The World Series (MLB) in a movie ever shown?
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The World Series (MLB) in a movie ever shown?
After thinking about all the baseball movies i've seen in my life, it's come to my attention that not one of them featured a game played in The World Series. Major League 1/2, Rookie Of The Year, Little Big League, etc...
Is there a reason as to why the World Series is never shown in a movie? Or am I just missing out on the films that do include it?
Is there a reason as to why the World Series is never shown in a movie? Or am I just missing out on the films that do include it?
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There's also the movie about the 1919 Black Sox scandal. Eight Men Out
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Originally Posted by ryuryu2949
Frequency (Dennis Quaid, Jim "Jesus" Caviezel) - 1969 New York Mets vs. Baltimore O's.
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But you're right, many of them go through to winning or losing the pennant but don't get into the World Series. Damn Yankees and Bang the Drum Slowly come to mind. The latter did have a mention at the end of what happened in the fictional World Series but none of it was shown.
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But you're right, many of them go through to winning or losing the pennant but don't get into the World Series. Damn Yankees and Bang the Drum Slowly come to mind. The latter did have a mention at the end of what happened in the fictional World Series but none of it was shown.
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Originally Posted by Dave7393
This is an awesome example because the '69 Series played such a key role in the film itself. I don't think there's a more prominant (or maybe any other, for that matter) example of a *real* World Series that was so pertinent to the plot of a non-baseball movie.
What about Game 6? I guess no one has seen it yet.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425055/
"Combining real and fictional events, Game 6 centers around the historic 1986 World Series and a day in the life of a playwright who skips opening night to watch the momentous game."
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Originally Posted by j123vt_99
What about Game 6? I guess no one has seen it yet.
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Originally Posted by j123vt_99
What about Game 6? I guess no one has seen it yet.
"Combining real and fictional events, Game 6 centers around the historic 1986 World Series and a day in the life of a playwright who skips opening night to watch the momentous game."
"Combining real and fictional events, Game 6 centers around the historic 1986 World Series and a day in the life of a playwright who skips opening night to watch the momentous game."
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If I'm not mistaken, "Taking Care of Business" had Jim Belushi busting out of prison to watch the Cubs-Angels World Series.....but I could be wrong about that. I saw that movie like 5000 times on HBO, I should remember it.