Bleacher Bums (1979)

Directed by

Stuart Gordon

Genre

documentary film, drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film is a taped stage performance of a play about a group of Chicago Cubs fans watching a baseball game from the bleachers. It shows their interactions, banter, and behavior as they root for the home team.

rowdycomedicslice-of-lifeplayfultheatricalcharacter-drivenlightheartedobservational

What happens

Bleacher Bums is a 1977 play written collaboratively by members of Chicago's Organic Theater Company, from an idea by actor Joe Mantegna. Its original Chicago production was directed by Stuart Gordon. A 1979 performance of the play was taped for PBS television, and in 2002 a made-for-TV movie adaptation was produced. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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