Blue Skies Again
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Directed by | Richard Michaels |
Written by | Kevin Sellers |
Produced by | Arlene Sellers Alex Winitsky |
Starring | Harry Hamlin Mimi Rogers Kenneth McMillan Robyn Barto Dana Elcar Joseph Gian |
Cinematography | Donald McAlpine |
Music by | John Kander |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Blue Skies Again is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Richard Michaels and written by Kevin Sellers. The film stars Harry Hamlin, Mimi Rogers, Kenneth McMillan, Robyn Barto, Dana Elcar, and Joseph Gian. It is Andy García's feature film debut. The film was produced by Warner Bros. and was released on April 29, 1983.[1][2]
Premise
A young female softball player Paula Fradkin (Robyn Barto) is obsessed with baseball.
Paula travels to Fort Lauderdale during Spring Training and tries to convince the Denver Devil's owner Sandy (Harry Hamlin) and manager Lou (Dana Elcar) to let her try-out for the team.
Her assault major league's gender barrier is finally made possible when team owner Sandy, a male-chauvinist and bachelor, is attracted to Fradkin's personal manager Liz (Mimi Rogers).
Paula performs well in training, but the fact that the new player at second base is female leads to resentment among both players and officials. Eventually coach Dirk (Kenneth McMillan) calls on Paula to bat in a game and she responds with a base hit.
Cast
- Harry Hamlin as Sandy Mendenhall
- Mimi Rogers as Liz West
- Kenneth McMillan as Dirk Miller
- Robyn Barto as Paula Fradkin
- Dana Elcar as Lou Goff
- Joseph Gian as Calvin Berry
- Doug Moeller as Carroll
- Tommy Lane as The Boy
- Andy Garcia as Ken
- Marcos Gonzales as Chico "Brushback" Carrasco
- Cylk Cozart as Alvin "Wallstreet" Chandler
- Jerry Richardson as Dick Dent
References
- ^ Canby, Vincent (1983-07-29). "Movie Review - Blue Skies Again - WOMAN SEEKS A PLACE IN THE DUGOUT". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ^ "Blue Skies Again (1983) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
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