Cobb (1994)

Directed by

Ron Shelton

Genre

biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 08m

Rated

R

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 103 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A sportswriter is hired to ghostwrite the autobiography of baseball legend Ty Cobb. The writer spends time with the aging star and witnesses his abrasive personality and troubled life.

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What happens

Cobb is a 1994 American biographical sports drama film starring Tommy Lee Jones as baseball player Ty Cobb. The film was written and directed by Ron Shelton and based on a 1994 book by Al Stump. The original music score was composed by Elliot Goldenthal. The film is told through the partnership between Cobb and sportswriter Al Stump who served as a ghostwriter of Cobb's autobiography. Cobb was released by Warner Bros. on December 2, 1994. Some critics lauded the film and Jones's performance, but the box office results for the film were underwhelming, grossing little over $1 million on a budget of $25.5 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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