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Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales & Legends - Casey at the Bat DVD

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Koch International
EAN: 9781417228485
Format: Color, Content/Copy-Protected CD, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
ISBN: 1417228482
Label: KOCH VISION
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: KOCH VISION
MPN: KCHDKOC6317D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: KOCH VISION
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 07, 2005
Running Time: 52 minutes
Studio: KOCH VISION
Theatrical Release Date: 1986




 

Editorial Review:

Product Description:
A down-on-his-luck baseball player follows his dreams to become the biggest star in the game Studio: Koch International Release Date: 06/07/2005 Starring: Elliot Gould Bob Uecker Run time: 52 minutes Rating: Ur

Amazon.com:
Howard Cosell narrates this Shelley Duvall-produced version of the legendary Mudville Hogs player who saved baseball in 1888. Part of her American Tall Tales and Legends series, it features Elliott Gould as the newsboy-capped benchsitter who wants nothing more than a chance to play. Finally granted his wish, he turns out to be an ace hitter, elevating the struggling sport's profile and foiling the plans of an evil mud factory magnate to buy the stadium on the cheap and turn it into a sludge dump. Aided by his faithful fiancée (Carol Kane) and a magical mentor (Bill Macy), Gould fights the good fight until the mogul tempts him with a less-than-virtuous beauty. This 50-minute production is loaded with broad humor (pig noses make frequent appearances), amusing self-send-ups by commentators Cosell and Bob Uecker as his "color man," and a lot of fun references to the beginnings of baseball traditions. (Ages 4 and older) --Kimberly Heinrichs



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Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Shelley Duvall Strikes Again!
This Tall Tales and Legends episode is nearly impossible to dislike. It is a typically humorous and at times very clever retelling of Ernest Thayer Jr.'s classic poem. The problem is there is too much plot, especially for a production aimed primarily at children. Subplots about corporate greed and industrialization may flesh out the story but at the same time removes much of its charm. Nevertheless, there is much to enjoy in Elliott Gould's understated (is he ever anything else) performance as ... Read More





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