Hardball (2001)
De gokverslaafde Conor O'Neill zit financieel aan de grond. Zijn vriend Jimmy doet hem een aanbod dat hij niet kan weigeren: hij biedt O'Neill 500 dollar per week aan in ruil voor het coachen van een jeugdhonkbalteam uit een kansarme buurt. O'Neill heeft nauwelijks ervaring, maar is zo wanhopig dat hij het aanbod aanneemt. Gaandeweg krijgt hij een band met de kinderen en met hun aantrekkelijke lerares.
Regiseur:
Brian Robbins
Schrijver:
John Gatins
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Keanu Reeves as Conor O'Neill |
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Diane Lane as Elizabeth Wilkes |
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Michael B. Jordan as Jamal |
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D. B. Sweeney as Matt Hyland |
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John Hawkes as Ticky Tobin |
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Bryan Hearne as Andre Ray Peetes |
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Julian Griffith as Jefferson Albert Tibbs |
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DeWayne Warren as Jarius 'G-Baby' Evans |
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Kris D. Lofton as Clarence |
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Graham Beckel as Duffy |
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Mark Robert Ellis as Baseball Coach |
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Michael McGlone as Jimmy Fleming |
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Dawn Lewis as Ellen |
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Mark Margolis as Fink |
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Greg Sandquist as Barber's Son |
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Jacqueline Williams as Lenora Tibbs |
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Michael B. Chait as Straight-Laced Kid |
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Stephen Cinabro as Gino |
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Tom Milanovich as Ed |
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Kwame Amoaku as Pizza Guy |
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Vince Green as Other Pizza Guy |
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Paul Turner as Bartender |
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Sterling 'Steelo' Brim as Sterling |
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A. Delon Ellis Jr. as Miles Pennfield II |
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Michael Perkins as Kofi Evans |
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Brian M. Reed as Raymond 'Ray Ray' Bennet |
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Carol Hall as Pearla Evans |
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Freeman Coffey as Darryl Mackey |
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Sammy Sosa as Sammy Sosa |
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Andre Morgan as Umpire |
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Reginald McKinley as Umpire |
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Adam Tomei as Barfly |
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Ronnel Taylor as Gang Member |
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Aaron Evans as Aaron |
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Alexander Telles as Alex |
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Josefus Duanah as Tough Kid |
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Jeffery Gatlin as Tough Kid |
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Steve Abbott as Waatas Coach (uncredited) |
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John Anton as Baseball Fan (uncredited) |
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Dave Daniels as Baseball Fan (uncredited) |
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Michael Mili as Ticket Taker (uncredited) |
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Jerry Stanecki as Pitching Coach (uncredited) |
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Joe Wachowski as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Toussaint Waterman as Pallbearer (uncredited) |
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Johnny Yono as Spectator (uncredited) |
| Directing | Brian Robbins | Director |
| Writing | John Gatins | Screenplay |
| Camera | Tom Richmond | Director of Photography |
| Production | Marci Liroff | Casting |
| Art | Jaymes Hinkle | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francine Jamison-Tanchuck | Costume Design |
| Crew | Rick LeFevour | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Sam Conners | Stunts |
| Crew | Tobiasz Daszkiewicz | Stunts |
| Crew | Kofi Elam | Stunts |
| Sound | Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Linda Perlin | Stunts |
| Production | Brian Robbins | Producer |
| Production | Michael Tollin | Producer |
| Production | Tina Nides | Producer |
| Production | Erwin Stoff | Executive Producer |
| Production | Herb Gains | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kevin McCormick | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Ned Bastille | Editor |
| Writing | Daniel Coyle | Book |
