Those who have been following this blog for any length of time know about my love of the movies. So it was almost with a squeal of delight that I found this post on nofilmschool.com, “Read the Best baseball Movie: Inspire your sports movie with some of these wonderful scripts,” by Jason Hellerman.
Included in this collection are screenplays from such notable works as Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, Moneyball, A League of Their Own, Sugar, and Major League. Each film comes with an explanation of “Why it’s great” and the awards they’ve won. These are not just the scripts, but stage direction and settings as well. A real find.
Additional links at the end of the article take the cinephile to stories on
- Breaking Down the Best Sports Movies ›
- 8 Great Filmmaking Lessons from ‘A League of Their Own’ ›
- ‘Baseball is Cinema’: An MLB Broadcast Director Is Creating Some Beautiful Shots
And as a bonus, the above image from the “There’s no crying in baseball” scene came from this article from Mental Floss, “25 Fun Facts about A League of Their Own.”
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