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Actors: Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, Bill Pullman, David Strathairn
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about A League of Their Own |
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In the early 1990s, former ballplayer Dottie Hinson (Davis) goes to Cooperstown for induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame and remembers how it was. With the advent of World War II, many male pros enlisted or were drafted into the service. To keep the ballparks filled, the All American Girls Baseball League was founded. A scout (Lovitz) found Dottie and her little sister Kit (Petty) working on a farm in Oregon and recruited them for the Rockford (Illinois) Peaches. The two sisters struggle with a growing rivalry as well as their own doubts about how serious to take this baseball thing, but they enjoy the company of their rowdy teammates, including lusty Mae Mordabito (Madonna) and Betty Horn (O'Donnell). Their coach, a washed-up lush named Jimmy Dugan (Hanks), almost sleeps through their first practices, but gradually pays more attention and gets the girls in shape for the end-of-season series. This 1992 film, directed by Penny Marshall, gives something of the flavor of the true story of women's wartime baseball, with a lot of laughs and heart. Watch for newcomer Tea Leoni playing first base for Racine.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of A League of Their Own |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Kind of sports story:
- baseball
Sports story?
Yes
Story of girl(s) doing boy sport?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- athlete
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Misc setting
- sports arena
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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