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For Love of the Game (1999)

★ 6.6PG-13138 minDirector: Sam Raimi

1999 American film

For Love of the Game is a 1999 American sports drama film directed by Sam Raimi and written by Dana Stevens, based on Michael Shaara's 1991 novel of the same title. Starring Kevin Costner and Kelly Preston, it follows the perfect game performance of an aging star baseball pitcher as he deals with the pressures of pitching in Yankee Stadium in his final outing by calming himself with memories of a long-term relationship.

The play-by-play of the game is announced by longtime Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers baseball broadcaster Vin Scully, who himself called four perfect games in his career, and Steve Lyons.

The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing $46.1 million against a $50 million production budget. Costner received a nomination for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is For Love of the Game about?
For Love of the Game (1999) — A Detroit pitcher Billy Chapel, reflects on his life in major league baseball, after he finds out his girlfriend moves to London for a job. Thus forcing the ball player to analyze his life and how his career as a player, and his life without her will change, thus altering his pri
Is For Love of the Game based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is For Love of the Game scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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