My mother was a shortstop, and every time I see this film, I choke up thinking of her. I watch it on the anniversary of her death, Dec 9th and just cry at the end. It is a great film and a wonderful tribute to the women who were not afraid to be different from the 1940s norm. I remember her saying the league paid players $75/week, which was good money in those days, nearly double the average for factory workers. I miss you Mom.
I played an extra in the film and wore a Navy Officer Uniform. It was wool. Most days it got up to around 95 degrees, but they kept the extras entertained and hydrated. We loved every minute of it!
Growing up, in the 70's / 80's I always considered myself a sports fan. When this movie came out, I thought it was one of those fictional stories during a real life event. When I found out that this was a real league, I was shocked. No one ever told me. No sports books, magazines, news papers etc ever mentioned it. I had no idea it was real. Thanks to a documentary Penny watched, we got this movie and a little piece of history that had been hidden for decades was revealed. Thank you, Penny Marshall. RIP.
Wow it’s funny Lori mentioned how she ran the bases in that scene because I’ve always said you can tell how great an athlete she was just on how she ran the bases in that scene!
I can genuinely say that this is one of my favorite movies and one of the best sports movies ever made. Well done, everyone. RIP to the actors who are no longer with us and especially the REAL Ladies of the League.
I was an extra for 2 days at this movie when I was 10 years old. At one point they called down to film a scene with a nurse and another gentleman. They told me as I sat at first base, just pretend the camera isn’t here. 4 takes every time I kept looking in the camera 😂😂😂 one of the greatest experiences of my life!! It was so cool. Sadly I didn’t make the movie…. However I still look for myself. I just got a puppy too and her name is Dottie! ❤❤
I was a tom boy, and I got picked one because I played ball with the boys on the street. I loved baseball and still do. I'm too old now to play but I loved this movie. I went by myself to see it, and the song at the end made me cry.
"Nice piece of coaching Jimmy! I especially liked that move in the 5th inning when you scratched your balls for an hour" "Well anything worth doing is worth doing right"