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Hardball
Hardball

Hardball

The most important thing in life is showing up

Genres

Drama

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An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.

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Budget

$32000000

Revenue

$40222729

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

6.493/10

Release Date

14 September 2001

Country

Germany

Cast

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves

Conor O'Neill

Diane Lane

Diane Lane

Elizabeth Wilkes

Michael B. Jordan

Michael B. Jordan

Jamal

D.B. Sweeney

D.B. Sweeney

Matt Hyland

John Hawkes

John Hawkes

Ticky Tobin

Bryan Hearne

Bryan Hearne

Andre Ray Peetes

Julian Griffith

Julian Griffith

Jefferson Albert Tibbs

DeWayne Warren

DeWayne Warren

Jarius 'G-Baby' Evans

Kris D. Lofton

Kris D. Lofton

Clarence

Graham Beckel

Graham Beckel

Duffy

Mark Robert Ellis

Mark Robert Ellis

Baseball Coach

Michael McGlone

Michael McGlone

Jimmy Fleming

Dawn Lewis

Dawn Lewis

Ellen

Mark Margolis

Mark Margolis

Fink

Greg Sandquist

Greg Sandquist

Barber's Son

Jacqueline Williams

Jacqueline Williams

Lenora Tibbs

Michael B. Chait

Michael B. Chait

Straight-Laced Kid

Stephen Cinabro

Stephen Cinabro

Gino

Tom Milanovich

Tom Milanovich

Ed

Kwame Amoaku

Kwame Amoaku

Pizza Guy

Vince Green

Vince Green

Other Pizza Guy

Paul Turner

Paul Turner

Bartender

Sterling 'Steelo' Brim

Sterling 'Steelo' Brim

Sterling

A. Delon Ellis Jr.

A. Delon Ellis Jr.

Miles Pennfield II

Michael Perkins

Michael Perkins

Kofi Evans

Brian M. Reed

Brian M. Reed

Raymond 'Ray Ray' Bennet

Carol Hall

Carol Hall

Pearla Evans

Freeman Coffey

Freeman Coffey

Darryl Mackey

Sammy Sosa

Sammy Sosa

Sammy Sosa

Andre Morgan

Andre Morgan

Umpire

Reginald McKinley

Reginald McKinley

Umpire

Adam Tomei

Adam Tomei

Barfly

Ronnel Taylor

Ronnel Taylor

Gang Member

Aaron Evans

Aaron Evans

Aaron

Alexander Telles

Alexander Telles

Alex

Josefus Duanah

Josefus Duanah

Tough Kid

Jeffery Gatlin

Jeffery Gatlin

Tough Kid

Steve Abbott

Steve Abbott

Waatas Coach (uncredited)

John Anton

John Anton

Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Dave Daniels

Dave Daniels

Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Michael Mili

Michael Mili

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Jerry Stanecki

Jerry Stanecki

Pitching Coach (uncredited)

Joe Wachowski

Joe Wachowski

Spectator (uncredited)

Toussaint Waterman

Toussaint Waterman

Pallbearer (uncredited)

Johnny Yono

Johnny Yono

Spectator (uncredited)

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