Summary
A down-on his-luck baseball pitcher finds a new set of rewards coaching a gang of underprivileged youngsters and romancing a career-oriented playground supervisor who, against her better judgment, put the kids in his charge.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 51GoodWatch 54
IMDb5.7
Audience score44%
Running time
1 h 37 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 10097Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1980
April 11, 1980
46 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
and 12 more28 people
- John RitterBubba Newman
- Susan DeyMegan Barrett
- Doug McKeonMichael
- James GregoryScotty
- Jeremy LichtPaul
- Dick O'NeillPhil
- RGRod GistRay Carver
- Michael LembeckTony
- Patrick SwayzeChuck
Angela AamesSherry- TATan AdamsShirley
- KKKevin King CooperTank
Kim FieldsMolly- EGEric GreeneJeep
- FLFernando LopezLarry
- AMAngie McCrightLisa
- MSMelissa StrawmyerRandy
Abraham AlvarezFrank- JGJim GatherumBoy at Meet
- CGClarke GordonMan at Funeral
Rosanne KatonGirl #3- MLMonika LewisGirl #1
- RARuth Ann LlorensGirl #2
Hank RobinsonUmpire
Directing · 4
- Peter Levin Director
- Victor Hsu First Assistant Director
- Kevin G. Cremin Second Assistant Director
- Cleo Anton Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Joe S. Landon Writer, Associate Producer
Production · 4
- Louis Rudolph Producer
- Robert M. Myman Associate Producer
- Marty Eli Schwartz Location Manager
- Joseph M. Ellis Unit Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Ric Waite Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- David Newhouse Editor
- Dolores Zuniga Assistant Editor, Costumer
Sound · 5
- Barry De Vorzon Original Music Composer
- Michael Hilkene Sound Editor
- Donald W. Ernst Music Editor
- George Porter Sound Editor
- Barry Thomas Sound
Art · 4
- Richard L. Cowitt Property Master
- Norm Baron Art Direction
- Anthony C. Montenaro Set Decoration
- William M. Bell Construction Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Gustaf Norin Makeup Artist
- Wes Echert Costumer
- John S. Perry Costume Supervisor
- Laura Lee Grubich Hairstylist
- Dee Manges Makeup Artist
Other crew · 2
- Gregory J. Barnett Stunts
- James A. Lundin Generator Operator
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