No Crying in Baseball
The Inside Story of A League of Their Own: Big Stars, Dugout Drama, and a Home Run for Hollywood
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Publisher Description
National Bestseller
The inside story of how A League of Their Own—one of the most beloved baseball movies of all time—developed from an unheralded piece of American history into a perennial cinematic favorite. Featuring exclusive interviews and behind the scenes memories from the original cast and creators, .
No Crying in Baseball is a rollicking, revelatory deep dive into a one‑of‑a‑kind film. Before A League of Their Own, few American girls could imagine themselves playing professional ball (and doing it better than the boys). But Penny Marshall's genre outlier became an instant classic and significant aha moment for countless young women who saw that throwing like a girl was far from an insult.
Part fly‑on‑the‑wall narrative, part immersive pop nostalgia, No Crying in Baseball is for readers who love stories about subverting gender roles as well as fans of the film who remain passionate thirty years after its release. With key anecdotes from the cast, crew, and diehard fanatics, Carlson presents the definitive, first‑ever history of the making of the treasured film that inspired generations of Dottie Hinsons to dream bigger and aim for the sky.
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This gossipy outing by entertainment journalist Carlson (Queen Meryl) details the making of the 1992 film A League of Their Own. She describes how director Penny Marshall drew inspiration from a documentary, also titled A League of Their Own, about the WWII-era All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, and enlisted veteran comedy writers Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel after failing to stir up interest from women screenwriters. Behind-the-scenes stories include star Geena Davis struggling to get a handle on the sport's basics and Madonna complaining about being "dirty all day" from filming scenes on Wrigley Field. Elsewhere, Carlson discusses how Rosie O'Donnell refused Marshall's request that she lose weight for her role, Marshall's decision to cut a kissing scene between Geena Davis's and Toms Hanks's characters, and how the film beat the studio's box office expectations. Fans will enjoy the on-set anecdotes, though some of the more tangential stories—about, for instance, Marshall doing LSD with Carrie Fisher in the 1980s or renting her guest house to Richard Dreyfuss—feel like fluff. Still, this connects more than it misses.
Customer Reviews
Outstanding Writing Erin
This book is long overdue. One of the best baseball stories ever told. Read the book in one sitting.