A League of Their Own (1992)

06/28/22 • 17 min

Happy 30th Anniversary to this classic fictionalized sports drama about the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) which was started in 1943 during World War II as a temporary replacement or Major League Baseball as most players were serving overseas at the time – it featured several great female athletes from account the country who had never had the opportunity to play baseball at this level before. Geena Davis starts as the catcher Dottie Hinson with Lori Petty as her sister Kit who’s a pitcher – they play for the Rockford Peaches who are being managed by Jimmy Dugan played by Tom Hanks in a performance which earned him an Oscar nomination. The stacked cast also includes Madonna, Rosie O’Donnell, and it was directed by the late great Penny Marshall. Just in time for July 4th, let’s revisit this tale of America’s Pastime....albeit from a somewhat different angle. 😉
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Living for the Cinema - A League of Their Own (1992)

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A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN – 1992

Directed by Penny Marshall

Starring Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Tom Hanks, Madonna, Rosie O’Donnell, Megan Cavanagh, David Strathairn, Anne Ramsay, and Jon Lovitz

Genre: Historical Sports Drama

SPOILER WARNING - Ending of movie discussed pretty early....

It’s hard to believe that this movie came out thirty years ago and it had been a while since I first saw this in theaters. It's actually funnier and more resonant than I remember...