The Battered Bastards of Baseball
The Battered Bastards of Baseball is a 2014 documentary film about the Portland Mavericks, a defunct Minor League Baseball team which operated from 1973 through 1977. Owned by actor Bing Russell, the Mavericks were independent of Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, despite competing in a league comprised of teams with MLB affiliates. The film was directed by Chapman Way and Maclain Way, grandsons of Russell.
The film features Russell's son Kurt Russell, who played for the Mavericks and worked as a vice president.[1] The film also features as well as Todd Field, Frank “The Flake” Peters, Joe Garza, Jim Bouton, and Joe Garagiola.[2][3] Justin Lin acquired the rights to remake the documentary, with Field as its director.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/01/22/kurt-russell-pays-tribute-to-dads-portland-mavericks-with-battered-bastards/
- ^ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/01/27/the-battered-bastards-of-baseball-impresses-sundance/
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/sundance-review-battered-bastards-baseball-673969?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thr%2Freviews%2Fallreviews+(The+Hollywood+Reporter+-+All+Reviews)
- ^ http://variety.com/2014/film/news/justin-lin-to-direct-adaptation-of-doc-battered-bastards-of-baseball-1201069639/