His friend, pete klein john goodman, asks gus estranged daughter, mickey amy adams, if she could go with him to make sure hes okay as his eyes are failing. An ailing baseball scout in his twilight years takes his daughter along for one last recruiting trip. Clint eastwood is a grumbling, growling, aging baseball scout for the. Back in 1993 he starred as frank horrigan, a secret service agent trying to protect the president of. Gus lobel clint eastwood has been one of the best scouts in baseball for. Because of this affliction, gus is a grumpy old man which actually adds a lot of humor to the film.
After beginning his acting career exclusively with small uncredited film roles and television appearances, his career has spanned more than 50years. With clint eastwoods latest film the mule in theaters now, were taking a look at baseball players with clint eastwood film names the bridges of ryan madison county the bridges of madison county ryan madison. Hang em high 1968, high plains drifter 1973, pale rider 1985 in each film the clint eastwood character is believed to be dead, but comes back to life to seek justicevengeance. It has been 18 years since clint eastwood has acted in a film that he wasnt also directing. Yep, its baseball season, and in tribute to our national pastime, we at rt have assembled a great. Amy adams talks about working with clint eastwood in trouble with the curve duration. In this picture, clint eastwood plays a legendary baseball scout who is now losing his sight. Marking lorenz directing debut, the film will have clint eastwood playing a baseball scout whos having vision problems. Clint eastwood may act once more, in baseball film.
A daughter tries to remedy her dysfunctional relationship with her ailing father, a decorated baseball scout by helping him in a recruiting trip which could be his last. Clint eastwood, amy adams, justin timberlake and john goodman. First georgia filming location revealed for clint eastwood. Eastwoods baseball film trailer released cbs san francisco. He and his daughter amy adams travel to atlanta to check out a hot prospect. Clint eastwood and amy adams baseball drama trouble with. Clint eastwood list of movies and tv shows tv guide. That being said, this film was not so much about baseball as it was about a. Warner brothers fires shot in battle over clint eastwood. Hereafter is a 2010 american fantasy disaster drama film directed, coproduced, and scored by clint eastwood, written by peter morgan, and executive produced by steven spielberg.
Clint eastwood may act again in baseball drama breaking. The rookie is a 1990 american buddy cop action film directed by clint eastwood and produced by howard g. The icon never retired from acting, and has remained open to the idea of taking. Clint eastwoods first film as an actor for a director other than himself since in the line of fire in 1993, trouble with the curve is a corny, conventional and quite enjoyable fatherdaughter. Trouble with the curve, with clint eastwood and amy. Dramatisation of the 2015 thalys train attack, in which passengers on a french train took down a gunman before he could kill anyone. The film revolves around an aging baseball scout whose daughter joins him.
A new feature film teamup for director robert lorenz million dollar baby and clint eastwood now has a theatrical landing date. Trouble with the curve official trailer hd youtube. Gus lobel clint eastwood is an aging scout for the atlanta braves who is struggling with his eyesight and the front office has doubts about whether or not he is still up to the job of spotting up and coming talent. Trouble with the curve is a 2012 american sports drama film directed by robert lorenz and starring clint eastwood, amy adams, justin timberlake, matthew lillard, and john goodman. Filming began in march 2012, and the film was released on september 21, 2012. Baseball star kris bryant pranks a college team as the transfer. After taking a three year retirement from acting, clint eastwood is headed back in front of the camera. The story is based on the john carlin book playing the enemy. Hogs breath inn baseball hat snapback adjustable otto clint eastwood restaurant.
It seems though that the 81yearold eastwood may be headed back in front of the camera for the baseball drama trouble with the curve, starring as a veteran baseball scout with eyesight troubles who talks his daughter into going onto the road with him. This was eastwoods first acting project since 2008s gran torino and his first acting role in a film he did not direct since his cameo in 1995s ca. While he has been mostly directing in recent years, clint eastwood returns to act in a film, that hes not directing, for the first time in almost 20 years. Eastwood starred in and directed the unforgiven 1992. Gus lobel clint eastwood has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up. This is how clint eastwood answered my question recently about whether he planned to act again after 2008s gran torino. Clint eastwood may star in baseball scout drama trouble. Shop clint eastwood baseball tshirts created by independent artists from around the globe. Mens brown black cowboy gunman hat western clint eastwood film western tv movie.
Baseball star kris bryant gets pranked by hall of famer greg maddux duration. The baseball drama, also starring amy adams, will debut in theaters. It was written from a screenplay conceived by boaz yakin and scott spiegel. Movie info gus lobel clint eastwood has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him. Scott eastwood joins clint eastwood in baseball film. Starring clint eastwood, amy adams, john goodman, justin timberlake. During the great depression, eastwood moved with his family a number of times before they finally settled. Moneyball made money and everyone loves clint eastwood, so it is not at all shocking that another baseball movie is getting off the ground. Eastwood has acted in several television series, most notably rawhide. Clint eastwood is an american film actor, director, producer, and composer. Clint eastwood to play an aging baseball scout in trouble.
The latest baseball movie, clint eastwoods trouble with the curve is the antithesis of last years oscarnominated moneyball in that it advocates the oldfashioned scouting. Clint eastwoods drama tells the controversial story of the security man richard jewell, who saved many lives during the 1996 olympics bombing but later became a suspect during the investigation. The first trailer for the new baseball film trouble with the curve, which stars parttime carmel resident, clint eastwood has been released. Clint eastwood as gus and amy adams as mickey in a scene from trouble with the curve.
These films are the worst of the worst, the type of crap not worthy of your. Trailer for clint eastwoods baseball movie, trouble with. The film tells three parallel stories about three people affected by death in similar waysall three have issues of communicating with the dead. And this weekend, he proved it again by lending his talent through voice and brief appearance in. We print the highest quality clint eastwood baseball tshirts on the internet. Nelson mandela and the game that made a nation about the events in south africa before and during the 1995 rugby world cup. He asks them to let him do one more scouting job to prove himself. Each week on the foul territory podcast, jed rigney takes a current event and tries his best to match the names of active mlb players to that subject. With clint eastwood, amy adams, john goodman, justin timberlake. As to his career longevity as an actor, michael smith, a professor of film studies and author of flickering empire. Clint eastwood is an ace, amy adams is a slugger in. Matt damon plays american factory worker george, who is able to.
Clint eastwood scores a hit with trouble with the curve. Eastwood plays a veteran police officer teamed up with a younger. For his work in the western film unforgiven 1992 and the sports drama million dollar baby 2004, eastwood won academy awards for best director and best picture, as well as rece. The film follows an aging baseball scout who finds out he is losing his sight, and heads on a road trip to. Trouble with the curve gets easy things wrong, strikes out as. A baseball film for the old soul, this oftcomedic ode to the inherent poetic nature of baseball is set in the carolina leagues and stars kevin costner as crash davis, a sage yet aging minor.
A row over who wrote trouble with the curve, a poorly received baseball film starring clint eastwood, is entertaining hollywood with unexpected plot twists. Clint eastwood proved he still had it with his fantastic performance in the 2008 film gran torino. Gus lobel clint eastwood has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him. Trouble with the curve 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Deadline is reporting that eastwood is in talks to star in the baseball drama trouble with the curve. Penned by randy brown, the film has a great concept, centering on an aging baseball scout, who is slowly going blind, on a final trip with his daughter to check out a hot prospect. Trailer for clint eastwoods baseball movie, trouble with the curve.
Clint eastwood, muttering grumpily to himself though not, this time, in the service of a political campaign plays gus lobel, a longtime scout for the atlanta braves. It is the directorial debut of eastwoods business partner, robert lorenz. Joining the cast, which already includes justin timberlake. All 35 clint eastwood movies ranked worst to best from the wild west to the middle east, we rank the allamerican star clint eastwoods directorial cv by time out film. When clint eastwood played the lead role in his 2008 film gran torino, we thought it might be his last screen role. Invictus is a 2009 biographical sports drama film directed by clint eastwood and starring morgan freeman and matt damon. Clint eastwood the academy award winning director is shown in character as will munny from the 1992 film the unforgiven photograph signed. The springboks were not expected to perform well, the team having only recently. Gus lobel clint eastwood has been a top baseball scout for decades, but age has caught up with. A ninetyyearold horticulturist and korean war veteran turns drug mule for a mexican cartel. Trailer til ny film med clint eastwood og justin timberlake. After beginning his acting career exclusively with small uncredited film roles and television appearances, his career has spanned more than 50 years. Clint eastwood returns to acting in baseball drama.
The film revolves around an aging baseball scout whose daughter joins him on a scouting trip. Watch tom hanks as hero pilot in first trailer for clint eastwoods sully news briefs. Clint eastwood filming scenes for trouble with the curve at cheers in macon, ga next week march 3, 2012 at 2. Clint eastwood considering return to acting in baseball. The film, about an aging and ailing baseball scout, opened friday. His daughter, played by amy adams, has a dysfunctional sense of responsibility towards clints. Unforgiven 1992 eastwood held on to screenwriter david webb peoples revisionist western until the time was right, and the result was an oscarbestowed turning point and his best movie.
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