Hard Ball

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-09-14

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (21027 Reviews)

Director:

Brian Robbins

Genres:

Drama Sport

Cast:

Keanu Reeves Diane Lane John Hawkes Bryan Hearne

Writer:

Daniel Coyle (book)

John Gatins (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Bright, well-educated, handsome Conor O'Neill's promising future was wrecked by his gambling addiction, which dragged him into heavy drinking and petty crime, but worst of all, the stifling grip of loan-shark bookies. Desperate for a loan, he accepts to stand in for lawyer friend Jimmy Fleming as coach of a Chicago black 'projects' ghetto Little League baseball team. His sense of pride, becoming the boys' sole idol, and competition, plus their attractive teacher, motivate Conor. But the crushing loan problem rather requires leaving town.

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