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Movie Info

When his grandfather (Jason Robards) dies, 12-year-old Billy (Luke Edwards) suddenly becomes the heir to the Minnesota Twins baseball team. It's a dream come true for the baseball fan, who believes he can get the Twins out of their current slump by managing them personally. Of course, managing a pro baseball team is a lot of work, and some of the players aren't crazy about taking orders from a pre-teen, but Billy's honest approach and love for the game could be just what the Twins need.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

kids and family, comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Andrew Scheinman
Producer:

Mike Lobell
Release Date (Theaters):

Jun 29, 1994 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Feb 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA):

$12.1M
Runtime:

1h 59m
Production Co:

Castle Rock Entertainment, Lobell/Bergman Productions
Sound Mix:

Surround, DTS, Stereo, SDDS, Dolby

Cast & Crew

Luke Edwards
Billy Heywood

Timothy Busfield
Lou Collins

John Ashton
Mac Macnally

Ashley Crow
Jenny Heywood

Kevin Dunn
Arthur Goslin

Jason Robards
Thomas Heywood

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Critic Reviews for Little Big League

All Critics (16) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (11)

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January 1, 2000 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
It's one of those rare baseball movies that has a real feel for the game, instead of using it as a backdrop for bizarre characters.

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Filled with baseball lore, trivia, and cameos by major-league players, this fable covers its bases with sincerity and humor.

June 29, 1994 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

Lois Alter Mark
Entertainment Weekly
As the fortunes of the Twins improve to put them in hot contention for the pennant, Little Big League gains a certain excitement. In setting out its personal stories, however, the screenplay and direction offer strictly minor-league material.

April 13, 2018 | Full Review…

Malcolm Johnson
Hartford Courant
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August 29, 2005 | Rating: 2/5

Todd Jorgenson
Denton Record-Chronicle
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August 8, 2005 | Rating: 2/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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February 28, 2004 | Rating: 2/5

Derek Smith
Apollo Guide
Passably entertaining for the "Boy's Life" crowd

July 15, 2003 | Rating: 3/5

James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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May 20, 2003 | Rating: 4/4

Marc Vincenti
Palo Alto Weekly
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March 23, 2003 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
Forgettable in every way. The kids-in-big-leagues theme is thankfully dead for now.

December 24, 2002 | Rating: 2/5

Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

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Audience Reviews for Little Big League

Jun 27, 2011

I enjoyed it. Essentially Rookie of the Year focused on management

Jackson W Super Reviewer
Nov 29, 2008

Man I just erased my review for this movie, it was a good one too. Talking about how this movie focuses on the technical side of baseball rather than making a spoof cheesy film like Rookie of the Year, which is still enjoyable. Hollywood loved baseball movies in the early to mid nineties. This movie was the least popular because it relied on the analysis of the game, and most people nowadays don't like baseball. I liked this movie more because it took a smart serious take on sports movies.

Lenny M Super Reviewer
Mar 23, 2008

This movie had a lot of funny parts in it, and made for a classic-baseball family film. The actors were fairly well, and you cant beat Griffey being in it. But really it carried out way too long, and could of been written better. It's still worth watching for a mid 90s movie though.

Bobby H Super Reviewer
Nov 12, 2007

Griffey makes an epic appearance. Little Big League continues the tradition of mid-90's kids' baseball movies.

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