The oldtime scouts from that earlier film, mocked for their. Dec 10, 2012 gus lobel clint eastwood has been a top baseball scout for decades, but age has caught up with him. Trouble with the curve, movie, 2012 pictures provided by. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. But its a superior entertainment, moving down somewhat predictable paths with an authenticity and humanity that appeals.
Eastwood, who hasnt acted in a movie since 2008s gran torino and hasnt acted for another director since 1993. Gus lobel clint eastwood has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to. Trouble with the curve, the directorial debut of robert lorenz, is almost the exact opposite of bennett millers moneyball. In trouble with the curve, clint eastwood strikes out. Curve is, refreshingly, the rare sports movie that eschews a finale tied to. Watch trouble with the curve online stream full movie directv. Amy adams is, as in every film ive seen her in, a total delight. You would have thought the excellent gran torino would have been clint eastwoods swansong in front of the camera.
Trouble with the curve dvds for sale in stock ebay. Filming began in march 2012, and the film was released on september 21, 2012. The title of trouble with the curve refers to a baseball pitch, the kind that goes every which way until finally landing with a thump in the catchers mitt. Trouble with the curve is the story of a baseball scout and his lawyer daughter learning to appreciate each other after years of a poor relationship. Watch trouble with the curve full online for free memovies. Eastwood has no problem appearing onscreen with his pants hiked up to. The main themes here are family, friends, and loyalty. Trouble with the curve 2012 letterboxd social film. After years of assisting, he suddenly has been given the chance to prove himself on a major motion picture. One is a bold story about a man who identifies a broken system and. Rent trouble with the curve 2012 on dvd and bluray. The slightly forced screenplay didnt do him any favors, but with quality actors like eastwood and adams to help carry the bulk of it, the film should serve as a nice springboard for future endeavors. The newest clint eastwood film entitled trouble with the curve 2012, is the first movie that lorenz has taken on as a full fledged director. Trouble with the curve 2012 movies, tv, celebs, and more.
Sep 23, 2012 trouble with the curve isnt a great sports film, like eastwoods million dollar baby 2004. Read the trouble with the curve movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Filming began in march 2012, and the film was released on september 21. Trouble with the curve 2012 full 1080p bluray youtube. This was eastwoods first acting project since 2008s. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Trouble with the curve 2012 the movie database tmdb. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. It was produced by jason blum for his blumhouse productions banner.
This, of course, is the theme in the recent movie trouble with the curve, wherein brad pitt plays the general manager who rebuilds a team using new and creative statistics beyond batting average and bases on balls. Trouble with the curve isnt a home run, but its on its game nonetheless. There are two action movies with law enforcement elements. Trouble with the curve challenges moneyball american. Trouble with the curve doesnt entirely dispel the image. The atlanta braves front office is questioning his jud. Its the first time he has acted in a film that he didnt also direct since 1993s in the line of fire for wolfgang peterson and, if nothing else, he should have learnt one important lesson from the experience. Trouble with the curve is a 2012 sportsdrama film directed by robert lorenz and starring clint eastwood, amy adams, justin timberlake, matthew lillard, and john goodman eastwood plays gus lobel, a baseball talent scout for the atlanta braves. First georgia filming location revealed for clint eastwood. Trouble with the curve where to stream and watch decider. Trouble with the curve 2012 soundtrack complete list. Watching in the film, clint eastwood plays gus, an old baseball coach. Its his first film since in the line of fire 1993 in which he acts but didnt direct.
This was eastwoods first acting project since 2008s gran torino and his first acting role in a film he did not direct since his cameo in 1995s ca. Everything you need to know about trouble with the curve. Though they havent spent time together in years, father. Trouble with the curve 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses. Even clint eastwood cant do much with trouble with the. With clint eastwood, amy adams, john goodman, justin timberlake. Like most of the great baseball movies the sport is only a subtext. Aug 07, 2012 academy award winner clint eastwood, oscar nominee amy adams, and justin timberlake, star in trouble with the curve, which marks the feature film directorial debut of eastwoods longtime. Clint eastwoods first film as an actor for a director other than himself since in the line of fire in 1993, trouble with the curve is a corny, conventional and quite enjoyable fatherdaughter. Clint eastwood in trouble with the curve 2012 ed lauter at an event for trouble with the curve 2012 jessica biel at an event for trouble with. This film is the complete opposite of money ball, where technology actually helps in building a team. Yet whilst he revels in his familiar grizzled persona this is a creaky, predictable and overly sentimental movie that relies on hoary sporting cliches and the charisma of its stars to paper over the significant cracks in its narrative. For decades gus lobel clint eastwood has been one of baseballs best scouts but now his age is catching up with him. Trouble with the curve movie 2012 soundtrack list tracklist ost listen to original theme music from the motion picture, film score list, all songs list playlist, who sings them, including end credits.
Trouble with the curve, with clint eastwood and amy adams the. Along the way, the two renew their bond, and she catches the eye of a young playerturnedscout. Trouble with the curve, movie, 2012 internet movie cars. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. Slowed by age and failing eyesight, crack baseball scout gus lobel takes his grown daughter along as he checks out the final prospect of his career. The best baseball movies mimic the poetry and thoughtfulness of the game, mixing the thrill of a strike with the languor of waiting for the bases to be loaded. For all the intrigue at the top, september continues to be a very sluggish month at the box office, and theres little that this weekends new releases will do to change that. Ultimately, though, trouble with the curve rises and falls with eastwood, who keeps the material from drifting into cornball territory by sheer force of will. Trouble with the curve bluray gus lobel clint eastwood has been a top baseball scout for decades, but age has caught up with him. Trouble with the curve was released in 2012 on friday, september 21, 2012 in nationwide movie theaters. Trouble with the curve is solid but predictable total recall. Rent trouble with the curve 2012 starring clint eastwood and amy adams on dvd and bluray.
Watch free trouble with the curve on 123movies, gomovies, gostream or 123movieshub new link. Along the days, gus discovers that gentry has problems with curve balls and he does not recommend the player to the braves. The film was released on january 19, 2016, through video on demand prior to be. Clint eastwood, amy adams, john goodman like a big, looping knuckleball, clint eastwoods new movie trouble with the curve wanders amiably, threatens to go wild, but in the end settles smack in the middle of the plate. Tasked with checking out the countrys hottest batting prospect, gus is forced to accept help from his daughter, mickey amy adams. Starring clint eastwood, amy adams, justin timberlake, john goodman, matthew lillard and scott eastwood. Trouble with the curve is a 2012 american sports drama film directed by robert lorenz and starring clint eastwood, amy adams, justin timberlake, matthew. Though predictable and somewhat dramatically underwhelming, trouble with the curve benefits from clint eastwoods grizzled charisma and his easy chemistry with a charming amy adams.
Clint eastwood proved he still had it with his fantastic performance in the 2008 film gran torino. Just a couple of days after warner bros threw back in a. Trouble with the curve on dvd december 18, 2012 starring clint eastwood, amy adams, justin timberlake, john goodman. I had picked up some singles that i absolutely loved from some dimeboxes at my local card show and thought that i might like to collect the rest of the base set. Sep 21, 2012 trouble with the curve was not directed by eastwood, who has helmed his share of fine films, but by his longtime producing partner robert lorenz, making his feature film debut.
Eastwood plays gus lobel, a baseball talent scout for the atlanta braves. The trouble with baseball movies like trouble with the curve is that they tempt. Find out where trouble with the curve is streaming, if trouble with the curve is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Forced to spend time together for the first time in years, each reveals longheld truths about their past. All 33 songs from the trouble with the curve 2012 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Johnny his opponents meets mickey and accidentally fall in love with her. In fact, the presence of such language may prompt some moviegoers to be. The legal battle over who actually wrote the 2012 clint eastwoodamy adams baseball pic trouble with the curve today hit fastball territory. Plaintiffs take another turn at bat as trouble with the. Guss eyesight is failing, more of his job is being done by computers he doesnt understand, and hes badly estranged with his daughter, mickey adams. And the heros central condition of macular degeneration suggests a possible film scripted by dr oliver sacks called the star who mistook a chair for his.
But when phillip matthew lillard advises vince robert patrick to hire gentry, vinces decision affects the lives of gus, mickey, and johnny. In fact, trouble with the curve may have a slight edge, since it is likely to have better legs on sunday. Gus lobel clint eastwood is an aging scout for the atlanta. Sep 20, 2012 all 33 songs from the trouble with the curve 2012 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Trouble with the curve is a 2012 sportsdrama film directed by robert lorenz and starring clint eastwood, amy adams, justin timberlake, matthew lillard, and john goodman. The christian, biblical message about the value of forgiveness and humility are slightly overpowered by an excess of obscenities and profanities. Curve is a 2015 american horrorthriller film directed by iain softley and written by kimberly lofstrom johnson and lee patteson. One of the big problems with the film, for those who pay attention to such things, is that it gets the baseball part of the movie wrong, in order to. Clint eastwood filming scenes for trouble with the curve at cheers in macon, ga next week march 3, 2012 at 2. Trouble with the curve is a relatively decent directorial debut for robert lorenz.
Released 2015, curve stars juliannehough, teddysears, madalynhorcher, penelopemitchell the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 22 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. The film revolves around an aging baseball scout whose daughter joins him on a scouting trip. He must have found the script for trouble with the curve compelling enough that he had a change of heart. Completed set 2009 topps gallery trouble with the curve. The film had its world premiere at the film4 fright fest on august 31, 2015. This sentimental baseball movie is so formulaic that it looks as if it was written by a computer programme. Trouble with the curve clint eastwood amy adams justin timberlake 2012 when his bosses call his judgment into question, an aged baseball scout clint eastwood is forced to take his estranged daughter amy adams with him. Sep 24, 2012 each year, one sports film attempts to break away from the pact and transform into more than a mere stereotype on the big screen. The atlanta braves front office is questioning his judgment, especially with a hot batting phenom on deck for the draft. Is trouble with the curve based on a true life story.
Scott eastwood joins clint eastwood in baseball film. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing trouble with the curve near you. And this weekend, he proved it again by lending his talent through voice and brief appearance in. Trouble with the curve soundtrack list trouble with the. An expert but aging baseball scout is joined by his daughter on his latest trip.
Trouble with the curve has the assets to be considered a good family film were it not for the abundance of foul language. He asks them to let him do one more scouting job to prove himself. Sep 16, 2012 clint eastwoods first film as an actor for a director other than himself since in the line of fire in 1993, trouble with the curve is a corny, conventional and quite enjoyable fatherdaughter. Trouble with the curve, however, is not a film of which he should feel terribly proud. The story of a aged washedup baseball scout and the shunned daughter turned brilliant lawyer who comes to his rescue is pure corn. He goes many places to recruit and he goes with his lovely daught mickey. Squinting balefully at even the most minor annoyance, and rasping out a succession of mildly profane wisecracks, he generates more than enough star power to keep the film on track. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including house at the end of the street, dredd and how to survive a plague. A daughter tries to remedy her dysfunctional relationship with her ailing father, a decorated baseball scout by helping him in a recruiting trip which could be his last. Trouble with the curve isnt a great sports film, like eastwoods million dollar baby 2004.
While watching trouble with the curve, i kept thinking that, in its way, this film is the antimoneyball. But its a superior entertainment, moving down somewhat predictable paths with an authenticity and. Trouble with the curve has undoubtedly received more attention than it deserves thanks to it being the rumoured final film of clint eastwood the actor. Still, he refuses to be benched even though his bosses are questioning his judgment. Trouble with the curve is a picture of small pleasures, and a lunkheaded finale isnt enough to ruin all of the good will it earns through its first two acts. But when phillip matthew lillard advises vince robert patrick to hire gentry, vinces decision.
Watch trouble with the curve full movie in hd visit. In moneyball, statistics and computers pave the way for a record 20game winning streak, a majorleague record. Trouble with the curve fell short of moneyball glory, but instead brings a deeply unique message, which attempts to trigger a strong emotional connection. Nov 27, 2012 unfortunately, trouble with the curve will not even get a lookin at the academy awards. Trouble with the curve 2012 soundtrack complete list of. Trouble with the curve went from being a film that might not open truly wide to the widest release of the weekend.
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