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Also known as 61
61* is a 2001 American sports drama television film directed and co-executive produced by Billy Crystal and written by Hank Steinberg. It stars Barry Pepper as Roger Maris and Thomas Jane as Mickey Mantle on their quest to break Babe Ruth's 1927 single-season home run record of 60 during the 1961 season of the New York Yankees. The film first aired on HBO on April 28, 2001.
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7.0In 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees. One, Mantle, was universally loved, while the other, Maris, was universally hated. Both men started off with a bang, and both were nearing Babe Ruth's 60 home run record. Which man would reach it?
Cast
- Barry Pepper as Roger Maris
- Thomas Jane as Mickey Mantle
- Anthony Michael Hall as Whitey Ford
- Richard Masur as Milt Kahn
- Bruce McGill as Ralph Houk
- Chris Bauer as Bob Cerv
Themes
- sports
- baseball
- historical figure
- baseball hall of fame
- major league baseball (mlb)
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- Duration
- 129
- FilmAffinity ID
- 721395
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- publication date
- 2001-04-28
- title
- 61*
- review score
- 6.8/10
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61* is a 2001 American sports drama television film directed and co-executive produced by Billy Crystal and written by Hank Steinberg. It stars Barry Pepper as Roger Maris and Thomas Jane as Mickey Mantle on their quest to break Babe Ruth's 1927 single-season home run record of 60 during the 1961 season of the New York Yankees. The film first aired on HBO on April 28, 2001.
==Plot== In 1998, the family of the late Roger Maris goes to Busch Stadium to witness Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals break their father's record with a 62nd home run. Maris' widow, Pat, is hospitalized due to complications from arrhythmia and watches the game on television from a hospital bed.