Movie
description
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-Rob
Reiner
-
Whoopie
Goldberg
This
heartwarming,
wholesome
family
fare
was
originally
conceived
by
the
late
Christopher
Reeve
(SUPERMAN),
and
reflects
a
theme
of
perseverance
against
all
odds
from
which
the
whole
family
can
learn.
Set
in
Depression-era
New
York,
the
film
follows
10-year-old
baseball
fan
Yankee
Irving
(voiced
by
Jake
T.
Austin),
who
is
more
adept
at
remembering
stats
than
he
is
at
playing
the
game.
Despondent
over
his
sandlot
misfires,
Yankee
is
cheered
when
he
makes
the
acquaintance
of a
baseball
named
Screwie
(voiced
by
Rob
Reiner)
who
can
actually
talk.
Later,
Yankee
visits
his
dad
at
the
Yankee
Stadium,
where
he
is
allowed
to
visit
Babe
Ruth's
famous
bat,
Darlin'
(voiced
by
Whoopi
Goldberg).
The
bat
soon
goes
missing,
Dad
loses
his
job,
and
Yankee
takes
off
for
Chicago
with
a
notion
to
deliver
the
bat
to
Babe.
Along
the
way,
he
makes
numerous
friends,
including
a
trio
of
down-and-out
bums
who
take
him
under
their
wing,
and
a
little
girl
with
a
mean
pitch.
The
scene
with
the
Detroit
Tigers,
where
the
team
gives
Yankee
baseball
pointers
en
route
to
Chicago,
is
the
film's
most
charming,
while
the
bumbling
bad
guy,
Lefty
Maginnis
(voiced
by
William
H.
Macy),
provides
an
abundance
of
slapstick
humor.
Despite
the
dubiousness
of
Babe
Ruth's
appeal
to
contemporary
youngsters,
the
story
works
by
concerning
itself
more
with
family
values,
friendship,
perseverance,
and
good
clean
fun,
than
with
baseball
per
se.
The
standout
cast
also
includes
Brian
Dennehy
as
the
Babe,
and
Forest
Whitaker
as
the
Tigers
player
Yankee
befriends.
The
soundtrack
features
original
music
by
Brooks
&
Dunn,
Wyclef
Jean,
and
Mary
Chapin
Carpenter.
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