A League Of Their Own - DVD
By starring: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Jon Lovitz
MVD185DV
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Our own, Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame Inductee, Tonya Giles Koch appears in this movie.
She was an extra player in "A League of Their Own," the 1992 movie portraying the All-American Girls' Baseball League of the 1940s, during World War II. Koch was the pitcher in the first minutes of the movie who pitched to Geena Davis. Davis, aka Dottie Hinson, got this big hit to win a game off Koch, which superscout Ernie Capadino (Jon Livitz) witnessed. He then wanted to sign Hinson to play in the new All-American Girls' Baseball League. If you miss the first five minutes, you missed Koch
A washed-up ballplayer becomes coach to one of the All-American Girls Baseball league teams in 1943, and finds himself drawn back into the enthusiasm of the sport.
Penny Marshall's popular 1992 comedy sheds light on a little-known chapter of American sports history with its story of a struggling team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The league was formed when the recruiting of soldiers during World War II resulted in a shortage of men's baseball teams. The AAGPBL continued after the war (until 1954), and Marshall's movie depicts the league in full swing, beginning when a savvy baseball scout (Jon Lovitz) finds a pair of promising new players in small-town Oregonian sisters (Geena Davis, Lori Petty). The sisters are signed to play for the Rockford Peaches near Chicago, whose new manager (Tom Hanks) is a former home-run king who wrecked his career with alcoholism. They're all a bunch of underdogs, and Marshall (with a witty script by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel) does a fine job of establishing a colorful team of supporting players including Madonna and (in her movie debut) Rosie O'Donnell. It's a conventional Hollywood sports story (Marshall's never been one to take dramatic risks), but the stellar cast is delightful, and the movie's filled with memorable moments, witty dialogue, and agreeable sentiment. And just remember: there's no crying in baseball!
She was an extra player in "A League of Their Own," the 1992 movie portraying the All-American Girls' Baseball League of the 1940s, during World War II. Koch was the pitcher in the first minutes of the movie who pitched to Geena Davis. Davis, aka Dottie Hinson, got this big hit to win a game off Koch, which superscout Ernie Capadino (Jon Livitz) witnessed. He then wanted to sign Hinson to play in the new All-American Girls' Baseball League. If you miss the first five minutes, you missed Koch
A washed-up ballplayer becomes coach to one of the All-American Girls Baseball league teams in 1943, and finds himself drawn back into the enthusiasm of the sport.
Penny Marshall's popular 1992 comedy sheds light on a little-known chapter of American sports history with its story of a struggling team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The league was formed when the recruiting of soldiers during World War II resulted in a shortage of men's baseball teams. The AAGPBL continued after the war (until 1954), and Marshall's movie depicts the league in full swing, beginning when a savvy baseball scout (Jon Lovitz) finds a pair of promising new players in small-town Oregonian sisters (Geena Davis, Lori Petty). The sisters are signed to play for the Rockford Peaches near Chicago, whose new manager (Tom Hanks) is a former home-run king who wrecked his career with alcoholism. They're all a bunch of underdogs, and Marshall (with a witty script by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel) does a fine job of establishing a colorful team of supporting players including Madonna and (in her movie debut) Rosie O'Donnell. It's a conventional Hollywood sports story (Marshall's never been one to take dramatic risks), but the stellar cast is delightful, and the movie's filled with memorable moments, witty dialogue, and agreeable sentiment. And just remember: there's no crying in baseball!