FOR LOVE OF THE GAME

Year: 1999
USA: Universal Pictures
UK: UIP
Cast: Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C Reilly, Jena Malone, Brian Cox, J K Simmons, Vin Scully, Steve Lyons, Carmine Giovinazzo, Bill E Rogers, Hugh Ross, Michael Neeley, Bill Costner, Ted Raimi, Dominick Lombardozzi Arnetia Walker, Larry Joshua, Greer Barnes, Gus Sinski
Director: Sam Raimi
Country: USA
USA & UK: 138 mins
USA Rated: PG-13
UK Certificate: 12 for one use of strong language
USA Release Date: 17 September 1999
UK Release Date: 16 June 2000


Synopsis

FOR LOVE OF THE GAME is a romantic drama that takes a provocative look into the professional and personal passions of a major league baseball player, Billy Chapel (Kevin Costner) who in the twilight of a successful career is forced to reconcile a lifetime of decisions that have been clouded by the trappings of fame. Not only is he being traded after 20 years with the Detroit Tigers but his lover Jane Aubrey (Kelly Preston) is leaving him.