Aiming for one of the most famed records in sports history, a pair of very different baseball players hit home runs at an impressive rate. Roger Maris, a reserved sort, is much less popular than his hard-partying New York Yankee teammate Mickey Mantle, the player who many observers think will be the one to challenge Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in one season. But in the summer of 1961, Maris surges ahead of Mantle, making a run at Ruth's mark.... (Full plot summary below)
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Aiming for one of the most famed records in sports history, a pair of very different baseball players hit home runs at an impressive rate. Roger Maris, a reserved sort, is much less popular than his hard-partying New York Yankee teammate Mickey Mantle, the player who many observers think will be the one to challenge Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in one season. But in the summer of 1961, Maris surges ahead of Mantle, making a run at Ruth's mark.
Leave your thoughts about 61*.
| New York Magazine/VultureJohn LeonardBarry Pepper is an amazing Maris look-alike, Thomas Jane manages to suggest the damage Mantle did to himself, and Richard Masur plays the sort of sportswriter I wanted to grow up to be... |
| NetflixJames RocchiBaseball drama from director Billy Crystal has the graceful arc of a well-hit ball. |
| MovieholeClint MorrisOne of the best telemovies I've ever seen...simply sensational |
| Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)Bob BloomA great baseball movie solidly directed by Billy Crystal. You can tell he's a Yankee fan, but also does not hesitate from showing the warts on some of his idols. |
| User ReviewTristan BBarry Pepper is awesome has Roger Maris and shows the trama of a LONG baseball season Ps In My Mind Maris record is still the home run record |
| User ReviewJoe HI've honored Roger Maris because he never used a steroid. I didn't like to see Mark McGwire breaking Roger Maris' single-season home run, #61 because Mark used the steroids. It's not fair for late Roger Maris. Barry Bond used the steroids too. Anyway! |
| User ReviewLance OMy best baseball movie. Barry Peper and Tomas Jane was very good in this movie. |
| User ReviewJeff CGreat baseball movie. Didn't know Rager MAris went through so much stress. |
| User ReviewAndrew FGreat story, even if you're not a Yankees fan. |
| User ReviewRob TI'm a Yankee fan this is a movie about 2 Yankee greats... i loved every minute of it |
