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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Suitable for Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1991 DVD Release: 04/08/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 35 mins Studio: Miramax Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Drama, Sports Drama

This highly rated independent production was written years before Bull Durham, and though it covers much of the same territory, it is considered worth seeing in its own right. In the story, Roy Dean Bream (William Russ) is too old to be part of his minor-league baseball team's cultural mainstream. In short, he's often ignored, derided, or treated to the worst or last of everything, like any other outcast. Tyrone (Glenn Plummer) is so young that it gives the same teammates who shun Roy the willies and reminds them that they too are getting older -- so he's an outcaste, too. What could be more natural than for these two men to seek one another out. It doesn't matter that the older man is white, the younger is black. They both love the game, and Roy has been around the block a few times and has plenty to teach Tyrone. When the time comes for Roy to be sent to retirement, everyone holds their breaths to see how he will react. It's a pity they didn't get to know him better, or they would know that this kind, generous man wishes them all well. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

William Russ - Roy Dean Bream
Glenn Plummer - Tyrone Debray
Noble Willingham - Clyde Bigby
Jeffrey Tambor - Peter LaPorte
Scott Plank - Randy Keever

Starring William Russ and Glenn Plummer, the baseball drama Pastime comes to DVD from Buena Vista. Presented with a widescreen anamorphic transfer enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions. Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound in presented in English. Closed captions are also accessible. The only special feature is the Miramax promotional sneak peek for Stolen Summer. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide