A League of Their Own
| A League of Their Own | |
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Penny Marshall |
| Produced by | Elliot Abbott Robert Greenhut |
| Screenplay by |
Lowell Ganz Babaloo Mandel |
| Story by |
Kelly Candaele Kim Wilson |
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| Music by | Hans Zimmer |
| Cinematography | Miroslav Ondricek |
| Edited by | George Bowers |
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Parkway Productions
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Release date
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Running time
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128 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million |
| Box office | $132,440,069 |
| A League of Their Own: Music From The Motion Picture |
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| Soundtrack album by various artists | ||
| Released | June 30, 1992 | |
| Genre | Soundtrack | |
| Length | 43:44 | |
| Label | Columbia Records | |
| Producer | Various | |
| Singles from A League of Their Own | ||
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A League of Their Own is a 1992 American sports comedy-drama film that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Directed by Penny Marshall, the film stars Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Madonna, and Lori Petty. The screenplay was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel from a story by Kelly Candaele and Kim Wilson.
In 2012, A League of Their Own was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
In 1988, Dottie Hinson (Geena Davis) attends the opening of the new All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) exhibit at the Baseball Hall of Fame. She sees many of her former teammates and friends, prompting a flashback to 1943.
When World War II threatens to shut down Major League Baseball, candy magnate and Cubs owner Walter Harvey (Garry Marshall) persuades his fellow owners to bankroll a women's league. Ira Lowenstein (David Strathairn) is put in charge, and Ernie Capadino (Jon Lovitz) is sent out to recruit players. Capadino attends an industrial-league softball game in rural Oregon and likes what he sees in Dottie, the catcher for a local dairy's team. Dottie turns down Capadino's offer, happy with her simple farm life while waiting for her husband Bob (Bill Pullman) to come back from the war. Her sister (and teammate) Kit (Lori Petty), however, is desperate to get away and make something of herself. Capadino is not impressed by Kit's hitting performance, but agrees to take her along if she can change Dottie's mind. Dottie agrees, but only for her sister's sake.
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