Babe Ruth is a 1991 American drama film directed by Mark Tinker and written by Michael De Guzman. The film stars Stephen Lang, Brian Doyle-Murray, Donald Moffat, Yvonne Suhor, Bruce Weitz and Lisa Zane. The film premiered on NBC on October 6, 1991.[1][2][3]
| Babe Ruth | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biography Drama Sport |
| Screenplay by | Michael De Guzman |
| Directed by | Mark Tinker |
| Starring | Stephen Lang Brian Doyle-Murray Donald Moffat Yvonne Suhor Bruce Weitz Lisa Zane |
| Composer | Steve Dorff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lawrence A. Lyttle |
| Producer | Frank Pace |
| Production locations | Los Angeles Cleveland |
| Cinematography | Donald M. Morgan |
| Editor | Stanford C. Allen |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Production companies | Elliot Friedgen & Company Warner Bros. Television NBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 6, 1991 |
Plot
editDe Guzman's teleplay was adapted from two well-received biographies, Kal Wagenheim's Babe Ruth: His Life and Legend and Robert Creamer's Babe: The Legend Comes to Life,[4][5] both published in 1974.[6]
Cast
edit- Stephen Lang as Babe Ruth
- Brian Doyle-Murray as Marshall Hunt
- Donald Moffat as Jacob Ruppert
- Yvonne Suhor as Helen Woodford Ruth
- Bruce Weitz as Miller Huggins
- Lisa Zane as Claire Hodgson Ruth
- William Lucking as Brother Matthias
- Neal McDonough as Lou Gehrig
- John Anderson as Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
- Pete Rose as Ty Cobb
- Cy Buynak as Eddie Bennet
- William Flatley as Emil Fuchs
- Stephen Prutting as Jimmy Walker
- Thomas Wagner as Bill Killefer
- Jeffery Blanchard as Jimmy Barton
- Brandi Chrisman as Dorothy
- Charles Fick as Waite Hoyt
- Matthew Glave as Jumpin' Joe Dugan
- Deborah Anne Gorman as Julia
- John Kolibab as Hod Lisenbee
- Andrew May as Wally Pipp
- Clint Nageotte as Young Babe
- Troy Startoni as Charlie Root
- Philip L. Stone as Graham McNamee
- Annabelle Weenick as Mrs. Woodford
- Dale Young as Fred Lieb
See also
edit- The Babe Ruth Story - 1948 biopic starring William Bendix
- The Babe - 1992 biopic featuring John Goodman
- List of baseball films
References
edit- ^ Sandomir, Richard (1991-09-27). "TV SPORTS; 'Babe Ruth,' on NBC, Isn't Any 'Life of Riley'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ Howard Rosenberg (1991-10-05). "TV Review : NBC's 'Babe Ruth' an Undistinguished Bio". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ Bart Mills (1991-10-06). "Stephen Lang Gives The 'Babe' His Best Shot". Articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ Herbert, Steven (October 6, 1991). "The Pursuit of Ruth". Los Angeles Times. TV Times, p. 14. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2002). The Baseball Filmography, 1915 through 2001. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 66. ISBN 0-7864-1272-0.
- ^ Breazeale, George (October 22, 1974). "Two Good Ones on the Market". Austin American-Statesman. p. 17. Retrieved February 14, 2024.