Little Big League
Brief Synopsis
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Billy Heywood, a twelve-year-old baseball fan, has just inherited the Minnesota Twins from his grandfather. As the new owner and manager, the first since the days of the Philadelphia Athletics, it's up to Billy to pull the team out of its slump, negotiate with some very large egos and somehow get the Twins into the playoffs. Despite the pressure, Billy executes the smartest strategy in the majors--he convinces his players to have fun, and in the process, Billy is forced to rediscover his youth as well.
Cast & Crew
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Andrew Scheinman
Director
Luke Edwards
Timothy Busfield
John Ashton
Ashley Crow
Michael Papajohn
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Children
Comedy
Family
Sports
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Roger Stevenson
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 59m
Synopsis
Billy Heywood, a twelve-year-old baseball fan, has just inherited the Minnesota Twins from his grandfather. As the new owner and manager, the first since the days of the Philadelphia Athletics, it's up to Billy to pull the team out of its slump, negotiate with some very large egos and somehow get the Twins into the playoffs. Despite the pressure, Billy executes the smartest strategy in the majors--he convinces his players to have fun, and in the process, Billy is forced to rediscover his youth as well.
Cast
Luke Edwards
Timothy Busfield
John Ashton
Ashley Crow
Michael Papajohn
Leon Durham
Joseph Latimore
Steve Eiswirth
Eric Jeffrey
O'neal Compton
Tim Raines
Marc Gittleman
Alex Fernandez
David Arnott
Jay Wange
Richard Petterson
Ken Griffey
Randy Johnson
Daniel Smith
Antonio Lewis Todd
Duane Davis
Clint Parnell
Dean Wittenberg
Tim Russell
John Minch
Gary Groomes
Jessie Elies
Miles Feulner
Teddy Bergman
Lavin Erickson
Mickey Tettleton
Dean Palmer
Kristen Fontaine
Eric Anthony
Lou Piniella
John Beasley
John Gordon
Sandy Alomar
Jodi Russell
Troy Startoni
Ivan Rodriguez
Kevin Burns
Patrick Wright
Scott Patterson
Jason Robards Jr.
Carlos Baerga
Jodie Fisher
Billy L Sullivan
Cammy Kerrison
Mark Mcgann
Ronald J Wojcik
Dave Magadan
Wolfgang Bodison
Kent Paulson
Paul O'neill
Wally Joyner
Kevin Dunn
Patrick Pohl
James Roth
Edward Stryker
Charlie Owens
Bradley Jay Lesley
Allan Wasserman
Kevin Elster
Jonathan Silverman
Lenny Webster
Scott Meadows
Peter Syvertsen
Dennis Farina
Chris Berman
Ryan Anderson
Steve Cochran
Jeff Garlin
Jason Wolf
Rafael Palmeiro
Tony Denman
Mike Knight
Brock Pierce
Allen Hamilton
Joey Johnson
Robert Schiel
Dave Lanning
Lead Person
Vincent Kartheiser
Crew
Peter Afterman
Music Supervisor
Rick Alexander
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mike Anderson
Other
Michael Arnold
Production
Mary-gail Artz
Casting
George Baetz
Boom Operator
Tammy Banal
Other
James Barber
Camera Assistant
Michael R Barnard
Construction
Ted Basso
Production
Jeff Beck
Music Producer
Jeff Beck
Music
Jeff Beck
Song Performer
Michael J. Benavente
Sound Editor
Joel Benton
On-Set Dresser
Andrew Bergman
Executive Producer
Andrew Bernstein
Assistant Editor
John Bertram
Grip
Robert A Beverlin
Assistant Camera Operator
Donna Bloom
Unit Production Manager
Laura Mae Bobick
Production Assistant
James Bolt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mike Bonnaud
Electrician
Mike Boudry
Adr
James T Boyle
Lighting Director
Sylvester Bradford
Song
Nancy Briggs
Location Casting
Sharleen Bright
Other
Scott Browner
Assistant Camera Operator
Chris Buchinsky
Storyboard Artist
Russell Buckens
Production
Howard Burdick
Visual Effects
David Burnett
Electrician
Adrian Cannon
Production Assistant
Alison Cannon
Production Accountant
John J Carr
Foley Editor
Stanley Clarke
Music Producer
Stanley Clarke
Music
Stanley Clarke
Song Performer
Stanley Clarke
Original Music
Ken Clemons
Other
Richie Cline
On-Set Dresser
Barbara Cohen
Casting
Harve Cook
Production Assistant
Steve Cropper
Music Producer
Steve Cropper
Music
Andy D'addario
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Karen Dejong
Matte Painter
Peter Deming
Director Of Photography
George Dileonardi
Transportation Captain
Dion
Song Performer
Dion
Song
Fats Domino
Song
Tom Donovan
Production
Casey Dugan
Production
Kelly Dugan
Production
Sean M Dugan
Production
Wayne L. Duncan
Grip
Robert Eber
Sound Mixer
Jann Engel
Art Assistant
David Evans
Production
Gregory Evans
Production
Julia Evershade
Adr Supervisor
Ed Farmer
Special Thanks To
Ed Farmer
Technical Advisor
John Fogerty
Song
John Fogerty
Song Performer
Douglas Fox
Property Master
Tony Fox
Production
Rick Freeman
Dialogue Editor
Mark M Galvin
Visual Effects
Alex Garcia
Assistant Editor
Danny Gill
Special Effects Coordinator
David Gillen
Electrician
Aaron Glascock
Foley
Daniel C Gold
Camera Operator
Karen Golden
Script Supervisor
Marilyn Graf
Foley Mixer
Don Grafton
Foley Recordist
Rayford G Griffin
Song Performer
Carol Groner
Other
Edward T. Hanley
Set Costumer
Mark Har
Production Assistant
Robin Harlan
Foley
Walter Hart
Effects Coordinator
Anne Healey
Production Assistant
Sean Healey
Production Assistant
Francis Heck
Production
Bill Hedenberg
Photography
Kelly Heikkila
Art Department Coordinator
Gary Hellerstein
Production
Ellen Hillers
Production Coordinator
Jeffrey Howard
Production Designer
Dan Humann
Rerecording
Dream Quest Images
Visual Effects
Michael Jablow
Editor
Bill Jackson
Rerecording
Susan Jacobs
Foley
Jacqueline Jacobson-scarfo
Assistant Set Decorator
Whitney James
Makeup Artist
Booker T. Jones
Music Producer
Booker T. Jones
Music
Jeff Jones
Production Assistant
Pam Jones
Assistant
Robert Kaiser
Color Timer
Doc Kane
Adr Mixer
Rachel Kapel
Production Assistant
Deborah Kaplan
Assistant
Hope Kaplan
Wardrobe Assistant
Bob Kennedy
Helicopter Pilot
Russell Kennedy
Production
William Kidd
Music Conductor
William Kidd
Original Music
Gene Kisch
Production
Andy Klaiman
Assistant Property Master
Roger Knutson
Production
Eddee Kolos
Production Assistant
Ben Kuchera
Other
Peter K Kuchera
Projectionist
Al Laverde
Key Grip
Steve Levine
Other
Al Lewis
Song
Kelly Lindquist
Set Costumer
Mike Lobell
Producer
Trevor Loomis
Camera Assistant
Trevor Loomis
Camera
Jane Lydon
Accounting Assistant
Douglas T Madison
Assistant Property Master
Taj Mahal
Song Performer
Mark Mamalakis
Location Manager
Charles Manning
Projectionist
Blaine Marcou
Other
Ernest Maresca
Song
Mark Mcgann
Assistant Director
Mickie Mcgowan
Adr Voice Casting
Jerome Mcgrew
Production
Robert Medcraft
Location Manager
Adam Merims
Associate Producer
Ralph Mock
Other
Dana Mosch
Production Assistant
Trina Mrnak
Wardrobe
Michael Muhlfriedel
Assistant Editor
Elizabeth Murphy
Special Thanks To
Edward R. Nedin
Electrician
Jack B Nelson
Production
Joesphine Nericcio
Foley
Aaron Nicolaides
Production Assistant
Steven Nicolaides
Executive Producer
Frank Nieves
Other
Dave North
Camera Equipment
Bettina O'mara
Other
Tim O'toole
Video Assist/Playback
Gina Offerman
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Margaret J. Orlando
Assistant Production Coordinator
Josh Ornstein
Accounting Assistant
Laura Ornstein
Production Assistant
Johnny Otis
Song
Philip A Patterson
Assistant Director
Erika Pedersen
Accounting Assistant
Joe Perugini
Other
Erica Edell Phillips
Costume Designer
Joan Philo
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Gregory K Pincus
Screenplay
Gregory K Pincus
From Story
Paul Plannette
Assistant Camera Operator
Darrin Porter
Electrician
Ed Powell
Production
Allyne Price
Special Thanks To
Kella Prill
Other
Becky Raiche
Production
Craig Raiche
Property Master
Brent T. Regan
Other
Charlene Richards
Adr Mixer
Ethel Robins Richards
Set Decorator
Lise Richardson
Music Editor
Mark Ridge
Extras Agent/Coordinator
John Rosenberg
Music Contractor
Tim Roslan
Transportation Captain
Geoffrey G. Rubay
Editor
Cheri Ruff
Hair Stylist
Amy Elizabeth Sabel
Casting Associate
Ken Scaife
Construction Coordinator
Adam Scheinman
Screenplay
Carla Schwam
Office Assistant
Bob Scifo
Matte Painter
John Semedik
Accountant
Robert F Shaw
On-Set Dresser
George Simpson
Sound Editor
Joyce Slate
Other
Frederic Smith
Camera Operator
Johnny A Smith
Song
Harland Snodgrass
Video Playback
Kurt Soderling
Assistant Camera Operator
Robert Stadd
Visual Effects
Wesley Staples
Other
Greg Steele
Adr
John M. Stephens
Director Of Photography
Roger Stevenson
Cable Operator
Amy Stofsky
Costume Supervisor
Ty Suehiro
Dolly Grip
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Children
Comedy
Family
Sports
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Roger Stevenson
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 59m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer June 29, 1994
Released in United States on Video November 9, 1994
Feature film screenwriting debut for Gregory Pincus. Pincus reportedly received $250,000 for the screenplay and will receive another $250,000 when the film starts lensing.
Feature film directorial debut for Castle Rock partner, Andrew Scheinman.
Began shooting August 23, 1993.
Completed shooting November 23, 1993.
Dustin Hoffman was once mentioned to direct.
Released in United States Summer June 29, 1994
Released in United States on Video November 9, 1994
