MoviesPrix

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
The Battered Bastards of Baseball

The Battered Bastards of Baseball

They put balls back in the game.

Genres

Documentary

OverView

Hollywood veteran Bing Russell creates the only independent baseball team in the country—alarming the baseball establishment and sparking the meteoric rise of the 1970s Portland Mavericks.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

20 January 2014

Country

United States of America

Cast

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Himself

Todd Field

Todd Field

Himself

Jim Bouton

Jim Bouton

Himself (voice)

Lou Russell

Lou Russell

Herself

Ken Wheeler

Ken Wheeler

Himself

Jack Faust

Jack Faust

Himself

Carren Woods

Carren Woods

Herself

Nick Bertram

Nick Bertram

Himself

Robert Richardson

Robert Richardson

Himself

Frank Peters

Frank Peters

Himself

Rob Nelson

Rob Nelson

Himself

Jim Swanson

Jim Swanson

Himself

Larry Colton

Larry Colton

Himself

Jon Yoshiwara

Jon Yoshiwara

Himself

Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson

Himself (Archive Footage)

Bing Russell

Bing Russell

Himself (Archive Footage)

Similar Movies

10.0

Bedlam At The Bank: The 2022 Phillies Yearbook

December 2022 •English

2022 brought postseason baseball and a National League pennant back to South Philly. Enjoy "Bedlam At The Bank", the 2022 Phillies Video Yearbook, narrated by Phillies outfielder Kyle Schwarber.

10.0

Get Big

November 2018 •Italian

Ultimate Frisbee is founded on fair play and Spirit of the Game. There is no referee and players call their own fouls. Will Beefree, a team from Turin, be able to maintain the balance between the soul of Ultimate and the desire to win the Italian Championship?

0.0

101: The Story of the 2023 Baltimore Orioles

January 2024 •English

The Orioles defied expectations and took the AL East by storm during an enthralling 2023 season.

6.0

Shot Heard 'Round the World

July 2001 •English

With one swing of a bat, Bobby Thomson became a legend. His dramatic home run on October 3, 1951, led the New York Giants to win the National League pennant over the rival Brooklyn Dodgers. This documentary looks at the teams, personalities and events that combined to create one of the most heated pennant races ever witnessed...one that ended with an unforgettable homer.

0.0

Blue Like the Sky

January 2019 •Persian

A documentary about the history of Esteghlal F.C. From Docharkheh savaran to Taj, to Esteghlal.

10.0

It's a Long Way to October

Invalid date •English

Follow the 1982 Atlanta Braves and their new manager Joe Torre, from spring training to the playoffs, starting with their historic 13 game winning streak to start the season.

0.0

Ron Taylor: Dr. Baseball

Invalid date •English

Ron Taylor: Dr. Baseball tells the story of the Major League pitcher who won two world championships and after a USO tour through Vietnam, devoted himself to medicine.

0.0

Birds of a Different Game: The '80s Cardinals

January 2020 •English

The St. Louis Cardinals teams of the 1980s are examined. Whitey Herzog was hired as manager in 1980 and began crafting a team that was built on speed and defense. Cardinals were the only team in the decade to appear in three World Series (winning the 1982 World Series over the Milwaukee Brewers).

5.2

17 Seconds

October 2013 •English

“17 Seconds” provides an all-access pass inside the Blackhawks locker room party in Boston and the airplane ride home with the Cup following Game 6, in addition to insight from the players on the Stanley Cup-winning team and members of the organization. Fans can ride along on the players’ buses during the championship parade and follow the Blackhawks as they spend their Cup days with family and friends, sharing the greatest trophy in sports with their communities. It also includes footage from the opening night banner raising ceremony.

0.0

E60 Presents: Bonds

November 2021 •English

Examines the life and career of Barry Bonds as the former Pittsburgh Pirate and San Francisco Giant nears the end of his eligibility to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

7.0

The Celts

March 2011 •Croatian

A documentary about the Celts, the fans of the Bilogorac football club from the Croatian village of Veliko Trojstvo. Interestingly, the members are not locals, but people from Bjelovar, a city 10 kilometers away that has a much better ranked football team. Dressed in green and white, the Celts spend every weekend escaping from provincial life to support the players.

0.0

Set Apart: The Jim Abbott Story

October 2018 •English

The Story of one-handed baseball pitcher Jim Abbott.

0.0

Truth Be Told: Rick Ankiel

October 2019 •English

"Truth Be Told: Rick Ankiel" gives insight into Ankiel's personal journey of redemption - overcoming a troubled youth, high expectations, and psychological struggles to achieve success on the field.

7.6

Hoop Dreams

September 1994 •English

Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with the support of their close-knit families, they battle the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. This acclaimed documentary was shot over the course of five years.

0.0

My Oh My!

December 1995 •English

Relive the Unbelievable Ride - from 13 games out in mid-August to the A.L. West CHAMPIONSHIP! Thrill again to the jubilant play-by-play calls of the legendary Dave Niehaus and Rick Rizzs as you see your Seattle Mariners climb from worst to first, uniting the country in a "Mariners nation". You'll see all the highlights, the season and the stretch drive to the A.L. West Championship, beginning with Ken Griffey, Jr.'s dramatic ninth-inning home run against the Yankees on August 24th. You'll relive the ecstasy of the pitchers' duel-turned-rout as the Mariners crushed the Angels in the one-game A.L. West tie-breaker. You'll experience once again all the emotion as the Mariners lived up to the fans' "REFUSE TO LOSE" slogan, defeating the Bronx Bombers in what many are calling the best playoff series ever!

0.0

Strangers on the Field

March 2015 •Korean

In April 2013, unfamiliar faces appear at the Jamsil Baseball Stadium during the opening matches between Doosan and SK. The nervous middle-aged men throwing and batting the first ball are, in fact, Korean-Japanese former team members that played on that same spot in the 1982 finals of the Bong-hwang-dae-ki games.

0.0

You Gotta Love These Guys!

December 1996 •English

1996 Seattle Mariners 60-Minute Video Highlights - Relive the Return of Mariners Magic as the Guys in Navy and Green put together one of the most prolific seasons in Major League history!

0.0

Greatest 20 Moments In Mariners History

December 1997 •English

Join Mariners broadcasting legend Dave Niehaus for a look back at video highlights of the Mariners first twenty years, inluding: Gaylord Perry's 300th win - Alvin Davis' Rookie of the Year Award - Chris Bosio's no-hitter - Jay Buhner's cycle - Randy Johnson's no-hitter and Cy Young Award - The Griffeys' back-to-back homers - Ken Griffey, Jr's great catches and 8 straigt home runs - The 1995 playoff ride-Refuse to Lose - And much, much more - Sorry, rye bread, mustard and salami sold separately.

6.5

Sox Pride

November 2005 •English

Follow the incredible journey of the Chicago White Sox as they battle their way through the 2005 season and go on to become the World Series Champions for the first time in 88 years.

0.0

Los Angeles Kings: 2012 Stanley Cup Champions

June 2012 •English

The cup has finally come to LA! Experience one of the most memorable championship runs with the 2012 Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings