A League of Their Own (1992)
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A fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League explores the lives of women who played during World War II.
The story
In 1988, Dottie Hinson attends a baseball exhibit where she sees former teammates, triggering a flashback to 1943. During World War II, as Major League Baseball faces closure, owner Walter Harvey establishes a women's league. Dottie, a catcher, is recruited by scout Ernie Capadino. Though she prefers a quiet life waiting for her husband to return from war, her sister Kit is desperate for adventure. The two sisters join the Rockford Peaches, a team managed by the cynical Jimmy Dugan. As the team navigates the challenges of the league and the pressures of the war, they must find their identity on and off the field.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 1943, during World War II, the Rockford Peaches are formed as a women's baseball league. Dottie Hinson, a steady catcher, joins the team alongside her ambitious sister, Kit. They are managed by the abrasive Jimmy Dugan. The team gains fame after a publicity stunt leads to a magazine cover. As the season progresses, the players bond, and Dottie becomes the face of the league, causing tension with Kit. During the World Series against the Racine Belles, the sisters face off as opponents. After a grueling seven-game series, Dottie's husband returns from the war, and she chooses to leave the team. In the present day, Dottie attends a reunion at the Baseball Hall of Fame, where she learns the fates of her former teammates and teammates, including the fact that several have passed away.
- First release year
- 1992
- Runtime (minutes)
- 128
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Penny Marshall
- Cast and characters
- Tom Hanks · Jimmy Dugan; Geena Davis · Dorothy "Dottie" Hinson; Madonna · "All the Way" Mae Mordabito; Lori Petty · Kit Keller; Rosie O'Donnell · Doris Murphy; David Strathairn · Ira Lowenstein; Garry Marshall · Walter Harvey; Bill Pullman · Bob Hinson
- Genres
- sports; comedy; drama
- Themes
- sisterhood; women's empowerment
- Tone and mood
- sentimental; charming
- Premise and plot tags
- sports; historical fiction; women in sports
- Source material / true-story basis
- 1987 television documentary A League of their Own
- Reception
- A League of Their Own was well received by critics, who praised the cast. It was a critical and commercial success, grossing $132.4 million worldwide.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 82% · scale: percentage · review count: 82
- Awards and nominations
- National Film Registry · preservation · 2012 · selected
- Production trivia
- The film's quote 'There's no crying in baseball!' was ranked 54th on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes list.; The film was inspired by a 1987 television documentary.; The production included a scene where 65 original AAGPBL members appeared.
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