Past the Bleachers Movie Review 1995

Sentimental TV movie finds Anderson starring as Bill Parish--a man still lost by the death of his 11-year-old son. Reluctantly, he agrees to coach the Little League team his son had played on, with the help of an opinionated senior citizen (scene-stealer Hughes), and is drawn to the boy who turns out to be the team's star player. The appropriately named Lucky Diamond (Fricke) is both mute and of a mysterious family background, and bonding proves therapeutic for both Bill and the youngster. Based on a novel by Christopher A. Bohjalian.

Distribution

Hallmark Home Entertainment, 6100 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (213)634-3000, Fax: (213)549-3760, Remarks: Lainie Handelman, Mktg.

Available on VHS
Running time 120 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Buddies, Baseball, Junior Jocks

Screenplay

Don Rhymer

Cast

Richard Dean Anderson, Barnard Hughes, Grayson Fricke, Glynnis O'Connor, Ken Jenkins

Director

Michael Switzer

Music

Stewart Levin

Producer

Richard Welsh, Don Rhymer, Inc. Signboard Hill Productions