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For Love of the Game (1999)

Name: For Love of the Game
Director: Sam Raimi
Genre: drama film, romance film, sport film
Duration: 138 min
Rating: 6.6

For Love of the Game is a 1999 American sports drama film directed by Sam Raimi and written by Dana Stevens, based on Michael Shaara's 1991 novel. Starring Kevin Costner and Kelly Preston, it follows the perfect game performance of an aging star baseball pitcher as he deals with the pressures of pitching in Yankee Stadium in his final outing by calming himself with memories of a long-term relationship.

Directed by Sam Raimi · Shot by John Bailey · Music by Basil Poledouris · 138 min

Behind the scenes

"What's He Looking At?" | For Love Of The Game | Screen Bites — Screen Bites · 3 min
Billy Impresses Jane | For Love Of The Game | Screen Bites — Screen Bites · 3 min
For Love of the Game Featurette (PG-13) 1999 ‧ Sport/Romance ‧ Sam Raimi — Filmography Guy · 14 min

Elsewhere

More by Sam Raimi

The Kingkiller Chronicle
Spider-Man in film
It's Murder! — 1977
Within the Woods — 1978
Clockwork — 1978
The Evil Dead — 1981
Crimewave — 1985
Evil Dead II — 1987
Darkman — 1990
Army of Darkness — 1992
The Quick and the Dead — 1995
A Simple Plan — 1998
The Gift — 2000
Spider-Man — 2002
Spider-Man 2 — 2004
Spider-Man 3 — 2007
Spider-Man 2.1 — 2007
Drag Me to Hell — 2009
Oz the Great and Powerful — 2013
The Black Ghiandola — 2017
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness — 2022
Send Help — 2026

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