Storyline

Bright, educated, handsome Conor O'Neill's promising future was wrecked by his gambling addiction, which dragged him into heavy drinking and petty crime, but worst of all, the stifling grip of loan-shark bookies. Desperate for a loan, he agrees to stand in for lawyer friend Jimmy Fleming as coach of a Chicago ghetto Little League baseball team. His sense of pride, becoming the boys' sole idol, and competition, plus their attractive teacher, motivate Conor. But the crushing loan problem rather requires leaving town.

Plot Keywords

female teacher, classroom, hit with a door, gunshot, listening to music on headphones, baseball team, baseball game, baseball field, check, money problems, wearing sunglasses inside, briefcase, reading aloud, barbershop, reference to michael jordan, hospital room, mugging, asthma inhaler, asthma, car on fire

Short Review

The filmmakers realize that playing baseball isn't nearly enough to fix what's wrong in these kids' lives, which might have made a more provocative ending than what follows.

Trailer

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