Hardball 2001 Movie

An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling, and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend. More details

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Keanu Reeves Diane Lane John Hawkes

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drama sport gambling little league coach little league baseball housing project competition boy baseball teacher baseball movie wishing someone good luck championship victory ticket scalping beating raised middle finger two word title bookmaker still images in end credits cheering crowd nickname rawlings equipment armband pep talk affectionate hug championship game underdog auditorium white coffin carried on shoulders younger brother church funeral funeral service awakened by phone adult child bonding adult child friendship death of a boy baseball stadium slow motion scene quitting a job irish bar shot in the chest hit by a stray bullet buick automobile apology 6th grade reference to sammy sosa audio cassette dugout feeling insulted climbing in a window climbing over a fence running to escape caught in a lie brokerage firm local bar sports bar bar and grill asking for a date sony walkman reference to biggie smalls reference to the dallas mavericks pizza parlor scuffle scoreboard handshake baseball uniform crying child crying boy school teacher female teacher briefcase reading aloud pepperoni pizza barbershop hit on the head with a ball hit with a baseball nike reference to michael jordan reference to miami heat hospital room mugging kicked in the back pizza box asthma inhaler asthma car on fire car horn lost bet reference to the chicago blackhawks drinking at bar telling someone to shut up classroom hit with a door gunshot listening to music on headphones baseball team baseball coach baseball game baseball field needing money black leather jacket check money problems adidas clothing asking for money wearing sunglasses inside sunglasses hand bandage threaten with a baseball bat baseball bat gambling debt bet gambler sports betting bare chested male knock on door man in a towel taxi yellow cab reference to the houston rockets scene during opening credits scene before opening credits head bandage jail cell bad breath bleeding knuckles bleeding head punching through a car window down on his luck punched in the stomach punched in the face reference to chicago bulls watching basketball on tv watching tv catholic church heavy rain brother brother relationship boy with glasses punishment jealousy sports team irish american shootout pizza funeral death of brother child murder of a child gang chicago illinois betting based on book

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