
Casey at the Bat
1986-01-20 · 57 min · ★ 8.0
Down-on-his-luck baseball player Casey Frank (Elliott Gould) follows his dreams to become the biggest star in the game.
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- Directors
- David Steinberg
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- Released
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Elliott GouldCasey Frank
Carol KaneBarbara Dent
Charles H. GrayMr. Dent
Hamilton CampUndercrawl
Rae Dawn ChongCirce Lafemme
Bill MacyPop Gumm
Howard CosellErnie / Narrator
Bob UeckerJoe
Shelley DuvallHost
Murphy DunneSmiley
Mina KolbWidow Bleacher
Beans MoroccoCharlie
Tim HaldemanGeorgie
Warren BerlingerMarty Williams
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