Combining real and fictional events, this movie centers around the historic 1986 World Series, and a day in the life of a playwright who skips opening night to watch the momentous game.
Acting
Keaton's unhinged playwright energy carries the whole thing.
Writing
DeLillo's dialogue is pretentious but weirdly hypnotic.
Director
Michael Hoffman
Michael Keaton
Nicky Rogan
Robert Downey Jr.
Steven Schwimmer
Ari Graynor
Laurel Rogan
Griffin Dunne
Elliott Litvak
Bebe Neuwirth
Joanna Bourne
Shalom Harlow
Paisley Porter
Nadia Dajani
Renee Simons
Harris Yulin
Peter Redmond
Catherine O'Hara
Lillian Rogan
Tom Aldredge
Michael Rogan
Roger Rees
Jack Haskins
Ken Barnett
Young Waiter
Lillias White
Toyota Moseby
Amir Ali Said
Matthew
Rock Kohli
Ramaswamy Choudhry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Don DeLillo wrote the screenplay specifically for the stage; this was his only original film script.
The actual Game 6 footage is intercut so seamlessly that Red Sox fans reportedly still flinch at Buckner's error.
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