Mr. Baseball
Mr. Baseball is a 1992 American sports comedy film directed by Fred Schepisi, starring Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura, Dennis Haysbert, and Aya Takanashi. Selleck plays a veteran New York Yankees first baseman, Jack Elliot, who is traded to the Chunichi Dragons in Japan and must contend wih cultural differences.
Plot
Jack Elliot is an aging American baseball player for the New York Yankees. During 1992 spring training, he is traded to the Nagoya Chunichi Dragons of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
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| author | Gary Ross Kevin Wade |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Nagoya |
| director | Fred Schepisi |
| editor | Gary Woodyard Jeremy Gibbs Peter Honess |
| events | baseball |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | baseball player boston boston red sox bunt central league chunichi dragons detroit tigers foul foul ball game hard work hear home run japanese culture load los angeles los angeles dodgers meet new york yankees nippon professional baseball spring spring training team play train want win yomiuri giants |
| musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith |
| producer | Doug Claybourne Fred Schepisi Robert Newmyer |
| productionCompany | Outlaw Productions Pacific Artists |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| recordedAt | Dedeaux Field Japan Nagoya Nagoya Baseball Stadium |
| theme | sports sports comedy |