The Comrades of Summer Movie Review 1992

Mantegna plays big-league baseball coach Sparky Smith, whose fiery temper gets him into big trouble. Out of a job, he discovers the only team willing to take a chance on him happens to be Russian. Sparky finds the players of the Russian National team need a lot of help--and not just with their English.

Distribution

HBO, 1100 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)512-7400, Fax: (212)512-7498, URL: http://www.hbo.com, Remarks: Online sales through www.store.hbo.com

Available on VHS
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Baseball, Sports Comedies

Screenplay

Robert Rodat

Cast

Joe Mantegna, Natalia (Natalya) Negoda, Mark Rolston, John Fleck, Eric Allen Kramer, Michael Lerner, Ian Tracey

Director

Tommy Lee Wallace

Music

William Olvis

Producer

Tim Braine, David Pritchard, Joan Barnett, Jack Grossbart, HBO Pictures