Underplayed Gems

Mickey (2004)

Mickey poster
Directed by
Hugh Wilson
Genre
drama film, legal drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An amateur baseball coach gets a second chance to pursue his dreams when he decides to lead a Little League team. The story follows his efforts to inspire the young players and navigate the challenges of competition and family life.

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What happens

Mickey is a 2004 American baseball drama film that stars Harry Connick, Jr., directed by Hugh Wilson (his final directorial effort), and written by best-selling novelist John Grisham. Mickey was filmed in 2004, at baseball fields in Colonial Heights, Richmond, and Petersburg, Virginia, and also South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, home of baseball's Little League World Series (LLWS). Grisham played Little League in his home state of Mississippi. He wrote the first draft for Mickey in 1995, inspired by his Little League experience as a coach. Grisham and director Wilson live in the Virginia area where much of the filming took place. Mickey was only the second film, after 1994's Little Giants, to receive permission to use the Little League trademarks. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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