The movie, directed by craig gillespie, is based on a true story, which makes it all the more incredible. Story the real jb bernstein, rinku and dinesh explore the legacy of the. Wortvs million dollar movie wortvs million dollar movie was predated by wpixs purchase of a movie package from the standard television company of hollywood in 1952. Her final fight with blue bear is based on the latters fight with sumya anani. He finds two young athletes who have never before played baseball, brings them to america and within a. Rahman composed all seven of the original songs as well as the score for the film. Bernstein is a sports agent who finds his business being seriously outplayed by his deeppocketed competitors. The million dollar arm is another walt disney pictures feel good movie about hope and courage. See video of the real people behind the argo movie. Parents need to know that million dollar arm is based on the true story of an independent sports agent and his business partner, who came up with an idea to attract indian athletes to try out for the chance to become major league baseball pitchers. Million dollar arm is the latest baseball movie about the incredible story of indian baseball prospects dinesh patel and rinku singh, who were given a. Their story is the basis for fridays million dollar arm. Rinku singh talks about million dollar arm story youtube. Fred lynn at an event for million dollar arm 2014 jon hamm in million dollar.
Inspired by reality shows and indian cricket games on tv, bernstein gets the bold idea of. Million dollar arm is a sports biographical drama based on true events. On the hunt for the next baseball star, a maverick agent turned his. With jon hamm, aasif mandvi, alan arkin, suraj sharma. For a while, i thought million dollar arm would break through the ceiling that hangs over many true sports dramas to provide something unusually enjoyable. The story takes the audience to india where a young cricket player impresses the big leagues. In a lastditch effort to save his career, sports agent jb bernstein jon hamm dreams up a wild game plan to find major league baseballs next great pitcher from a pool of cricket players in india. Is the movie million dollar baby based on a true story. Bernsteins business had struggled a bit after some of his big name clients retired, including curtis martin and emmitt smith. So in keeping with the based on a true story authenticity of the film, you shot the first part of the movie on location in india.
The films writer mitch glazer last wrote rock the kasbah and passion play. Jb bernstein john hamm concocts a scheme to find baseballs next great pitcher. Toss together some baseball history, an excellent script, terrific casting, great. The search for a baseball allstar 8,000 miles from the nearest american ball park. While in the film the million dollar arm competition is shown as a recruiting gimmick to find the most talented athletes to take back to the united states, in real life, it was actually an ongoing television program the agency produced as a commercial feature.
From the studio that brought you remember the titans and miracle comes million dollar arm a true inspirational story of selfdiscovery, second chances and personal triumph in the face of adversity. The film is based on the true story of baseball pitchers rinku singh and. Download online movies shows the viewer the information, trailer, watch and downloadable option of the movie the giver 2014 as per viewer demand. Transcript for inside the reallife story behind the new movie million dollar arm this transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. On the hunt for the next baseball star, a maverick agent turned his back on american.
Million dollar arm is part cultureclash and part sports story, taking place partly in india, though mainly in the united states. The movie million dollar arm is based on a true story the movie million dollar arm is based on the true story of jb bernstein portrayed by american actor john hamm who devised an unconventio. Million dollar arm 2014 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Artists iggy azalea, kt tunstall, wale, sukhwinder singh, raghav mathur have collaborated with the composer for the soundtrack. He soon discovers two young men who can throw a fastball but know nothing about the game of baseball. Were conditioned to pull for the kindly karate kids or rocky balboas of the. Million dollar arm is a 2014 american biographical sports drama film directed by craig gillespie and produced by walt disney pictures from a screenplay written by thomas mccarthy. Million dollar arm which is stronger, elijahs million dollar arm or his million dollar leg. Get a behind the scenes look at jon hamm from the set of million dollar arm.
Starring jon hamm, million dollar arm tells the tale of the indian reality shows inaugural season, and its struggle to find what, at the time, felt like a needle in a haystack. It was also around that time that bernsteins client barry bonds was indicted by a federal court on one count of obstruction of justice and four. Million dollar arm winner and pirates minor leaguer rinku singh discusses his journey from a reality show in 2008 to baseball check out. Bernstein is a sports agent who finds his business. So lets take a moment and do a little about the movie about million dollar arm. Up, the visitor, win win, the movie tells the story of rinku singh and dinesh patels rise to baseball. The story has a tight, threeact structure, complete with an uplifting climax tailor made for the sportsmovie genre but the surprising thing is, its. The match was was poorly refereed, and it resulted in anani beating up katie so bad the the latter suffered serious damag. I wasnt familiar with the story behind million dollar arm before i was invited to attend the premiere in hollywood. In a last ditch effort to save his livelihood he concocts a scheme to find baseballs next great pitching ace.
Inserts for disney movie rewards and the disney movie club accompany the plain blue disc inside a sidesnapped, slipcovered blue keepcase. The giver is a drama, scifi film directed by phillip noyce which is probably released on theaters august 15th, 2014. Inside the reallife story behind the new movie million. Based on a true story, disneys million dollar arm follows jb bernstein, a oncesuccessful sports agent who now finds himself edged out by bigger, slicker competitors. Based on a true story, million dollar arm is a predictable motivating sport film. Hoping to find a young cricket pitcher he can turn into a major league baseball star, j. Based on a true story, sports agent jb bernstein jon hamm finds that business has changed and things. 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. Million dollar arm original motion picture soundtrack is the soundtrack album of the american biographical drama film of the same name, directed by craig gillespie. The movie captain phillips is based on the true story of captain richard phillips and the hijacking by somali pirates of the us mv maersk. Jon hamm plays bernstein, suraj sharma life of pi portrays singh, and madhur mittal from slumdog millionaire is patel. Bernstein after winning a reality show competition. Its a typical feelgood sports flick but is much more appropriate for tweens than the majority of movies in the genre. The real events that inspired jon hamms million dollar arm were just begging to be made into a film.
Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life read more. Obviously, the trio also has plans to piggyback off the strength of the movie million dollar arm, which has already opened up in india and is set to debut this weekend in america. But there is a gaping hole where million dollar arms heart should be that widens to. Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day disneys alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day follows the exploits of 11yearold alexander ed oxenbould as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. Million dollar arm, headlined by jon hamm, debuts on the big screen. Everything you need to know about million dollar arm movie. Giving ordinary indians a chance to see the film will likely do wonders for the program.
The film is based on the true story of baseball pitchers rinku singh and dinesh patel who were discovered by sports agent j. Fandango chief correspondent dave karger breaks them down with a little help from bryan cranston. Wallpaper downloads, cool wallpaper, million dollar arm, movie wallpapers. Argo movie true story meet the real tony mendez and the. Also includes movie podcasts, trailers, posters and movie competitions. In this story, a sports agent tries to get a cricket player with an excellent arm to play in the major leagues. Jon hamm hunts for indias best pitchers in million dollar arm trailer. A look at the million dollar arm behindthescenes crew and production team. The wacky but true story behind million dollar arm new york post. Mad mens jon hamm plays a harddriving business guy with a sleeparound, liveitup lifestyle only this time its not the 1960s and theres a happy ending. Million dollar arm writer tom mccarthy reveals how to.
The plot suggests an intriguing triple play that combines the outsideofbox thinking of moneyball, the cando gumption of jerry maguire and the massofhumanity chaos of slumdog millionaire underscored with music by the oscarwinning a. Million dollar arm is a dramatisation of one of the most unlikely stories in the history of professional sport. Million dollar arm the increasingly globalized footprint of the american sportsentertainment machine gets a smart, entertaining closeup in a worthy addition to the disney. Million dollar arm is the true story1 of a sports agent, jb, who goes to the previously untapped market of india to scout new baseball pitching talent. A sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented indian. Based on a true story, sports agent jb bernstein jon hamm finds that business has changed and things arent going well for his career. Like in the million dollar arm movie, the true story reveals that j. Yep, million dollar arm is a sports underdog story that spends most of its time going for walks with a rather unlikeable dog. In case youre not familiar, million dollar arm is based on the true story of j. A sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented indian cricket players to play major league baseball. Dinesh and rinku train with tom house, a coach with unorthodox methods, and j. The films director craig gillespie last directed i, tonya and the finest hours.
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