stands. Boston's Fenway Park has a very low Right Field Fence which extends all the way to Center Field. And there is no way the ball would bounce off Mickey's head and over the Green Monster (Left Field wall) for a Home Run.
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Dave Eiland, who played a relief pitcher in the bullpen and celebration scene, was also Kevin Costner's pitching double in some long shots.
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A lot of the Yankee hitters use actual Yankee stats from the 1998 season. An example is Matt Crane, the pinch hitter to lead off the ninth. He was hitting .373 with 10 HRs and 27 RBIs. These were Shane Spencer's stats in 1998. Davis Birch used Paul O'Neil's stats.
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Goofs
In the beginning of the movie, one of the newspaper's headlines states, "Chapel Pitches Lincoln To Title For Second Straight Year." All of the bold print is about Chapel's high school career. However, all of the print is concerning a game the previous night between Detroit and New York in which Billy Chapel pitched.
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When Sam Tuttle comes to bat in the first inning the scoreboard indicates that he has hit 39 homers, but when he bats in the seventh his home run total is 19.
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As the third inning ends the TV network scoreboard graphic indicates that neither team has any hits, runs or errors. Moments later a shot of the Yankee Stadium scoreboard indicates the same thing. However, when the fourth inning starts TV announcer Vin Scully states that the Yankee pitcher has allowed two hits.
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Quotes
Billy Chapel: [consoling Mickey Hart after an embarrasing play] There's a bunch of cameras out there right now waiting to make a joke of this, Mick. So you can either stop, give them the sound bite, do the dance. Or you can hold your head up and walk by, and the next time we're in Boston, we'll go out there and work the wall together. Don't help them make a joke out of you.
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Tow Truck Driver: After Billy has invited Jane to a game and she demurs, "Hell, Billy, if she won't, I'll go."
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Vin Scully: And you know Steve you get the feeling that Billy Chapel isn't pitching against left handers, he isn't pitching against pinch hitters, he isn't pitching against the Yankees. He's pitching against time. He's pitching against the future, against age, and even when you think about his career, against ending. And tonight I think he might be able to use that aching old arm one more time to push the sun back up in the sky and give us one more day of summer.
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Photos from cast
J.K. Simmons
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