A League of Their Own
A League of Their Own is a 1992 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Penny Marshall that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). It stars Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty, Rosie O'Donnell, Jon Lovitz, David Strathairn, Garry Marshall, and Bill Pullman. It was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel from a story by Kelly Candaele and Kim Wilson.
Plot
In 1988, Dottie Hinson attends the opening of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League exhibit at the Baseball Hall of Fame. She sees many former teammates and friends, prompting a flashback to 1943.
Cast
- Ann Cusack
- Anne Ramsay
- Bill Pullman
- Bitty Schram
- David Lander
- David Strathairn
- Don S. Davis
- Eddie Jones
- Garry Marshall
- Geena Davis
- Gregory Sporleder
- Harry Shearer
- Janet Jones
- Joey Slotnick
- Jon Lovitz
- Laurel Cronin
- Lori Petty
- Madonna
- Mark Holton
- Ray Toler
- Robert Stanton
- Rosie O'Donnell
- Téa Leoni
- Tom Hanks
- Tracy Reiner
More details
| author | Babaloo Mandel Lowell Ganz |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Chicago |
| director | Penny Marshall |
| editor | George Bowers |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | all-american girls professional baseball league baseball hall of fame beauty queen best friend chicago cubs even game hall of fame harvey field kenosha comets killed in action life life magazine major league major league baseball make up open oregon pacific theater pacific war racine belles rock rockford peaches second chance sibling rivalry south bend blue sox split spoiled brat survive taxi dancer wait win world series world war ii wound wrigley field |
| musicBy | Hans Zimmer |
| producer | Robert Greenhut |
| productionCompany | Parkway Productions |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| recordedAt | Chicago |
| theme | female buddy feminist sports |