An all star baseball player becomes the unhealthy focus of a down on his luck salesman.An all star baseball player becomes the unhealthy focus of a down on his luck salesman.An all star baseball player becomes the unhealthy focus of a down on his luck salesman.
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5.9/10
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Patti D'Arbanville
- Ellen Renard
- (as Patti D'Arbanville-Quinn)
Brad William Henke
- Tjader
- (as Brad Henke)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWesley Snipes originally wanted to play the role of Gil Renard (Robert De Niro).
- GoofsMany baseball scenes were clearly pieced together from different clips. Near the beginning, the Giants are at bat and the Braves are pitching, but the catcher is wearing a Colorado Rockies uniform. The Giants wear road uniforms at home numerous times. A few overhead shots show a football game at Candlestick Park. One scene shows fans in the seats at Candlestick Park, but the next shot is at Coors Field in Colorado.
- Quotes
[Bobby talks to Gil about how the fans of baseball are losers]
Bobby Rayburn: At least you're not one of those diehard, you know, baseball fans. You know, really.
Gil Renard: Why's that?
Bobby Rayburn: Because those guys are losers.
Gil Renard: Aren't the fans what it's all about?
Bobby Rayburn: [Bobby chuckles] Shit! Tell you somethin', man. The fans are like women. When you're hitting, they love you. When you're not, they'd just as soon spit on you as look at you.
Gil Renard: Why is that?
Bobby Rayburn: Because they don't understand that you're the same person when you're hitting or not. No. The only person you should play for is yourself.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Green Fog (2017)
- SoundtracksSympathy for the Devil
Written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Performed by The Rolling Stones
By Arrangement with ABKCO Records
Published by ABKCO Music, Inc.
Review
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Similar to king of comedy
Is it just me or does this film share so many of the aspects that the King of Comedy made over ten years earlier? Both of De Niros characters are losers who have a dream, both are unlucky in love, both have short tempers when pushed, both have obvious disorders within their mind and both are obsessive 'fans' of bobby rayburn and jerry langford, respectively. Stalking and kidnapping occurs in each film by De Niro, of his respective hero but neither hero actually gets hurt. Though in the King of comedy he is funnier and probably a nicer guy!
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- ga41
- Oct 19, 2004
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- 1 hour 56 minutes
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