The church of baseball : the making of Bull Durham : home runs, bad calls, crazy fights, big swings, and a hit / Ron Shelton.
"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.
- Copyright: ©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. |
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Abington Community Library | 791.4372 SHELTON (Text) | 50687011783720 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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THE CHURCH OF BASEBALL: IN MEMORY OF GARY BRADLEY, DONATED BY CHRIS, NIKKI, ISAAC, & CLAIRE ORAVEC [ JLL @ EBN ]
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31814700845255 | EBNM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library | Adults 791.43 SHE Nonfiction (Text)
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Plated 2022: In Memory of Bernell E. Snyder
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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)
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Presented to the New Castle Public Library Honoring Chuck Tanner, Manager, Pittsburgh Pirates, 1979 World Champions, by Friends and Fans.
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