Babe Ruth (1991 US) Stephen Lang, Bruce Weitz, Donald Moffat, Pete Rose Yankees Red Sox yakyu Emmy

Babe Ruth, directed by Mark Tinker and written by Michael De Guzman, stars Stephen Lang (GETTYSBURG, AVATAR), Brian Doyle-Murray (GROUNDHOG DAY), Donald Moffat (THE THING, POPEYE), Yvonne Suhor (THE YOUNG RIDERS), Bruce Weitz (HILL STREET BLUES), William Lucking (RED DRAGON, SONS OF ANARCHY), Pete Rose (yes, freaking Pete Rose as Ty Cobb no less), Neil McDonough (TIN MAN, RAVENOUS), John Anderson (EIGHT MEN OUT) and Lisa Zane (BIKER MICE FROM MARS). The film premiered on NBC October 6, 1991. *1992 Winner Primetime Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costuming for a Miniseries or a Special -Darryl Levine (costume supervisor) Molly Harris Campbell (key costumer) Bridget Ostersehlte (key costumer) *1992 Nominee Primetime Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special - Michael Westmore (special make-up) Michael R. Jones (make-up) NOTE: De Guzman's teleplay was adapted from two well-received though inaccurate biographies, Wagenheim's Babe Ruth: His Life and Legend and Creamer's Babe: The Legend Comes to Life, both published in 1974. However, this depiction of Ruth's life is largely inaccurate and dis-proven with modern research. For example, St. Mary's Industrial School was not a reformatory for "bad boys," it was a vocational school requiring tuition, and Babe's family relationship was not nearly as grim as it is made out to be. The reason is simple: marketing and the creation of a myth. Ruth's rise from nothing, changing from a troubled youth to a superstar is inspirational, while the truth (or close) was that he was likely recruited by Brother Mathias and moved away from home partly out of convenience. Better than the terrible John Goodman flick which belongs in the same dumpster of lies as Tommy Lee Jones's 'Cobb.' Still, Lang is fantastic and worth watching just for his performance and those of the talented supporting cast.