Million Dollar Infield

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Million Dollar Infield
GenreComedy
Drama
Written by Phil Mishkin (as Philip Mishkin)
Rob Reiner
Dick Wimmer screenplay and story
Directed by Hal Cooper
Starring Bonnie Bedelia
Rob Reiner
Robert Costanzo
Christopher Guest
Bruno Kirby
Music by Artie Kane
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersPeter Katz (co-producer)
Rob Reiner (co-producer)
Cinematography Thomas Del Ruth
Editor Jim Benson
Running time100 minutes
Production company CBS Entertainment Production
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseFebruary 2, 1982 (1982-02-02)

Million Dollar Infield is a 1982 made-for-TV film starring Bonnie Bedelia and Rob Reiner. [1]

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Plot

Four wealthy Long Islanders play for an amateur softball team. All four men suffer from profound personal and professional problems, thus the weekly ball game becomes a method of working out their frustrations. So adept do they become at this cathartic activity that their team makes it to the statewide championship—which leads to yet another crisis.

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References

  1. Cooper, Hal (1982-02-02), Million Dollar Infield, Bonnie Bedelia, Robert Costanzo, Rob Reiner, IMDb , retrieved 2018-02-11