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The church of baseball : the making of Bull Durham : home runs, bad calls, crazy fights, big swings, and a hit / Ron Shelton.

Shelton, Ron, 1945- (author.).

Summary:
"Bull Durham, the breakthrough 1988 film about a minor league baseball team, is widely revered as the best sports movie of all time. But back in 1987, Ron Shelton was a first-time director and no one was willing to finance a movie about baseball-especially a story set in the minors. The jury was still out on Kevin Costner's leading man potential, while Susan Sarandon was already a has-been. There were doubts. But something miraculous happened, and The Church of Baseball attempts to capture why. From organizing a baseball camp for the actors and rewriting key scenes while on set, to dealing with a short production schedule and overcoming the challenge of filming the sport, Shelton brings to life the making of this beloved American movie. As he tells the story of Bull Durham, Shelton also explains the rarely revealed ins-and-outs of moviemaking, from a film's inception and financing, screenwriting, casting, the nuts-and-bolts of directing, the post-production process, and even through its release. But this is also a book about baseball and its singular romance in the world of sports. Shelton himself spent six years in the minor leagues before making this film, and his experiences resonate throughout this book. Full of wry humor and insight, The Church of Baseball tells the remarkable story behind an iconic film"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593319772
  • ISBN: 059331977X
  • Physical Description: xii, 241 pages ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf."
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Part one: Development. Forbidden fruit -- Dalko, Altobelli, and number 136 -- Lysistrata in the minor leagues -- Edith Piaf and the Texas Playboys (act one) -- It don't get no better than this (act two, part one) -- Aristophanes and the Bermuda triangle (act two, part two) -- Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains -- "Can't anybody here play this game?" -- Casey Stengel -- Part two: Preproduction. Building the tow train set -- "I thought my body of work would be enough" -- Practice -- Part three: Production. There's a hat on the bus -- A thousand pigeons -- Sixty-minute man -- Part four: Postproduction. The third time you make the movie -- Kill your darlings -- Those Baptist whorehouse chords -- The numbers never lie -- Why baseball? -- Afterword.
Subject: Shelton, Ron, 1945-
Bull Durham (Motion picture)
Motion pictures > Production and direction > United States > History > 20th century.
Baseball films > United States > History and criticism.
Baseball in motion pictures.
Motion picture producers and directors > United States > Biography.
Screenwriters > United States > Biography.
Genre: Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 15 of 15 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 15 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Abington Community Library 791.4372 SHELTON (Text) 50687011783720 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library 791.4372 SHELTON (Text) 50686016191392 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Cambria County Library 791.4372 S545c (Text) 85131001834259 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Dover Area Community Library Adults 791.43 SHE Nonfiction (Text) 34217000894329 Adult Area Available -
Ebensburg Public Library 791.43 SHE (Text)
THE CHURCH OF BASEBALL: IN MEMORY OF GARY BRADLEY, DONATED BY CHRIS, NIKKI, ISAAC, & CLAIRE ORAVEC [ JLL @ EBN ]
31814700845255 EBNM Non-Fiction Available -
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library Adults 791.43 SHE Nonfiction (Text)
Bookplate: Plated 2022: In Memory of Bernell E. Snyder
34007002471097 Adult Area Available -
Indian Valley Public Library 791.43 Shelton Movies & TV (Text) 39427103699468 Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction Available -
Martin Library Adults 791.43 SHE Arts Literature (Text) 33454005874581 2nd Floor Available -
New Castle Public Library 791.4372 Shelton (Text)
Bookplate: Presented to the New Castle Public Library Honoring Chuck Tanner, Manager, Pittsburgh Pirates, 1979 World Champions, by Friends and Fans.
31902005469176 NWCM Non-Fiction Available -
Parkland Community Library 791.4372 SHE (Text) 34422007261486 Adult Nonfiction Available -


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