Image Entertainment recently announced they will be distributing "The Perfect Game" on Blu-Ray and DVD. The film starring Clifton Collins Jr (Star Trek), Cheech Marin (Spy Kids), Emilie de Ravin (Lost) and David Koechner (Anchorman) hit shelves on August 2nd.
Press Release:
They were called "los pequeños gigantes": the little giants. In 1957, a team of impoverished baseball-loving kids from Mexico achieved the impossible. Standing tall against hardships no child should face - poverty, intolerance – they crossed the border to achieve a dream: compete in the Little League World Series. On August 2, Image Entertainment calls out The Perfect Game, a moving tale of “the little giants” who became the first international team to win the LLWS. Based on the book by W. William Winokur, The Perfect Game will be available on DVD for an SRP of $27.97 and on Blu-ray™ for an SRP of $29.97. Pre-book is July 5.
Cesar (Clifton Collins Jr., Star Trek) has returned to his native Mexico after his major league career is cut short. However, his career is reborn when a group of determined kids recruit him as coach for their rag-tag baseball team. Moises Arias (“Hannah Montana”), and Ryan Ochoa (“Pair of Kings”) costar as these resolute underdogs with Jake T. Austin (“Wizards of Waverly Place”) as Angel Macias, their ambidextrous pitcher...and the only pitcher to throw a Perfect Game in the championship game of the LLWS.
Together they form the unlikeliest of teams with the unlikeliest of goals. Cheech Marin (Spy Kids), Lou Gossett Jr. (Iron Eagle), Bruce McGill (Animal House), Emilie de Ravin (Lost) and David Koechner (Anchorman) also appear in this uplifting film directed by William Dear (Angels in the Outfield, Harry and the Hendersons).
Rated by the prestigious family-friendly Dove Foundation with five out of five “doves,” The Perfect Game is a heart-warming story in the tradition of Rudy and Hoosiers, taken from the book that Gossett Jr. himself has called “more than an instant sports classic – it is a heroic tale for the ages.”
"The Perfect Game": Official Trailer
Visio Entertainment recently send us over a couple of clips and featurettes for their upcoming release, "The Perfect Game", which hits theaters on April 16th.
Based on a true story, The Perfect Game tells the tale of a rag-tag group of Monterrey, Mexico youths in 1957 that discovered the joy of sandlot baseball under the guidance of Cesar, an aspiring Major League Coach thwarted by discrimination. The team overcame great adversity in order to compete in the 1957 Little League World Series where a miracle would cement their place in history and change their lives forever.
Living amidst the gritty poverty of 1957 Monterrey, Mexico, a rag–tag group of boys from the wrong side of the tracks discovers the joy of sandlot baseball under the guidance of Cesar, an aspiring Major League Coach thwarted by discrimination.
Armed with the dream of playing a real Little League game, the young players defy a total lack of resources, disapproving parents, and widespread prejudice to score their first Little League victory and find themselves at the beginning of a once-in-a-lifetime journey.
Relying on their faith, a warm-hearted priest and their love of the game, the nine players and their coach embark on an incredible, record-breaking winning streak that leads them across the border to America, and all the way to the 1957 Little League World Series where a miracle will cement their place in history and change their lives forever.
"The Perfect Game": Batting Practice Featurette
"The Perfect Game": Kid Rap Featurette
The Perfect Game: Clip #1 Introduced by Jake T. Austin
The Perfect Game: Clip #2 Introduced by Moises Arias
Visio Entertainment recently send over the official poster and trailer for " The Perfect Game", starring Clifton Collins Jr., Cheech Marin, Jake T. Austin, Ryan Ochoa, Emilie de Ravin, Patricia Manterola, Moises Arias, Louis Gossett Jr. and Jansen Panettiere.
Based on a true story, The Perfect Game tells the tale of a rag-tag group of Monterrey, Mexico youths in 1957 that discovered the joy of sandlot baseball under the guidance of Cesar, an aspiring Major League Coach thwarted by discrimination. The team overcame great adversity in order to compete in the 1957 Little League World Series where a miracle would cement their place in history and change their lives forever.
Living amidst the gritty poverty of 1957 Monterrey, Mexico, a rag–tag group of boys from the wrong side of the tracks discovers the joy of sandlot baseball under the guidance of Cesar, an aspiring Major League Coach thwarted by discrimination.
Armed with the dream of playing a real Little League game, the young players defy a total lack of resources, disapproving parents, and widespread prejudice to score their first Little League victory and find themselves at the beginning of a once-in-a-lifetime journey.
Relying on their faith, a warm-hearted priest and their love of the game, the nine players and their coach embark on an incredible, record-breaking winning streak that leads them across the border to America, and all the way to the 1957 Little League World Series where a miracle will cement their place in history and change their lives forever.
"The Perfect Game hit theaters on April 16th.
"The Perfect Game": Official Trailer:
