A League Of Their Own (DVD)

...who turned alcoholic, but given a second chance to prove himself. Two sisters were selected to join the team - Dottie Henson ( Geena Davis) & Kit Keller (Lori Petty). The story is about these two sister’s rivalling it out at the major league. Also on the team was May - The Sexy Girl (Madonna) and her best friend Doris (Rosie O Donnell). And many more - These are the main cast. Jimmy Dougan hired to coach the team makes his first appearance to the ...
...drunk, unshaven, dirty clothes and a half bottle in his pocket. He started off not giving a dam about the team until he realises how good they really are and smartens up his act. Geena Davis is brilliant; she has this confidence, the look, and the dolly of the team. She is stunning looking, and just makes the movie; she is the best player in the team. She is perfect for this part. She is beautiful but in the movie she is not there for her looks ...

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...Hanks stars as Jimmy Dugan, a washed-up drunk ball player whose big league days are over. I fell this is by far Tom Hanks best film to date,His transformation from a crude, uncaring drunk to the team's hard-nosed but soft-hearted leader is very well and believably done. Hired to coach in the All-American Girls League of 1943 - while the male pros are at war - Dugan finds himself drawn back into the game by the heart and heroics of his "all-girl" ...
...(Davis) the "baseball dolly" with a Babe Ruth swing. What makes it work are fine performances by Geena Davis as catcher Dottie Hinson, "the best player in the league," and Lori Petty as her younger sister, Kit Keller. Geena Davis absolutely looks the part with her cool confidence and stately figure while Lori Petty is scrappy and believable as the little sister whose puck and determination set the stage for a sister-rivalry climax at the end. In ...

willow_aj 21.04.2006 · Read full review
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...fun, touching comedy. With a fantastic cast including Tom hanks, Madonna and Geena Davis, it follows the story of Jimmy Dugan (Hanks) an Ex big league player who is bought in to coach the Rockford Peaches. On the team he has talented players like Dottie Henson (Davis) and Mae Mordabito (Madonna) - but is too hung-over to pay any attention most of the time. Finally he wakes up and realises their skills, along with the rest of America, and takes them ...
...playground' (Madonna). It also has a behind the scenes featurette, with interviews with the cast and director, and a documentary about the history of the AAGPBL, with interviews, pictures and footage of the original players. The documentary is 28 mins long. The Film can be watched in English, Spanish, French, Italian and German with subtitles available in Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, ...

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