Madonna wears a brown dress with white squares on it and shouts out a window in 'A League of Their Own'Image via ©Columbia Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection
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Revered and sometimes worshipped, sports superstars are at the top of the list of celebrities in our culture. Just like their famous counterparts in Hollywood, the music industry, and business, they’ve also had their fair share of biopics made in their likeness. Last year alone, we saw the arrival of David Michôd’s Sydney Sweeney-led feature, Christy, which chronicled the life of female boxing legend Christy Martin, as well as Benny Safdie’s Dwayne Johnson-starrer, The Smashing Machine, which held a lens up to the life of UFC fighter Mark Kerr.
Later this year, filmmaker David O. Russell will pair up with Nicolas Cage and an ensemble that includes Christian Bale and Kathryn Hahn for the John Madden-centered project, Madden, and, down the line, Austin Butler will lace up his cycling shoes and transform into Lance Armstrong. Essentially, to say that sports superstars captivate us would be a gross understatement.
While all of these biopics and heavy-hitting dramas are great in their own right, there’s one classic sports-centered movie that ages like fine wine and centers itself around a truly incredible story. Luckily, A League of Their Own will soon be hitting a homerun onto the free streamer Tubi next month, meaning that audiences can enjoy the heartwarming story of a group of female baseball players beginning on March 1.
What Is ‘A League of Their Own’ About?
The year was 1943 and WWII was raging on with many of America’s men fighting overseas. Meanwhile, back on United States soil, spirits were at an all-time low and sports promoters were trying to find a way to not only lift the hopes of everyday people but also to make an extra buck. Finding a way to do both, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was officially founded. A League of Their Own follows one of those teams — albeit a fictionalized version — and features performances from a knock-out ensemble that includes Tom Hanks, Madonna, Bill Pullman, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, David Strathairn, Rosie O’Donnell, Anne Ramsay and more.
Helmed by Penny Marshall, the uplifting, unique, and life-affirming sports-centered film may not have been based on real people, but it took its story from teams just like the one at the heart of A League of Their Own. Critics raved about the production and audiences flocked to cinemas, driving box office figures up to $132.4 million globally against its $40 million production budget. The devotion to the baseball flick went so far that Prime Video greenlit a series of the same name to follow in the steps of the movie that came before it, although it was unceremoniously cancelled after one season.
Head over to Tubi on March 1 to stream A League of Their Own.
A League of Their Own
Like Follow Followed PG Comedy Drama Release Date July 1, 1992 Runtime 128 minutes Director Penny MarshallCast
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Geena Davis
Dottie Hinson (C)
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Tom Hanks
Jimmy Dugan
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Lori Petty
Kit Keller (P)
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Madonna
Mae Mordabito (CF)
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