"The most important thing in life is showing up"

2001

1h 46m

6.5(514 votes)

Drama

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.

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Cast & Crew

45 members

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Keanu Reeves

Conor O'Neill

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Diane Lane

Elizabeth Wilkes

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Michael B. Jordan

Jamal

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D. B. Sweeney

Matt Hyland

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John Hawkes

Ticky Tobin

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Bryan Hearne

Andre Ray Peetes

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Julian Griffith

Jefferson Albert Tibbs

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DeWayne Warren

Jarius 'G-Baby' Evans

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Kris D. Lofton

Clarence

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Graham Beckel

Duffy

Crew

Mark Robert Ellis

Baseball Coach

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Michael McGlone

Jimmy Fleming

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Dawn Lewis

Ellen

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Mark Margolis

Fink

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Greg Sandquist

Barber's Son

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Jacqueline Williams

Lenora Tibbs

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Michael B. Chait

Straight-Laced Kid

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Stephen Cinabro

Gino

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Tom Milanovich

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Kwame Amoaku

Pizza Guy

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Vince Green

Other Pizza Guy

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Paul Turner

Bartender

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Sterling 'Steelo' Brim

Sterling

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A. Delon Ellis Jr.

Miles Pennfield II

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Michael Perkins

Kofi Evans

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Brian M. Reed

Raymond 'Ray Ray' Bennet

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Carol Hall

Pearla Evans

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Freeman Coffey

Darryl Mackey

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Sammy Sosa

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Andre Morgan

Umpire

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Reginald McKinley

Umpire

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Adam Tomei

Barfly

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Ronnel Taylor

Gang Member

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Aaron Evans

Aaron

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Alexander Telles

Alex

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Josefus Duanah

Tough Kid

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Jeffery Gatlin

Tough Kid

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Steve Abbott

Waatas Coach (uncredited)

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John Anton

Baseball Fan (uncredited)

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Dave Daniels

Baseball Fan (uncredited)

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Michael Mili

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

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Jerry Stanecki

Pitching Coach (uncredited)

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Joe Wachowski

Spectator (uncredited)

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Toussaint Waterman

Pallbearer (uncredited)

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Johnny Yono

Spectator (uncredited)

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