A few of my blogging friends went on a special trip surrounding this movie, Million Dollar Arm. they did a red carpet premiere and got to meet people from the movie. I was a bit jealous seeing all the great photos from their adventures but it also made me even more excited to see this movie. I’ve said int he past that I’m not a sports guy, but I am a sports movie guy. Watching the featurette below and listening to Jon Hamm talk about the past Disney Sports movies that he’s enjoyed was like listening to myself and how I’ve enjoyed these types of movies. They are very inspiring and I thing that Million Dollar Arm will be another inspiring movie not to miss.
Million Dollar Arm – Dreams Featurette
Learn more about Million Dollar Arm below and there is an additional clip to watch.
Million Dollar Arm
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG
U.S. Release date: May 16, 2014
Running Time: TBD
Cast: Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Bill Paxton, Suraj Sharma, Lake Bell, Alan Arkin
Director: Craig Gillespie
Million Dollar Arm – Clip “They Need To See You Care”
Based on a true story, sports agent JB Bernstein (Jon Hamm) finds that business has changed and things aren’t going well for his career. In a last ditch effort to save his livelihood he concocts a scheme to find baseball’s next great pitching ace. Hoping to find a young cricket pitcher he can turn into a major league baseball star, JB travels to India to produce a reality show competition called “The Million Dollar Arm.” With the help of cantankerous but eagle-eyed retired baseball scout Ray Poitevint (Alan Arkin), he discovers Dinesh (played by Madhur Mittal from “Slumdog Millionaire”) and Rinku (played by Suraj Sharma from “Life of Pi”), two 18-year-old boys who have no idea about playing baseball, yet have a knack for throwing a fastball. Hoping to sign them to major league contracts and make a quick buck, JB brings the boys home to America to train. While the Americans are definitely out of their element in India, the boys, who have never left their rural villages, are equally challenged when they come to the States. As the boys learn the finer points of baseball, JB, with the help of his charming friend Brenda (Lake Bell), learns valuable life lessons about teamwork, commitment and what it means to be a family.
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MILLION DOLLAR ARM opens in theaters everywhere on May 16th!