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Last edited by Honus Wagner Rules; 08-13-2022, 02:34 AM.Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.-Crash Davis
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So I just finished watching this film. I thought it was solid film, not great. I'd give it 3 out of 4 stars. I thought the pace was a little slow. But it's definitely a huge, huge steps above the 1948 and 1992 Ruth films which were both just total dreck. Stephen Lang played Ruth with respect. Lang played Ruth as a three dimensional character and not just the silly buffoon caricature. Ruth was portrayed as smart, ambitious, but had poor impulse control. The relationship between the Babe and Helen was interesting. Lang even looked like Ruth, big and burly but not an obese slob like John Goodman. The film was based on two books:
Babe Ruth: His Life and Legend by Kal Wagenheim
Babe: The Legend Comes to Life by Robert W. Creamer
Oh, and Pete Rose as Ty Cobb was hilarious!
Brother Matthias was played by actor William Lucking. He has another connection to Babe Ruth. In 1982 he was an episode of the TV series "Voyagers!". The show is about a man and boy who travel throughout history "fixing" history that was changed. In one episode they land in NYC in 1927 and they discover that the Babe was never sold to the Yankees and Yankee Stadium was never built. So the duo have to fix this by going back to 1919. William Lucking plays Babe Ruth! Here's the episode.
https://www.nbc.com/voyagers/video/c...e-babe/4091462Last edited by Honus Wagner Rules; 08-13-2022, 02:46 PM.Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.-Crash Davis
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Originally posted by Honus Wagner Rules View PostSo I just finished watching this film. I thought it was solid film, not great. I'd give it 3 out of 4 stars. I thought the pace was a little slow. But it's definitely a huge, huge steps above the 1948 and 1992 Ruth films which were both just total dreck. Stephen Lang played Ruth with respect. Lang played Ruth as a three dimensional character and not just the silly buffoon caricature. Ruth was portrayed as smart, ambitious, but had poor impulse control. The relationship between the Babe and Helen was interesting. Lang even looked like Ruth, big and burly but not an obese slob like John Goodman. The film was based on two books:
Babe Ruth: His Life and Legend by Kal Wagenheim
Babe: The Legend Comes to Life by Robert W. Creamer
Oh, and Pete Rose as Ty Cobb was hilarious!
Brother Matthias was played by actor William Lucking. He has another connection to Babe Ruth. In 1982 he was an episode of the TV series "Voyagers!". The show is about a man and boy who travel throughout history "fixing" history that was changed. In one episode they land in NYC in 1927 and they discover that the Babe was never sold to the Yankees and Yankee Stadium was never built. So the duo have to fix this by going back to 1919. William Lucking plays Babe Ruth! Here's the episode.
https://www.nbc.com/voyagers/video/c...e-babe/4091462
I did not see that. Is it possible were speaking of that movie and it was already removed, it's not there, only two or three minute trailers.
I have searched for that Stephen Lang, for a decade it is no where to be found.
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Originally posted by SHOELESSJOE3 View PostOK HWR I went back and read your post, you were speaking of a different movie.
Was OK but I'm still searching for the real thing, Stehen Lang......................and no luck..
Looks like you can watch it here but you have to register and pay $1 for trial.
Nevermind I see HWR already found a youtube link for full movieLast edited by GoslinFan; 08-13-2022, 06:01 PM.
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Originally posted by SHOELESSJOE3 View PostOK HWR I went back and read your post, you were speaking of a different movie.
Was OK but I'm still searching for the real thing, Stehen Lang......................and no luck..Last edited by Honus Wagner Rules; 08-13-2022, 06:33 PM.Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.-Crash Davis
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Ok well just watched that movie and I have to say it was a step up from the Goodman film but that bar is low. Some inconsistent facts and hard to cram his life into a tv movie, Needs to be a 10 part documentary like last dance was and there needs to be sticklers for accuracy producing it.
The St Mary's could be an entire chapter. This movie has a pudgy kid hitting homer off Matthias and that's it. Literally doesn't mention him pitching.
And didn't mention Baltimore or Dunn. Says he went to the Sox. Yeah better than most but still not good enough imo.Last edited by GoslinFan; 08-14-2022, 02:34 AM.
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Originally posted by GoslinFan View PostOk well just watched that movie and I have to say it was a step up from the Goodman film but that bar is low. Some inconsistent facts and hard to cram his life into a tv movie, Needs to be a 10 part documentary like last dance was and there needs to be sticklers for accuracy producing it.
The St Mary's could be an entire chapter. This movie has a pudgy kid hitting homer off Matthias and that's it. Literally doesn't mention him pitching.
And didn't mention Baltimore or Dunn. Says he went to the Sox. Yeah better than most but still not good enough imo.Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.-Crash Davis
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Originally posted by Honus Wagner Rules View Post
Yeah, the film is just over 90 minutes so they were going to skip a lot of things. Plus, movies are never 100% accurate. They can't be. The script takes precedence. I thought Stephen Lang did a great job in the role of Ruth
There were many things. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 which is pretty good that Goodman movie was a 2 imo.
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Originally posted by GoslinFan View Post
I see what you're saying but it doesn't take much time to be accurate, especially since they supposedly based it on two very good biographies. Not a single frame of him pitching or fielding. It was a look back narration year by year which was okay it covered 1922 and 1925 well. I was hoping during the "called shot" scene that it would cut to that real footage we have all seen rather than blatantly pointing hollywood style.
There were many things. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 which is pretty good that Goodman movie was a 2 imo.
Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.-Crash Davis
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Originally posted by Honus Wagner Rules View Post
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Mickey Cochrane - Roger Bresnahan - Ray Schalk others
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