Hardball
The most important thing in life is showing up
2001 · 1h 46m · R
Drama
Directed by
Brian Robbins
Overview
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
Director and cast
- Brian Robbins Director
- Keanu Reeves as Conor O'Neill
- Diane Lane as Elizabeth Wilkes
- Michael B. Jordan as Jamal
- D. B. Sweeney as Matt Hyland
- John Hawkes as Ticky Tobin
- Bryan Hearne as Andre Ray Peetes
- Julian Griffith as Jefferson Albert Tibbs
- Kris D. Lofton as Clarence
- Mark Robert Ellis as Baseball Coach
- Graham Beckel Cast
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