TY  - ADVS
AU  - Nides,Tina
AU  - Tollin,Michael
AU  - Robbins,Brian
AU  - Gatins,John
AU  - Reeves,Keanu
AU  - Lane,Diane
AU  - Hawkes,John
AU  - Sweeney,D.B.
AU  - McGlone,Michael
AU  - Beckel,Graham
AU  - Margolis,Mark
AU  - Richmond,Tom
AU  - Bastille,Ned
AU  - Isham,Mark
AU  - Jamison-Tanchuck,Francine
AU  - Hinkle,Jaymes
AU  - Coyle,Daniel
ED  - Paramount Pictures Corporation.
ED  - Fireworks Pictures (Firm)
TI  - Hardball
SN  - 079217948X
U1  - 791.43/72 
PY  - 2002///], c2001
CY  - Hollywood, Calif.
PB  - Paramount
KW  - Youth league baseball
KW  - Chicago (Ill.)
KW  - Drama
KW  - Coaching
KW  - Compulsive gamblers
KW  - Feature films
KW  - Video recordings
KW  - Comedy films
KW  - lcsh
KW  - Video recordings for the hearing impaired
N1  - Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001; Based on the book by Daniel Coyle; Special features: interactive menus; scene selection; theatrical trailer; the making-of "Hardball"; 3 deleted scenes; interstitials; music video "Hardball" by Lil' Bow Wow, Lil' Wayne, Lil' Zane & Sammie; commentary by director Brian Robbins and writer John Gatins; Director of photography, Tom Richmond ; editor, Ned Bastille ; music, Mark Isham ; costume designer, Francine Jamison-Tanchuck ; production designer, Jaymes Hinkle; Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane, John Hawkes, D.B. Sweeney, Mike McGlone, Graham Beckel, Mark Margolis; MPAA rating: PG-13; Also issued on VHS
N2  - A down-on-his-luck gambler finds himself in debt to a dangerous loan shark. Desperate for cash, he reluctantly takes on the job of coaching a youth baseball team. The team turns out to be a ragtag group of tough-talking kids from Chicago's inner city. Now, as he must wrestles with his past, the kids start to teach him some lessons that will forever change his future
ER  -