Release September 23rd, 2011: Moneyball (2011)

Moneyball (2011)

In Brief:

Billy Beane was once a would-be baseball superstar who, stung by the failure to live up to expectations on the field, turned his fiercely competitive nature to management. Heading into the 2002 season, Billy faces a dismal situation: his small-market Oakland A's have lost their star players (again) to big market clubs (and their enormous salaries) and is left to rebuild his team and compete with a third of their payroll. Driven to win, Billy takes on the system by challenging the fundamental tenants of the game. He looks outside of baseball, to the dismissed theories of Bill James, and hires Peter Brand, a brainy, number-crunching, Yale-educated economist. Together they take on conventional wisdom with a willingness to reexamine everything and armed with computer driven statistical analysis long ignored by the baseball establishment. They reach imagination-defying conclusions and go after players overlooked and dismissed by the rest of baseball for being too odd, too old, too injured or too much trouble, but who all have key skills that are universally undervalued. As Billy and Peter forge forward, their new methods and roster of misfits rile the old guard, the media, the fans, and their own field manager, who refuses to cooperate. Ultimately this experiment will lead not only to a change in the way the game is played, but to an outcome that would leave Billy with a new understanding that transcends the game and delivers him to a new place. On the other hand The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.

Moneyball (2011)

Movie Title: Moneyball (2011)

Release Date:  September 23rd, 2011 (wide)

Director: Bennett Miller

Writers: Steven Zaillian (screenplay), Aaron Sorkin (screenplay)

Stars: Brad Pitt, Robin Wright and Jonah Hill

Genres: Biopic, Drama and Sports

Produced in: United States

Running Time:  2 hr. 6 min.

Synopsis

Based on a true story, Moneyball is a movie for anybody who has ever dreamed of taking on the system. Brad Pitt stars as Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A's and the guy who assembles the team, who has an epiphany: all of baseball's conventional wisdom is wrong. Forced to reinvent his team on a tight budget, Beane will have to outsmart the richer clubs. The onetime jock teams with Ivy League grad Peter Brand (Jonah Hill) in an unlikely partnership, recruiting bargain players that the scouts call flawed, but all of whom have an ability to get on base, score runs, and win games. It's more than baseball, it's a revolution - one that challenges old school traditions and puts Beane in the crosshairs of those who say he's tearing out the heart and soul of the game.

Full Cast:

Brad Pitt ... Billy Beane

Jonah Hill ... Peter Brand

Philip Seymour Hoffman... Art Howe

Robin Wright ... Sharon

Chris Pratt ... Scott Hatteberg

Stephen Bishop ... David Justice

Brent Jennings ... Ron Washington

Ken Medlock ... Grady Fuson

Tammy Blanchard ... Elizabeth Hatteberg

Jack McGee ... John Poloni

Vyto Ruginis ... Pittaro

Nick Searcy ... Matt Keough

Glenn Morshower ... Ron Hopkins

Casey Bond ... Chad Bradford

Nick Porrazzo ... Jeremy Giambi

Kerris Dorsey ... Casey Beane

Arliss Howard ... John Henry

Reed Thompson ... Young Billy

James Shanklin ... Billy's Dad

Diane Behrens ... Billy's Mom

Takayo Fischer ... Suzanne - Billy's Secretary

Derrin Ebert ... Mike Magnante

Miguel Mendoza ... Ricardo Rincon

Adrian Bellani ... Carlos Peña

Tom Gamboa ... Scout Martinez

Barry Moss ... Scout Barry

Artie Harris ... Scout Artie

Bob Bishop ... Scout Bob

George Vranau ... Scout George

Phil Pote ... Scout Pote

Art Ortiz ... Eric Chavez

Royce Clayton ... Miguel Tejada

Marvin Horn ... Terrence Long

Brent Dohling ... Mark Ellis

Ken Rudulph ... Reporter

Lisa Guerrero ... Reporter

Christopher Dehau Lee... Eric Kubota

Joe Satriani ... Himself

Simon James ... Voos

Greg Papa ... Game Announcer

Bob Costas ... Sports Announcer

Tim McCarver ... Sports Announcer

Eddie Frierson ... Call-In Radio Host

Glen Kupier ... Oakland A's Announcer

Joe Provost ... Oakland A's Security Guard

John Brantley Cole ... Young Jongewaard (as John Cole)

Jake Wilson ... Sabatini

Robert P. Macaluso ... Coach Bob

Keith Middlebrook ... Coach Parker

Damon Farmar ... Shapiro's Advisor

Michael Gillespie ... Ken Macha

Chad Kreuter ... Rick Peterson

Blake Pike ... John

Robert Ninfo ... Eric Byrnes

Gary 'G. Thang' Johnson... Jermaine Dye (as Gary Johnson)

Corey Vanderhook ... Ramon Hernandez

Melvin Perdue ... Ray Durham

Ari Zagaris ... Jim Mecir

Jonathan Stein ... Seymour

Madeleine G. Hall ... Hatteberg's Daughter

Holly Pitrago ... Shapiro's Assistant

Ken Korach ... Radio Color Commentator

Julie Wagner ... Clubhouse Reporter

Ken Colquit ... Clubhouse Reporter

Eric Winzenried ... PR Guy

Richard Padilla ... Umpire - Game 20

Ed Montague ... Umpire - Indians

Jack Knight ... Umpire - 1984

Patrick Riley ... Umpire - 1989

Phil Benson ... 1st Base Umpire

Joyce Guy ... Flight Attendant

George Thomas ... Security Guard #2