Pastime (film)
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| Directed by | Robin B. Armstrong |
| Written by | David Eyre Jr. |
| Produced by | Robin B. Armstrong Eric Tynan Young |
| Starring | William Russ Glenn Plummer Noble Willingham Jeffrey Tambor Scott Plank |
| Cinematography | Tom Richmond |
| Edited by | Mark S. Westmore |
| Music by | Lee Holdridge |
Production companies | Bullpen Open Road Productions |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $267,265[1] |
Pastime is a 1990 American sports drama film directed by Robin B. Armstrong and written by David Eyre Jr. The film stars William Russ, Glenn Plummer, Noble Willingham, Jeffrey Tambor, and Scott Plank. The film was released on August 23, 1991, by Miramax Films.[2][3]
Plot
In 1957, a California low-level minor-league baseball team called the Steamers has a pitcher way beyond his prime, 41-year-old Roy Dean Bream, who reminisces about his brief "cup of coffee" in the Major Leagues and how the great Stan Musial once hit a grand slam home run against him.
New to the team is 17-year-old Tyron Debray, a fireballing pitcher Bream immediately takes under his wing. Because one is old, talkative and white and the other young, quiet and black, various tensions materialize on the team, many of them instigated by Randy Keever, a bad-tempered bully who is another of the team's pitchers.
Bream is keeping a secret as he goes through what is likely to be his final season, a heart condition for which he is taking medication. His dream is to see young Debray succeed and to get one last chance himself before giving up America's "national pastime," baseball, once and for all.
Cast
- William Russ as Roy Dean Bream
- Glenn Plummer as Tyrone Debray
- Noble Willingham as Clyde Bigby
- Jeffrey Tambor as Peter LaPorte
- Scott Plank as Randy Keever
- John Achorn as Cal
- Ernie Banks as Steamer Fan
- Ernie Lee Banks as Steamer Fan
- Joey Banks as Slinding Base Runner
- Mark Benedetto as Beaned Bomber
- Susan Cash as Mrs. Laporte
- Michael Chieffo as Pool Player
- Troy Evans as Art
- Bob Feller as VFW Man
- Charles Fick as 1st First Base Umpire
- Mary Pat Gleason as Woman at Bar
- Ricky Paull Goldin as Hahn
- John Homa as Frank
- Kathryn Kates as Ethel
- Harmon Killebrew as VFW Man
- John Martin as Baseball Player
- Peter Murnik as Simmons
- Don Newcombe as Flag Raiser
- Patrick O'Bryan as Walsh
- Deirdre O'Connell as Inez Brice
- Don Perry as Drunk Old-Timer
- Brogan Roche as Bomber Pitcher
- Reed Rudy as Spicer
- Duke Snider as Steamer Fan
- Craig Stark as Bomber Catcher
- Charles Stransky as Elton
- Charles Tyner as Arnold
- Nancy Wagner as 1st Catty Woman at Party
- Sarah Zinsser as 2nd Catty Woman at Party
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 44% approval rating based on 9 reviews, with an average ranking of 5.7/10.[4]
Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a score of "C+",[5] while Marjorie Baumgarten of The Austin Chronicle gave the film a 1 star out of 5.[6] Under the title One Cup of Coffee, it won the audience award at the Sundance Film Festival.[7]
References
- ^ "Pastime (1991)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ "Pastime". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- ^ James, Caryn (August 23, 1991). "Review/Film; Fly Balls and Philosophy, All Minor League". The New York Times. p. 13.
- ^ "One Cup of Coffee (1991)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ Gleiberman, Owen (September 6, 1991). "Pastime". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Baumgarten, Marjorie (October 4, 1991). "Pastime". Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ Aljean Harmetz (26 January 1991). "Sundance Festival Honors Gay Film". nytimes.com. The New York Times.
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