O n its surface, the phenom, out now, is a baseball movie, but it doesnt take long to realize that this is no bull durham. Our teaching methods help each player elevate their baseball skills, as well as teach life lessons such as the power of discipline, focus, hard work and goalsetting. In an interview with forbes, he explained, the movie is about a onetime phenom, who grows up in the arthur avenue section of the bronx. Hawke had previously considered taking a part in buschels second film, 2007s neal cassady, and the two became friendly after that. Written and directed by noah buschel, the phenom follows the story of a rookie majorleague pitcher scott pilgrim vs. The movie, which is headlined by stars ethan hawke and paul giamatti, has a decidedly indie feel to it and is definitely more in the mold of anna boden and ryan flecks indie baseball drama sugar than a blockbuster like moneyball or a bawdy comedy. Its central figure is a baseball player, but the phenom is no sports movie. Johnny simmons, paul giamatti, ethan hawke the premise. Rlj entertainment has acquired baseball drama the phenom, starring ethan hawke and paul giamatti. The phenom is in nothing comparable to other sport movies. A series of two handlers about american success ideology disguised as a baseball movie. A baseball film for the old soul, this oftcomedic ode to the inherent poetic nature of baseball is set in the carolina leagues and stars kevin costner as crash davis, a sage yet aging minor. Hopper gibson johnny simmons is the phenom, a high schooler who throws a 98 mph fastball and is on his way to the pros. He winds up killing a kid in a street fight, throwing away.
The coaches bring superb baseball knowledge and teaching techniques to our players. Noah buschels the phenom is a brisk, 90minute character study wrapped up in baseball, celebrity, the pressures of fame, and sports psychology. The phenom is a beautifully shot and acted movie about a majorleague rookie baseball pitcher who overcomes painful memories of his emotionally abusive dad through the help of a kind psychiatrist with a pitiful past of its own. Ethan hawke impresses as an abusive father to a majorleague rookie pitcher in an. He is a star rookie pitcher in major league baseball. The phenom is a movie about baseball with little baseball. If the phenom could be compared to any baseball movie before it, a league of their own offers a fascinating contrast. The opening credits, written in cursive scrawl against a backdrop of. A baseball player johnny simmons is sent from the major leagues back down to the minors when his pitching game turns erratic. Watching the first scene of the phenom, i thought i was somehow in the middle of the film by mistake. At the risk of over simplifying, the movie is basically a baseball player version of good will hunting. To find out please consider attending a free tryout. Phenom signature consists of four youth national baseball teams.
Baseball drama about a young, hotshot pitcher who has lost his groove. Phenom texas is the texas based elite baseball travel teams under phenom baseball academy. The phenom posted on may 27, 2016 by rogerinorlando the phenom is a sensitive, unconventional baseball tale rendered in the muted tones of dread, a young players fear of letting everyone down. Owing more to ordinary people than to baseball classics like bang the drum slowly, this is a touching drama made up of. The phenom is the story of a young major league pitcher hopper gibson struggling with a mental block that has negatively affected his control. Gunnar gaming and computer eyewearphenom, amber tint patented lens, reduce digital eye strain, block 65% of harmful blue light 3. Johnny simmons, paul giamatti and ethan hawke costar in this deconstructed. Follow live playbyplay, scores and stats on phenom at bullpen redstitch 108 9u. Consider the phenom a baseball film for people who would never step foot inside a baseball stadium. Ethan hawke, a onetime teen baseball star himself whos now a washedup, bitter hasbeen. There is no pivotal game at the climax, and no big inspirational speech to fire up the. As if the movie itself reflects the rut the baseball kid is in. Not your typical baseball movie johnny simmons, paul giamatti and ethan hawke costar in this deconstructed character study.
Ethan hawke impresses as an abusive father to a majorleague. Its a baseball movie with very little baseball, and what it might have to say about sports psychology or the effect that 24 hour news coverage has on athletes is left unexplained. The phenom official trailer 2016 ethan hawke baseball drama. Principal photography wrapped on december 20, 2014. A rookie pitcher undergoes psychotherapy to overcome the yips.
Is joe and sofia baseball movie based on a true story. Baseball player character study the phenom very rarely takes place on the field, but within the tormented silence of a young athlete who has been dehumanized by his father into a pitching machine. The biggest barrier is his domineering father, hopper sr. He takes out his frustrations by imposing special training routines on his son that cross the line into abuse. When majorleague rookie pitcher hopper gibson johnny simmons cant find. Phenom baseball member profile update register 2020 sportsengine, inc. He is sent to the minor leagues and sees a sports paychologist, who digs through his past. Powerfully acted and emotionally affecting, the phenom proves a baseball movie can step away from the mound and still deliver. The phenom movie will be directed by noah buschel and also stars johnny simmons and sophie kennedy clark read more. Ethan hawke plays the abusive father of an emotionally troubled young baseball player in noah buschels indie drama. We are based out of riverside california but have grown to having academies in eleven states. Baseball is just an excuse to let two people talk on screen with eachother about feelings. The phenom has some strong morally uplifting elements stressing forgiveness, joy and gentleness over anger, but there. Hopper gibson johnny simmons is in a position that every little boy dreams about.
The phenom is a baseball movie with virtually no baseball, which would be fine if the thing it relied on instead lots and lots of talking exhibited zest and originality. The film was acquired ahead of its world premiere at the tribeca film festival. The village voice said, the phenom is the baseball movie robert altman never made. Buschel very abstract dramatic instincts and his rather artificial staging go really well together and make him one of the more interesting. Now hoppers only hope lies with an unorthodox sports therapist academy award nominee paul giamatti who urges him to let go of the past so he can find success on the field. This website is powered by the sportsengine platform, but is owned by and subject to the phenom baseball privacy policy.
The phenom official trailer 2016 ethan hawke baseball drama movie hd a major league rookie pitcher loses. We take the best players ages 1418 from around the country and we make them better. Atlanta, georgia casting call phenom movie starring ethan hawke and paul giammatti casting call for baseball players. Phenom baseball is a nonprofit youth baseball development program whose ultimate goal is to help its players make the collegiate and professional levels of the game. The phenom official trailer ethan hawke, baseball movie. Phenom baseball is a 501c3 nonprofit offering competitive fees and monthly billing providing outstanding opportunities for student athletes willing to make the commitment and put in the work to be successful.
It starts out as if its a field of dreamslike baseball movie, in which a young phenom from the sticks takes the sports world by storm and rides preternatural ability to the big leagues and the hall of fame. Gamechanger is the best free mobile youth baseball scorekeeping application, used by teams like phenom for full, detailed and accurate season and player statistics. Ethan hawkes baseball movie the phenom nabbed by rlj. Phenom baseball official website elite baseball academy. His numbers and talent are off the chart, when all of a sudden, he cant find the strike zone. The latest baseball movie involves ray negron, a new york yankees executive, as a consultant with a small role as a coach. Simmons actually plays the part perfect as a kid who isnt. Simply put, the phenom is just a generally uninteresting movie. Its about a highly recruited baseball star that gets a case of the yips after making to the big show, and starting the psychological process to get him over it. To put it simply, phenom signature is the top gun of youth travel baseball. I get that it focused on the mental side of the game, but it wouldve been nice to include more of hopper on the mound. Johnny simmons, paul giamatti and ethan hawke costar in this deconstructed character study thats about anything but sports.
Click locations below for a field and time near you. Tom hanks macho declaration theres no crying in baseball. Bottom of the 9th is a baseball movie about redemption. With johnny simmons, ethan hawke, paul giamatti, sophie kennedy clark. Baseball player character study the phenom very rarely takes place on the field, but within the tormented silence of a young athlete who has. But then, just like the aforementioned breaking pitch, the bottom falls outfor both milton young, the main character, and. Powerfully acted and emotionally affecting, the phenom proves a baseball movie can step away from the mound and still deliver a heater down the middle. The phenom movie stars ethan hawke and paul giamatti and will be filming this winter in the atlanta area. Ethan hawkes phenom movie baseball players casting call. Phenom organization brings advanced levels of baseball instruction to our players. The opening conversation between pro baseball pitcher hopper gibson johnny simmons and his sports specialty shrink paul giamatti feels so natural, so inprogress, i momentarily questioned whether i was seeing the beginning of movie. The phenom is a 2016 american sports drama film written and directed by noah buschel. Also known as rage on amazon uk but the phenom is the better title.
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