The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings PG
They put the ball in baseball.
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DVD Details
- Rated: PG
- Run Time: 1 hours, 51 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: January 29, 2002
- Originally Released: 1976
- Label: Universal Studios
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Richard Pryor, James Earl Jones & Billy Dee Williams | |
Performer: | Sam Briston, Leon Wagner, Rico Dawson, Ted Ross, Jophery Brown & Tony Burton | |
Directed by | John Badham | |
Edited by | David Rawlins | |
Screenwriting by | Matthew Robbins & Hal Barwood | |
Composition by | William Goldstein | |
Produced by | Rob Cohen | |
Director of Photography: | Bill Butler |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 3/5 --
This isn't a great film by any means, but its heart is in the right place.
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Film Threat
Excellent performances, but the best thing about it is the sharp, sceptically witty script by Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins.
Time Out
This is a friendly, no-account movie full of intermittent high spirits.
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TIME Magazine
This distorted historical perspective is what makes the film endearing but ultimately leaves us hungry for the movie that could have been.
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Los Angeles Free Press
Rating: 80/100 --
If you've seen Major League and The Bad News Bears at least five times apiece, this is a relatively forgotten little comedy that is definitely worth a look.
Apollo Guide
A slick and reasonably funny comedy.
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Chicago Reader
Billy Dee Williams and James Earl Jones are superb.
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Variety
Product Description:
Richard Pryor, Billy Dee Williams, and James Earl Jones star in this appealing comedy about a group of black baseball players who defect from the 1930s Negro National League. The leads are based on authentic heroes Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson. The year is 1939, and Negro League baseball players Bingo Long (Williams) and Leon Carter (Jones) have had enough of the black team owners' harsh treatment. So they decide to leave their team and form one of their own. Bingo and Leon's team is a hit--that is, until the other owners pressure them into leaving the league.The All-Stars then travel rural America, playing against white teams, for white crowds. But, even though they are just as talented as their opponents (or more so), the black players must resort to comedic antics and tomfoolery on the field, in order to be accepted by audiences. Hilarious physical comedy and fine performances provide a thought-provoking balance of social issues and comedy.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 19,864
- UPC: 025192177323
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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