For Love of The Game

– A baseball legend almost finished with his distinguished career at the age of forty has one last cha..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.60 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 17 Minutes
Release Year:
1999
For Love of the Game (1999)

A baseball legend almost finished with his distinguished career at the age of forty has one last chance to prove who he is, what he is capable of, and win the heart of the woman he has loved for the past four years.

Release Date:

17 Sep 1999

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Sam Raimi

Writer:

Michael Shaara (novel), Dana Stevens (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly, Jena Malone

Plot:

Detroit Tigers Veteran Pitcher Billy Chapel (Costner) has always been better at baseball than at love. Just ask Jane (Preston), his on-and-off girlfriend. After a bad season, just before he is about to start in what could be his final game, Jane tells Billy that she's leaving him...for good. Now with his career and love-life in balance, Billy battles against his emotional and physical limits as he strives for a Perfect Game. The suspense is never drawn back in this heartwarming drama about life, love, and risking it all For Love of the Game.

Awards:

7 nominations.

Production:

Universal Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
45%
Metacritic:
43%