Little big boss

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Movie
German title Little big boss
Original title Little Big League
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1994
length 115 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Andrew Scheinman
script Gregory K. Pincus
Andrew Scheinman
production Mike Lobell
music Stanley Clarke
camera Donald E. Thorin
cut Michael Jablow
occupation

Little Big Boss is an American family film from the year 1994 . The Sport - Comedy is also under the TV Title Little coach really big unknown.

action

Billy Heywood may not be the best baseball player, but he is the greatest baseball fan there is. So it is a good thing that his grandfather Thomas Heywood is the owner of the Minnesota Twins . They both get along well, really only talk about baseball and spend their time in the VIP boxes during the games. There will soon be a game at the Boston Red Sox and Thomas promises his grandson that he will at least once see pitcher Roger Clemens in action. But it doesn't come to that anymore, because Thomas dies. However, he leaves Billy his team and the stadium. Almost everyone is skeptical whether this can go well. And Billy interferes quickly too. So he asks the choleric trainer George O'Farrell not to yell at the players anymore, but to motivate them. But O'Farrell is not at all bound by the instructions of young Billy and has to take his hat off after he also opposes the transfer of Rickey Henderson .

Billy takes over the team from now on as the new coach. Although the league and his mother agree to be allowed to do this, the team is skeptical and is absolutely hostile to Billy. He promises to dedicate the season to his grandfather and fire himself if they lose in the next few weeks. And then they lose for the next few weeks. However, this is less due to Billy and his methods than to the commitment of the team. So he gives everyone a day at the amusement park and suddenly they win the next game in a good mood. But that doesn't solve all problems, because in the meantime, Billy's mother also meets with his player and friend Lou Collins. He also became a little media star, which is why they are desperately trying to market his life, which his mother fights over and over again. And the team demands that he behave less like a fan and more like a coach, which is why he inevitably has to part with Jerry Johnson, a player who has been out of shape for a long time.

Of course, that gnaws at the nerves. When the referee whistles a decision against his team at the next game, Billy freaks out and insults him in front of an audience of millions. Not only are the audience shocked, his mother also puts him under house arrest. After a while, Billy comes to his senses and wants to apologize on her birthday. But he discovers that Lou is on a date with her. He therefore puts him on the bench in the next game on the grounds that Lou has not been playing so well lately, which ultimately causes his team to lose. That is unfavorable, because the Twins are close to the play-offs . All you have to do is win the playoff against the Seattle Mariners . Billy motivates the team, apologizes for his misconduct and all the stress he's been producing lately, and gives Lou the blessing for his mother's marriage in case he hits the all-important home run . And Lou hits him. The ball flies and everyone believes that the game is won with it. But shortly before the outfield the ball is caught - the Twins lose. The play-offs have been missed and the season is over. Finally, Billy keeps his promise to resign as team manager and coach, even against the will of his team, which would have kept him. He would rather concentrate on his school and still remain the team owner. At the end he thanks a crowded and cheering stadium for the season.

criticism

Although the family film is "good-natured," said Stephen Holden of the New York Times , Andrew Scheinman's directorial debut is also "cheesy." "The best scenes in the film" are the baseball scenes because they are "unusually believable" for this type of film.

James Berardinelli criticized the film because it had neither a "good plot, nor was it good entertainment". “The first half of the film is particularly bad”, but the rest of the film would also lack any “spontaneity”, which is due to the poor script. The plot is simply "flawed" and the only interesting conflict is the pressure of having to win, whereby even this is resolved "simply and disappointingly". The humor is "weak and rarely effective".

The renowned film critic Roger Ebert praised the fact that the film “takes baseball extremely seriously.” He also praised the fact that the film, although it is “pure fantasy”, nevertheless tries to trace Billy's decision-making power as realistically as possible. And precisely because it is so serious and not ridiculous, it also works.

The lexicon of international films said: “Sports comedy about a child who wants to stand up to his husband; Fairly entertaining, even if slow motion is used excessively in the many game scenes. "

background

The film opened in theaters on July 1, 1994 and grossed just over 12 million US dollars . In Germany, the film was released directly on VHS on February 5, 1996 and was shown for the first time on television on December 30, 1998 on ZDF .

At the Young Artist Awards 1995 the actors were nominated for the best ensemble and Luke Edwards at the Saturn Award ceremony in 1995 as the best young actor .

The original soundtrack was composed by Hummie Mann and was subsequently rejected.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stephen Holden: Little Big League (1994) on nytimes.com, June 29, 1994 (English), accessed January 17, 2013
  2. ↑ James Berardinelli: Little Big League on reelviews.net from 1994 (English), accessed on January 17, 2013
  3. ↑ Roger Ebert: Little Big League on suntimes.com from June 29, 1994 (English), accessed on January 17, 2013
  4. ↑ Little Big Boss. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  5. ↑ Little Big League (1994) on boxofficemojo.com (English), accessed January 17, 2013