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Mr. Baseball

Mr. Baseball is a 1992 American sports comedy film directed by Fred Schepisi, starring Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura, Dennis Haysbert, and Aya Takanashi. Selleck plays a veteran New York Yankees first baseman, Jack Elliot, who is traded to the Chunichi Dragons in Japan and must contend with cultural differences.

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Box office
$20,883,046
Budget
$40 million
Cinematography
Ian Baker
Country
United States
Directed by
Fred Schepisi
Distributed by
Universal Pictures

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Mr. Baseball

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Triples153
Avg. degree1.98
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Mr. Baseball

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related to Filming · 47
Mr. Baseball → American, Banshō-ji, Baseball, CBC TV, Chunichi Dragons, Concepts Graphic Designs, Doug Claybourne, Dragons, Filming, Florida, Fuji Sengen Shrine, Hiroko's, Irinaka, Jack, Jack Elliot, Jack Elliot's, Japan, Kakuozan, Kanayama Station, Kannon
related to Screenplay · 22
Mr. Baseball → According, Baseball, Complicating, Ed Solomon, Gary Ross, Japan, Japanese, John Junkerman, Kevin Wade, Major League, Matsushita, Monte Merrick, Mr, Schepisi, The, Theo Pelletier, This, Tom Selleck, United States, Universal
related to Box office · 15
Mr. Baseball → Baseball, Despite, During, Europe, February, Friday, However, Japan, Mohicans, Mr, North American, October, The Last, The Mighty Ducks, Universal
related to Critical reception · 14
Mr. Baseball → ABC, Audiences, Baseball, Bill Diehl, CinemaScore, Clark Gable, Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times, Mr, Oscar, Rotten Tomatoes, Sports Illustrated, Steve Wille, Tom Selleck
related to Home media · 14
Mr. Baseball → April, Baseball, Blu-ray, DVD, Goodtimes Home Video, It, July, June, LaserDisc, March, MCA Universal Home Video, Mr, Universal, VHS
related to By professional players · 7
Mr. Baseball → According, American, Baseball, Japanese, Mr, The New York Times, They
related to External links · 7
Mr. Baseball → Baseball, Box Office MojoMr, IMDbMr, LetterboxdMr, Mr, Rotten Tomatoes, TCM Movie Database
Edited by · 3
Mr. Baseball → Gary Woodyard, Jeremy Gibbs, Peter Honess
Produced by · 3
Mr. Baseball → Doug Claybourne, Fred Schepisi, Robert Newmyer
Screenplay by · 3
Mr. Baseball → Gary Ross, Kevin Wade, Monte Merrick

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Mr. BaseballBox office$20,883,0461.00infobox
Mr. BaseballBudget$40 million1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballCinematographyIan Baker1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballDirected byFred Schepisi1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballDistributed byUniversal Pictures1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballEdited byPeter Honess1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballEdited byJeremy Gibbs1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballEdited byGary Woodyard1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballLanguagesEnglish1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballLanguagesJapanese1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballMusic byJerry Goldsmith1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballProduced byFred Schepisi1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballProduced byDoug Claybourne1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballProduced byRobert Newmyer1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballProduction companiesOutlaw Productions1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballProduction companiesPacific Artists1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballRelease dateOctober 2, 1992 (1992-10-02)1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballRunning time108 minutes1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballScreenplay byMonte Merrick1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballScreenplay byGary Ross1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballScreenplay byKevin Wade1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballStarringTom Selleck1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballStarringDennis Haysbert1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballStarringKen Takakura1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballStory byTheo Pelletier1.00infobox
Mr. BaseballStory byJohn Junkerman1.00infobox

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