Shelley Duvall's Tall tales & legends : Casey at the bat / Gaylord Production Company presents a Platypus production ; producers, Fredric S. Fuchs and Bridget Terry ; written by Andy Borowitz ; directed by David Steinberg.
A down-on-his luck baseball player follows his dreams to become the biggest star in the game. But even when striking out, the mighty Casey remains a hero for his legendary sportsmanship and good-natured play. This expansion of the famous poem by Ernest Lawrence Thayer provides possible humorous origins of many baseball traditions.
Record details
- ISBN: 1417228482
- ISBN: 9781417228485
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Port Washington, NY : Koch Vision, [2005]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally broadcast on television in 1985. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Camera, Tom Harvey, Bobby Keyes, Hector Ramirez ; editor, Marco Zappia ; original music composer, Stephen Barber ; costume designer, J. Allen Highfill ; production designer, Michael Erler. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Elliott Gould, Carol Kane, Hamilton Camp, Rae Dawn Chong, Bill Macy, Murphy Dunne, Mina Kolb, Dan Barrows, Warren Berlinger, Bob Uecker. Host; Shelley Duvall ; narrator; Howard Cosell. |
Target Audience Note: | Not rated. |
System Details Note: | DVD; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
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Subject: | Baseball players > Juvenile drama. Baseball > Juvenile drama. Sportsmanship > Juvenile drama. |
Genre: | Sports films. Short films. Children's films. Youth > Television series. Sports > Television series. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
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Covington-Veedersburg PL - Covington | DVD FAM TAL (Text) | DVD | 32572000613059 | CVBPLC DVD Family Section | Available | - |
Melton PL - Melton | JUV DVD SHE (Text) | DVD | 79591000086421 | JUV DVD | Available | - |
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