Safe at Home! (1962)
- Directed by
- Walter Doniger
- Genre
- sport film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young boy in Florida tells his Little League teammates that he knows baseball stars Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. He tries to bring them to the team banquet by sneaking into the stadium and their hotel room during spring training.
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What happens
Safe at Home! is a 1962 American comedy sports film starring Major League Baseball players Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris of the New York Yankees. The film also stars William Frawley (in his final film appearance) and Don Collier, with appearances by Yankees Whitey Ford and Ralph Houk. The film concerns a Florida boy who lies to his Little League teammates, telling them that he knows Mantle and Maris and will bring them to their team banquet. His attempts to meet his heroes during spring training by sneaking into the stadium and the players' hotel room result in chaos. The film was shot in Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach, Florida. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Little Big League (1994)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.