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Ross, a retired Milwaukee Brewer who finds out 9 years after getting
his 3,000 hit in Major League Baseball that 3 of those hits don’t
count. Bold, brassy, and stone-cold in love with himself, Stan goes
on a mission to reclaim those 3 missing hits en route to his rightful
place in the Baseball Hall of Fame. |
(2004) Film Review |
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| CREDITS |
| Directed
by Charles Stone III
Story by Eric Champnella & Keith Mitchell
Sceenplay by Eric
Champnella, Keith Mitchell, Howard Gould
Cast
(in credits order)
Bernie Mac
Angela Bassett .... Mo
Michael Rispoli .... Boca
Brian J. White .... T-Rex
Ian Anthony Dale .... Fukuda
Evan Jones .... Fryman
Amaury Nolasco .... Minadeo
Dondre Whitfield .... Skillet
Paul Sorvino .... Gus Panas
Earl Billings .... Lenny Koron
Chris Noth .... Schiembri
Neil Brown Jr. .... Clubhouse Assistant
Scott Martin Brooks .... Eddie Richling
Rich Komenich .... Big Horse Borelli
David Devey .... Gervis
Produced
by
Gary Barber .... producer
Roger Birnbaum .... producer
Timothy M. Bourne .... executive producer
Derek Evans .... co-producer
Jonathan Glickman .... executive producer
Steve Greener .... executive producer
Frank Marshall .... executive producer
Maggie Wilde .... producer
Original Music by John Powell , Vernon Reid
Non-Original Music by Gustav Holst (from "The
Planets"), Randy Newman (from "The Natural") and
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (from "The Nutcracker")
Cinematography by Shane Hurlbut
Film Editing by Bill Pankow
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sexual
content and language.
Runtime: 104 min
For rating reasons, go to FILMRATINGS.COM,
and MPAA.ORG.
Parents, please refer to PARENTALGUIDE.ORG
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Mr
3000
Various Artists - Soundtrack
1. Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
2. Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
3. Ain't No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
4. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
5. Why Can't We Be Friends - War
6. Respect Yourself - Staple Singers
7. Let's Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire
8. I Gotcha - Joe Tex
9. Getting Nasty - Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm
10. (Call Me) Super Bad - James Brown
11. Turn Back The Hands Of Time - Tyrone Davis
12. The Best Is Yet To Come - Steve Lawrence
13. If You Don't Know Me By Now - Calvin Richardson
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| SYNOPSIS
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 You
only get one shot at greatness, and if that one chance slips through
your fingers, it's game over. Or is it? After years of retirement
from pro sports, Stan Ross is about to discover that there are such
things as second chances – in sports, in love, in life –
but first, you've got to undo the mistakes that fouled you up the
first time around.
The
signature comic style of Bernie Mac comes to the fore in his first
leading feature film role, starring as Stan Ross in the uplifting
comedy MR. 3000. Mac portrays a man who, smack in the middle of
his middle-aged retirement, gets a wake-up call that forces him
to start all over again, with hilariously humbling, and ultimately
unexpected, results. Given a rare opportunity to do things right
the second time around, will Stan be able to seize it?
Ten
years ago, Stan Ross was a pro ballplayer blessed with one of the
sweetest swings – and one of the worst attitudes – in
the league. A man with big talent, a bigger mouth and an even bigger
ego, he was clearly on his way to becoming a legend. The day he
batted his 3,000th hit, assuring him of an eventual place in the
Hall of Fame, Ross instantly quit the game, leaving his teammates
in the lurch. Never looking back, Ross began his 'Mr. 3000' shopping
empire, fueling his self-satisfaction solely with that one magical
number.
But
now, just as Ross is about to be voted at last into the Hall of
Fame, an error is discovered: the man who thought he was 'Mr. 3000,'
is actually . . . 'Mr. 2,997.' Three hits shy of the landmark number,
Ross has only one choice: get up off the couch, pick up his bat
and rejoin the Milwaukee Brewers for the most unlikely comeback
sports has ever seen.
Literally
going back to first base, Ross has no idea what he's in for. Out
of shape, over the hill and in deep denial, he quickly becomes a
joke to the press, the bane of his teammates and a juicy story to
Mo Simmons (Angela Bassett), the tough-minded reporter who once
had a memorable fling with Ross back in the day.
But
just as Ross thinks it's all about the numbers, he finally begins
to see what really counts. Soon, the cocky, self-absorbed, ego machine
is trying a different tactic: discovering the fun of teamwork, ethics
and even falling in love...as he learns the difference between a
successful life and a meaningful one.
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 Review
by CHRIS UTLEY
In Mr. 3000, Bernie Mac plays Stan Ross, a
retired Milwaukee Brewer who finds out 9 years after getting his
3,000 hit in Major League Baseball that 3 of those hits don’t
count. Bold, brassy, and stone-cold in love with himself, Stan goes
on a mission to reclaim those 3 missing hits en route to his rightful
place in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Concept
sounds good on paper. When it comes to execution,
however . . . Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Review
continued here zz
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