Mr. 3000 Movie Review 2004

Lackluster sports comedy follows egotistical Milwaukee Brewers star Stan Ross (Mac), who abruptly quit the team as soon as he got his 3,000 hit. His comfy retirement of 10 years is interrupted when an old record-keeping error is corrected, revealing that Stan only has 2,997 career hits. So, the 47-year-old decides to come back long enough to get those missing hits. He must contend with resentful younger teammates, numerous strikeouts, the accomanying ridicule, and Mo, his beautiful former flame who's now a reporter for ESPN covering his comeback. Mac and Bassett have a lot of charm together but much of the film is predictable, and the on-field action lacks any urgency.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 104 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sports Comedies, Baseball, Second Chance, Wisconsin

Screenplay

Eric Champnella, Keith Mitchell

Cast

Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Michael Rispoli, Evan Jones, Dondre T. Whitfield, Paul Sorvino, Earl Billings, Christopher Noth, Brian White, Ian Anthony Dale, Amaury Nolasco

Cinematography

Shane Hurlbut

Director

Charles Stone

Music

John Powell

Other

Tom Arnold, John Salley, Steve Aaron, Vernon Reid, Bill Pankow, Monroe Kelly, Austin Gorg, Salvador Perez, Maher Ahmad

Producer

Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Maggie Wilde, Touchstone Pictures, Dimension Films, Buena Vista