Does anyone else LOVE this movie?! I just finished watching it and I still have tears in my eyes, it never fails to move me. Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Rosie O'Donnell and Madonna are amazing in this movie, especially Geena! I really love this movie! Anyone else? :)

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I remember seeing it when it came out Lauren, and even though I haven't seen it since then; from what I remember, you're right; it IS good.

I also remember they filmed some scenes at THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME in Cooperstown, N.Y.
In fact; I went to the museum a few months after it came out and I saw that display that they were all looking at, at the end of the movie.

Now that you've reminded me of it, I think I'll make it my next rental from Netflix!

I love this movie. Tom Hanks' "There's no crying in baseball" rant is IMO the funniest thing he has ever done in a film.

Besides that, its such a good story, a lot of fun and very touching. It makes me wish I could see baseball played in that era.

This movie is on my top ten best list! I have watched it countless times and never get tired of it! One note of interest. Several years ago, I had a major paper assingned for a really hard ethics class I was taking. The teacher gave us a list of subjects and we had to pick from the list. One of them was women in non-traditional roles, which is what I picked.

At first all I could find was information on women working in steel mines, etc-like Rosie the Riveter, and that information was pretty limited. Then it dawned on me to do some research into the women's baseball movement. Once I shifted my focus onto women's baseball, I literally threw myself into this project, finding everything I could. After I did the paper I watched the movie and I was just amazed at the accuracy that was put into League of their Own. It completely changed my view of this wonderful film and if I am ever fortunate enough to meet Penny Marshall I am going to commend her on this excellent film. It deserves an award! Probably the best baseball movie ever, IMO! And what an excellent cast!

Andrea

Tom Hanks' "There's no crying in baseball" rant is IMO the funniest thing he has ever done in a film.

That and when he hits Stillwell in the nose with a glove :rofl:

Geez, I haven't thought of this movie in a long time, but yeah, I loved it. I even liked Madonna in it! :lol:

Geez, I haven't thought of this movie in a long time, but yeah, I loved it. I even liked Madonna in it! :lol:
I LOVED Madonna in this! That part she played was perfect for her, because Mae was a little bit "saucy" in it!:lol:

Andrea

Just a quick heads up folks:

Oxygen is showing A League Of Their Own this morning (Sunday) at 11:30 (EST).

Oxygen is cutting the Hell out of this movie.

I really really ree-hee-heally hate when a station stretches out the running time of a movie to 2 1/2 hours for a million commercial breaks, and they still cut and trim scenes!

haven't seen that in a loong time ..

Oxygen is cutting the Hell out of this movie.

I really really ree-hee-heally hate when a station stretches out the running time of a movie to 2 1/2 hours for a million commercial breaks, and they still cut and trim scenes!


LOL - I freaked when I saw your notice Tom since I'm reading this at 1:50 p.m. and figured I missed something, but if they're cutting the crap out of it then forget it! Some movies shouldn't be tampered with!

Andrea - ya, this was the one time Madonna could actually act! (she basically played herself I think!! lol)

I liked Rosie in this too - long before she started to open that big yap of hers!

This is one of my favorite movies! I own it. I do get teary eyed at the end. I bet it was fun playing pro ball back then.

It is such a good movie. Geena Davis is sooooooooo awesome in this movie! I play softball so this is definately one of my favorites.

I absolutely love this movie! It's probably my favorite Geena Davis movie. I own it, and I definitely feel it is about time to break it out!

It is one of my favorites. I watched it on Oxygen even though I didn't the edited version.

its a very good movie

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Remember when Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, and Rosie O’Donnell stepped onto the diamond and turned a World War II baseball league into one of the most quotable sports movies ever made. A League of Their Own gave us the Rockford Peaches, charm school chaos, and a line about crying that still gets shouted at little league games decades later.

These are 15 weird facts about A League of Their Own, the kind you only notice once you look past the nostalgia… just a little.

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
01:20 - #15: Almost a Completely Different Dottie — Geena Davis
03:11 - #14: 2,000 Women Tried Out and Trained for Real — Penny Marshall
04:14 - #13: The Flashiest Plays Were Actually Real — Rosie O’Donnell
05:21 - #12: Older Dottie Was a Casting Trick — Lynn Cartwright
06:45 - #11: The Jimmy and Dottie Romance That Got Cut — Tom Hanks
07:51 - #10: “There’s No Crying in Baseball” Was Inspired by a Real Meeting — Tom Hanks
09:28 - #9: Slip-and-Slide Training Caused Real Injuries — Penny Marshall
10:48 - #8: Tom Hanks Gained Weight and Filmed That Infamous Scene — Tom Hanks
12:22 - #7: A Real Calf Was Born During Filming — John Lovitz
13:27 - #6: The Rockford Peaches Were Real, But the Final Game Wasn’t — Dottie Kamenshek
14:45 - #5: Charm School and Strict Image Rules Were True — All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
15:55 - #4: From Hit Movie to Short-Lived TV Spinoff — Megan Cavanagh
17:57 - #3: Classic Ballparks Brought the 1940s to Life — Wrigley Field
18:56 - #2: Real AAGPBL Players Appear in the Hall of Fame Ending — All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
20:07 - #1: The Four-Hour Cut With Darker Storylines — Penny Marshall