A League of Their Own
First screened in August 2013 / Most recently screened in July 2025
Director: Penny Marshall. Cast: Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Tom Hanks, Madonna, Tracy Reiner, Rosie O'Donnell, Megan Cavanagh, Bitty Schram, Freddie Simpson, Ann Cusack, Anne Elizabeth Ramsay, Renée Coleman, David Strathairn, Jon Lovitz, Garry Marshall, Bill Pullman. Screenplay: Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel (based on a screen story by Kim Wilson and Kelly Candaele).

   
Photo © 1992 Columbia Pictures
In Brief: Fleet, Hawksy portrait of a lively corps, full of liberated energy plus the sense of a window soon to close.

VOR:   An angel gets its wings when a movie is deftly made, historically restorative, sharply acted, or entertaining as gangbusters. This is all four.

Grade: B+


Golden Globe Nominations:
Best Actress (Musical/Comedy): Geena Davis
Best Original Song: "This Used To Be My Playground"

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