Pastime (1990)

Directed by

Robin B. Armstrong

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A minor league baseball pitcher nearing the end of his career struggles with age and obscurity. He forms an odd friendship with a talented but troubled young teammate.

slow-pacednostalgicmelancholicearnestgentlereflectiveunderstated

What happens

Pastime (known as King of the Hill in the United Kingdom) is a 1990 American sports drama film directed by Robin B. Armstrong and written by David Eyre Jr. The film stars William Russ, Glenn Plummer, Noble Willingham, Jeffrey Tambor, and Scott Plank. The film premiered on November 8, 1990 at the London Film Festival and screened at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival under the title One Cup of Coffee, where it won the Audience Award for U.S. Dramatic Film. The film was acquired by Miramax Films and was theatrically released as Pastime on August 23, 1991. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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