Story of the Tampico Stogies, a low minor-league baseball team, and its star player and manager, Stud' Cantrell, as they battle for the league championship amidst the corruption and racism of the American south.
Acting
Petersen's raw, unglamorous vulnerability before fame.
Writing
Sharp dialogue that punches above its TV-movie weight.
Director
Martin Davidson
William Petersen
Stud Cantrell
Virginia Madsen
Dixie Lee Boxx
Dermot Mulroney
Jamie Weeks
Henry Gibson
Hale Buchman
Katy Boyer
Esther Wrenn
Teller
Hale Buchman, Jr.
Robert Easton
Cletis Ramey
Panchito Gómez
Paco Izquierdo
David Langston Smyrl
Monroe Wright
Guich Koock
Bump Klein
Arthur Rosenberg
Peaches Cluff
Will Zahrn
Knucksie Chappell
Edward Blatchford
Whiz Whsonant
Joel Murray
Bart Polanski
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the Max Apple novel; filmed in Georgia but set in Mississippi, capturing authentic minor-league decay.
Virginia Madsen reportedly fought for Dixie's agency—her character was originally more caricature, less complex survivor.
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