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DVD A League of Their Own (Special Edition)
Penny Marshall's popular 1992 comedy sheds light on a little-known chapter of American sports history with its story of a struggling team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The league was formed when the recruiting of soldiers during World War II resulted in a shortage of men's baseball teams. The AAGPBL continued after the war (until 1954), and Marshall's movie depicts the league in full swing, beginning when a savvy baseball scout (Jon Lovitz) finds a pair of promising new players in small-town Oregonian sisters (Geena Davis, Lori Petty). The sisters are signed to play for the Rockford Peaches near Chicago, whose new manager (Tom Hanks) is a former home-run king who wrecked his career with alcoholism. They're all a bunch of underdogs, and Marshall (with a witty script by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel) does a fine job of establishing a colorful team of supporting players including Madonna and (in her movie debut) Rosie O'Donnell. It's a conventional Hollywood sports story (Marshall's never been one to take dramatic risks), but the stellar cast is delightful, and the movie's filled with memorable moments, witty dialogue, and agreeable sentiment. And just remember: there's no crying in baseball! --Jeff Shannon
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A Vast Improvement Over the Initial DVD for This Movie, BUT...
I've always loved this movie ever since it came out in theaters in 1992. I had bought the first DVD to get the film in the original 2.35:1 widescreen aspect ratio (the pan-and-scan TV version is simply missing too much!), but that was all the first DVD had to offer that was worth anything. THIS time however, we are treated to a second disc chock FULL of great bonus features! It has interviews and behind-the-scenes materials, as well as a LOAD of deleted scenes (15 of them in all). Disc one also has a feature-length commentary track by Penny Marshall and some of the actresses too.
What is there to complain about then, you ask? Well, it has to do with the deleted scenes. Don't get me wrong, the ones that are here pretty much include everything that was in the later revised draft of the script and fill in some minor holes in the theatrical version (which become more apparent AFTER you've seen these scenes.) But, there is at least one more scene that was deleted that is NOT presented even here, and I have no idea why. I do know that the scene was deleted from the script even while some of the others that are on this disc were still present, but the mystery scene MUST have been finished. The reason why I say that is because a small clip from it was used during the end credits! It's the scene where Kit was practicing her pitching and Dottie was catching on the edge of the field near the road leading up to their parent's house. The way it read in the script was that the infamous "Mitch Swaley" drove up while they were out there and asked Kit out. She accepted his invitation, albeit somewhat reluctantly. The scene obviously belonged right before the existing scene where the two sisters are walking up the drive and Kit was complaining about her strikeout at the game that day. Note that Dottie is carrying the gloves, and she also ribs Kit about Mitch Swaley liking her. Since the clip during the credits was clean and finished, doesn't it make sense that the entire scene would be also and could have been included here? Some of the deleted scenes here were lifted from an early "working-print" according to Penny Marshall, and as such they are not as clean and bright as finished scenes are. I was looking forward to finally getting to see the entire scene that was hinted at in the end credits, but it did not happen for some inexplicable reason.
Other than that, this DVD is a dream come true for anyone who enjoys this movie. There will likely not be any further releases for this one, so this is the one to buy.
A movie for any softball player out there
Wow..."A League of Their Own" was by far the best movie I have ever seen. For any softball player out there from child to adulthood there is something in this movie for you. The casting was done very well with the comedy of Madonna and Geena Davis. These women along with all the others showed the transition these women made and the trouble they went through to do the thing they loved.
In reflection of what was said prior on here I agree with the fact that there were many differences between the movie and the actual progression of Women's Professional Baseball League. Even though they did stray somewhat from the actual series of events, they managed to capture what happened in a way that is enjoyable to watch yet gave a real sense of the sport.
Overall the movie is one that can not go without being seen. Whether or not you are a softball player, a baseball fan, or nothing at all there is something in this movie for you. I recommend this movie to anyone who has ever truly loved a sport.
This is a chick flick...but it's really good!
This movie was designed for women, of course. I must tell you though this movie was awesome. It had a lot of comedy in it, from the girls such as Marla Hooch to May, Tom Hanks rocked in it as the Manager, he is the one that brought a lot of the comedy out. This is a story about when the women rose up during WWII to show a little entertainment so we wouldn't go insane about the war. This movie was faboulous, it had a really good moral in it also, from a little farm to being a hero. Let's just face it, this movie was great!
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