61* (WIDESCREEN)

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• Release Year: 2001
• Genre: Drama, Sports
• Plot: One was the Yankees' best loved player, the other was their most valuable. in the summer of 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle took on Babe Ruth's reacord, the 1927 single-season 60 home run slam. It would be a summer that no one who loves baseball will ever forget.; ; In 1961, Mickey Mantle is a Yankee favorite. The smiling sun god of the season, a hit with fans and sports writers alike and natural heir to his predecessors Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. Also at bat is a young Midwesterner, Roger Maris. A hard-hitting right fielder, Maris is Mantle's opposite in almost every way. Quiet and soft-spoken, he doesn't add up to everything a sports legend should be, and finds himself losing the support of the fans when he refuses to try.; ; As the summer of 1961 unfolds, both Maris and Mantle find themselves approaching Babe Ruth's benchmark of 60 home runs. Facing mounting pressure from the media and the stands, they both know there's only room for one winner. The people make their choice known. But the people's favorite isn't the favorite to win.
• Cast: Barry Pepper, Thomas Jane, Anthony Michael Hall, Richard Masur, Bruce McGill, Chris Bauer, Jennifer Crystal, Christopher McDonald, Bob Gunton, Donald Moffat, Joe Grifasi, Peter Jacobson, Seymour Cassel, Robert Joy, Michael Nouri, Domenick Lombardozzi, Paul Borghese, Bobby Hosea, Renée Taylor, Pat Crowley, Joe Buck, Dane Northcutt, Charles Esten, Scott Connell, Rebecca Klinger, Jon Miller, Cameryn McNabb, Brynne McNabb, Richard Brown, Bob Sheppard, Shannah Laumeister, Randall Godwin, David Courtney, Shiva Rose, Mitchell Edmonds, Scott Waara, Robert Hunter Jr., Valentin Olteanu, David Whalen, Jerry Coleman, Dell Yount, Connor Trinneer, Matthew Kaminsky, Kevin Kendrick, Kevin Patrick Kelly, JD Cullum, Sean Marquette, Maile Flanagan, David Dionisio, Donald Elson, Juliet Naulin, J.R. Remick, Reuben Yabuku, Robert Costanzo, K.J. Steinberg, Jerome Zieminski, Tim Hammer, E.E. Bell, Jeffrey Herman, Kiff Vanden Heuvel, Haynes Brooke, Scott Williamson, Michael Gallagher, Conor O'Farrell, Dick Stilwell, Mike Carlucci, Al Kaplon, Tom Candiotti, Andy Strassberg, James Intveld, Danny Mantle, Will Mantle, Anthony Martinez, Brendan McCarthy, Brian Sperling, Justin Collins, Kevin Wensley, Eric Orue, Paul Ambrus, Joe Arnold, Donovan Wallace, Scott Egan, Robby Welles, Scott Bibee, Brian Smith, Ted Billick, Gaston Wurth, Marc Sherman, Jeffrey Dropps, Luke Bonner, Travis Hardin, Mickey Mantle Jr., John Anton, Richard Alan Brown, Michael B. Chait, Dave Daniels, Chip Duford, Richard A. Eisenstein, Paul Gallo, Richard Goteri, Billy Crystal, Hank Steinberg
• Director: Billy Crystal
• Runtime: 2:08
• Company: HBO
• Media Format: Movie