Summaries

After 19 years of playing the game he's loved his whole life, Detroit Tigers pitcher Billy Chapel has to decide if he's going to risk everything and put everything out there.

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.—Zac Abrams

Baseball great Billy Chapel, 40, wants nothing more than to reconnect with his one-time lover, Jane Aubrey. On the morning he's to pitch the last game of the season, she tells him she's leaving that evening for a job in London; he also learns that the Detroit Tigers' new owners plan to trade him. As he pitches that night, he must decide whether to accept the trade or quit the game he loves, and between innings, he recalls meeting Jane, their first date, happy times, miscommunication, and what may be a final break. Meanwhile, with Vin Scully announcing, one Yankee batter after another fails to reach first base. Can Billy pitch a perfect game, and if so, what does it matter if he loses Jane?—<[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • new york city
  • pantyhose
  • baseball
  • detroit tigers
  • throwing a ball
Genres
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Sport
Release date Sep 16, 1999
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Universal Pictures
Language English
Filming locations Yankee Stadium - E. 161st Street & River Avenue, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies Universal Pictures Beacon Pictures Tig Productions

Box office

Budget $80000000
Gross US & Canada $35188640
Opening weekend US & Canada $13041685
Gross worldwide $46112640

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 17m
Color Color
Sound mix DTS Dolby Digital SDDS
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

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