When the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organization that struggles to take orders from a 12-year-old.
Acting
Luke Edwards carries impossible sincerity; Busfield's exasperated warmth.
Practical Effects
Actual MLB stadiums and cameos—pre-CGI sports movie magic.
Director
Andrew Scheinman
Luke Edwards
Billy Heywood
Timothy Busfield
Lou Collins
John Ashton
Mac MacNally
Ashley Crow
Jenny Heywood
Kevin Dunn
Arthur Goslin
Billy L. Sullivan
Chuck
Miles Feulner
Joey
Jonathan Silverman
Jim Bowers
Dennis Farina
George O'Farrell
Jason Robards
Thomas Heywood
Wolfgang Bodison
Spencer Hamilton
Duane Davis
Jerry Johnson
Joseph Latimore
Lonnie Ritter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Twins were a real MLB team, and filming happened during their actual 1993 season—players you see are the real roster.
This was part of a brief 90s boom of 'kid in charge' films (Blank Check, Richie Rich) that quietly vanished as studios realized children running corporations wasn't aspirational, just anxiety-inducing.
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