Million Dollar Arm (2014)
Overview
In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent JB Bernstein dreams up a wild game plan to find Major League Baseball’s next great pitcher from a pool of cricket players in India. He soon discovers two young men who can throw a fastball but know nothing about the game of baseball. Or America. It’s an incredible and touching journey that will change them all — especially JB, who learns valuable lessons about teamwork, commitment and family.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $25,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $38,307,627.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.867 |
Directed By
Craig Gillespie
Crew
Barry Robison
Craig Gillespie
Tom McCarthy
Sean Thigpen
Tabrez Noorani
Arturo Rojas
Sheila Jaffe
Theraesa Rivers
Jon Mooney
Seher Aly Latif
Jeanette Scott
Jeremy Woolsey
Jon Mooney
Michael McCue
Ron Pipes
Kevin Halloran
Mike Topoozian
Lana Horochowski
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Alan Rankin
A.R. Rahman
Gordon Gray
Daniel Boccoli
Mark Ciardi
Neil Mandt
Kirston Mann
Kevin Halloran
Tatiana S. Riegel
Palak Patel
Bill Simmons
Connor Schell
Gyula Pados
Joe Roth
Michael Mandt
TOP CAST
Jon Hamm
J. B. Bernstein
Bill Paxton
Tom House
Lake Bell
Brenda Paauwe
Suraj Sharma
Rinku
Aasif Mandvi
Ash Vasudevan
Madhur Mittal
Dinesh
Pitobash
Amit
Alan Arkin
Ray Arkin
Bar Paly
Lisette
Al Sapienza
Pete
Tzi Ma
Chang
Allyn Rachel
Theresa
Ravi Naidu
Indian Reporter
Gabriela Lopez
Hot Girl
Tanner Anderson
Basketball Player (uncredited)
Tom Verducci
Scout
Brett Zimmerman
Mark
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