John goodman is cast as the sultan of swat, whose excesses especially drinking and private demons can in this context be excused in view of his genuine love of baseball. I chose to ignore that obviously awful attempt at a babe ruth biopic. Nevertheless, the dramatic scene portrayed in the movie is mostly fabrication. Babe ruth is played so well by john goodman that every time you hear reference to the bambino you picture john. All the moviemaker had to do was tell the story as babe ruth lived it. Thanks to goodman and the great ruth mystique, the babe does maintain a median level of entertainment. Babe commits too many errors, whiffs at capturing the. As entertaining as the babe may be a highly dubious point, baseball scholars may find the film as riddled with errors as a mets boxscore. But john fuscos screenplay doesnt seem to like babe very much. George herman ruth john goodman, genannt the babe, spielte 20 jahre lang. John goodman full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. He knows that when audiences get their first look at the babe, his film bio of. Released april 7th, 1992, the babe stars john goodman, kelly mcgillis, trini alvarado, bruce boxleitner the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 55 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Thats too bad, because john goodman barton fink, tvs roseanne is ideally cast as george herman ruth, the incorrigible fat kid who rose to glory as the babe.
While goodman renders a portrait of babe ruth that in some ways is bigger. John goodman did an ok job as babe ruth the man, but his baseball play was just painful to watch. Critics faulted the films heavyhandedness and direction, and it is said by many to be one of the worst films ever made. Theres an earlier movie about the babe singled then called a rookie off the bench to replace him ending. John goodman movies a list of 32 titles created 18 jun 2017 see all related lists share this page. The film is inspiring, positive for the most part and its made me feel good every time ive seen it. Costarring kelly mcgillis witness, the babe chronicles ruths phenomenal story from his hard knock beginnings at baltimore orphanage, to his meteoric rise to baseball superstardom and his. Goodman later reprised the role in its sequel series the conners.
Frankly, this film is an insult to babe ruth and everything he did. The babe dvd, 2003 this was a surprisingly enjoyable film about the life and times of babe ruth. Goodman, john goodman comedy vhs tapes, john wayne collectors edition vhs tapes, babes in toyland 1986 tv movie vhs tapes, babe perfume, babe ruth cut, babe ruth book, john wayne box set vhs tapes, goodman programmable thermostats, babe ruth mlb bats. They should have concentrated on getting their facts straight when they made the movie, rather than trying to get a reaction from the audience. The personality of the real babe ruth was what made the man interesting. Perhaps they are confusing him with william bendix. The feminists are the least of goodmans concerns this hot july chicago afternoon.
The story of his life was very dramatic and amazing. The babe was a larger than life character who never trained and spent all his offfield time drinking, eating and womanising. Babe ruth becomes a baseball legend but is unheroic to those. Hosting for a third time, john goodman is back to promote his new movie, the babe, and hes brought clips which showcase babe ruths many sides. Ruth however was a proud man and would never have allowed such a thing. Fiction wasnt needed because his accomplishments on the field, and off, set him apart. Dont even bother watching this movie, its a waste of time and an insult to the great babe ruth. John goodman is cast as the sultan of swat, whose excesses especially drinking and private demons can in this context be excused in. The next time a hollywood director wants to make a sports movie they need to at least know a little about the sport they are making the movie about. While goodman renders a portrait of babe ruth that in some ways. Babe commits too many errors, whiffs at capturing the true slugger. John stephen goodman born june 20, 1952 is an american actor. While the star of the hit tv show roseanne might seem a natural to play baseball legend george herman babe ruth in the movie the babe, which.
The babe 1992 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The babe, directed by arthur hiller, is a 1992 dramatic biographical film about the rise and fall of legendary new york yankee babe ruth. John goodman plays legendary baseball player babe ruth in this sentimental biopic. The film portrays babe ruth and lou gehrig as being enemies from the start. Babe ruth becomes a baseball legend but is unheroic to those who know. Early in his career, he played dan conner on the abc tv series roseanne 19881997.
Follow the movie on facebook plot summary george herman babe ruth john goodman grows from a troubled boy who was sent to an orphanage to one of. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. In the babe, played by actor john goodman, he is shown as being. They would often go on fishing trips and barnstorming tours together in the off season. The babe is a 1992 american biographical drama film about the life of famed baseball player babe ruth, who is portrayed by john goodman. It shows him as an overgrown, recalcitrant kid who had one skill. The film opens in 1902 baltimore, maryland, when george. We all miss you ralph ralph ralph marrero, who died before the films release see. Babe ruth comes across as a pathetic orphan lacking in all social graces, who grew. John goodman did a great job in his portrayal of ruth. In one babe goes to an orphanage and teaches a kid how to play baseball, in the other, he steps off. The babe ruth story is a 1948 baseball film biography of babe ruth, the famed new york yankees slugger.
Many have referred to ruth as a great big kid, and goodman accurately brings this trait to the. The facts never get in the way of a good story for screenwriter john fusco. Portraying babe ruth as a chronically overweight kid. The film follows his rise to stardom and his fall from glory as he loses form and pride. More interestingly, watch the two wonderful short films on the special features that the real babe ruth made, and compare them to the trainwreck john goodman portrays. John goodman and the babe get in shape the morning call.
Babe ruth becomes a baseball legend but is unheroic to those who know him. You can see, watching this movie, that he could have played a lot of other sides of babe ruth and made them work. The 1992 biopic, the babe, with john goodman, depicted. Costarring kelly mcgillis witness, the babe chronicles ruths phenomenal storyfrom his hard knock beginnings at a baltimore orphanage, to his meteoric rise to baseball superstardom and his poignant retirement from the game. But somehow you want a movie about a fellow this bignatured and mythic to hit a. With john goodman, kelly mcgillis, trini alvarado, bruce boxleitner. This film was genuinely uplifting and to all who only saw the negative side of this film, shame on you. John goodman is a huge babe fan and even he felt that this was an acurate portrayal of the bambino. There are only a few scenes halfway through the film where john goodman came close to capturing that personality.
When gehrig first joined the yankees, he and ruth got along famously. It stars william bendix new york yankee batboy in the 1920s as the ballplayer and claire trevor as his wife. In practically everything i have read or seen of actual ruth footage, he even looked the part. This movie traces the career of babe ruth by interspersing documentary footage with a fictional babe ruth recounting his career on stage. John goodman is cast as the sultan of swat, whose excesses especially. To make it exciting, to add to the socalled drama, the babe is fleshed with fable, afloat in a tub of. John goodman did an excellent job, in fact, he kind of looks like the babe.