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61* | 
| Director: Billy Crystal
Actors: Barry Pepper, Thomas Jane, Anthony Michael Hall, Richard Masur, Bruce Mcgill
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.98
Buy Used: $1.00
You Save: $8.98 (90%)
Rating:  116 reviews
Sales Rank: 4425
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 129 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: TM2502
ISBN: 0783118430
UPC: 026359178221
EAN: 9780783118437
ASIN: B00005M20J
Theatrical Release Date: April 28, 2001
Release Date: September 11, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: disc is complete and in very good condition. 100% guaranteed.
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Product Description
Summer, 1961: Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle are on pace to break the most hallowed record in U.S. sports, Babe Ruth's single-season 60 home runs. It's a big story, and the intense, plain-spoken Maris is the bad guy: sports writers bait him and minimize hi
Amazon.com
61* is an endearing ode to the baseball days of yore when the press was the enemy, salaries were in check, and breaking records with bat and glove took on Ruthian proportions. In 1961 baseball expanded its season from 154 games to 162, allowing weaker pitching into the major leagues and two New York Yankees teammates--the colorless Roger Maris and golden boy Mickey Mantle--to make an assault on the sport's ultimate record: Babe Ruth's 60 home runs. To add to the stew, baseball commissioner Ford Frick announced any record set in the last eight games of the season wouldn't count toward the official record; records had to be achieved in 154 games. Director Billy Crystal guarantees success for his movie in the perfect casting of the leads. Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan's religious sniper) is deft as Maris, and Thomas Jane is a perfect Mantle, a superman in a Yankee uniform. Despite the differences between family man Maris and hard-living Mantle, they form a rewarding friendship amid the media and fan frenzy. The shy Maris took the brunt of the storm, even facing boo-birds in his home stadium. Crystal and first-time writer Hank Steinberg keep the pace moving quickly between the field, the locker room, the press box, and the home front. The film never tries to dazzle with more than the facts (and it softens Mantle up a bit), yet it belongs on the short list of grand baseball movies. --Doug Thomas
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| Customer Reviews: Read 111 more reviews...
 great drama, great actors, great story December 22, 2008
T. Meirav (Tel Aviv, Israel)
As a big Barry Pepper fan I found another proof for him being such an amazing actor. But it is not just about him, this is a moving interesting tale of 1960s NY baseball, told with great love for the game and its players. And I don't even like baseball!
61-The best insiders view of the life and times of two of the NY Yankees Best September 23, 2008
Ed Baraket (Allentown, Pennsylvania)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I first saw this autobiography of Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris stars, it was like being there with them.
Growing up in Brooklyn, NY, and Joe Pepitone (another Yankee local scouted and signed with the Yankees, his brothers Billy and Jimmy were our neighbors. I lived that era and thought I knew everything about every Yankee. This film, I have sought for years and now that I immediately purchased it through Amazon.com, I can tell any fan of baseball that is has all the fun, drama, trials and problems of any normal person that brought tears to my eyes of what went on during and after their professional careers. The class and charachter that more then describes those great players were my idols. But meeting them in person, in the dugout, never, ever gave me anything else but goosebumps.
This film I would highly recommend to any father not knowing these greats to sit with their children for a heart warming and insite not only how to behave and present themselves but a learning lesson of how a sport brought out the finest in them that will last forever.
Maris!!!! September 21, 2008
Delawanna (Florida)
The greatest Baseball film ever made. Maris should be in the Hall of Fame!!!!
Baseball as I remember it September 10, 2008
Burgmicester (Pittsburgh)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I don't usually write reviews about movies, but I was overwhelmed by this movie. As a kid, I loved baseball, but now I couldn't tell you 10 players in the major leagues. The game is no longer the game that I remember. But this movie brought back everything to me. This is why I loved the game and why I went to bed every night listening to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Billy Crystal did a fantastic job recreating that magical season in 1961. The acting was terrific. The pressure must have been so intense, that we can only imagine it. 61* brought all of that to the screen. I wasn't expecting very much - I had not read any reviews, but I didn't remember seeing the critics talking about it much.
Just don't let the kids watch until they can handle the cussing. But other than that, what a movie.
 Great movie, but if you are buying for kids, BE WARNED!! July 23, 2008
bedrestmom (Minnesota)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am always looking for sports-themed movies for my young son, and he is especially interested in non-fiction movies. ("Miracle" and "Rudy" are two great examples.)
I read the reviews, and thought we'd give this a try. I noticed that this was marked "not rated" and just hoped for the best! Whoops! I am not offended by swearing in the context of baseball. But this has excessive use of the "F" word, which I just wasn't expecting. It was a big surprise and quite disappointing.
I only offer this review for other parents who may be contemplating this movie for kids and younger teens.
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