The Last Home Run

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The Last Home Run is a 1996 film directed by Bob Gosse.

It tells the story of Jonathan Lyle, an elderly man in a

Thomas Guiry) playing Little League Baseball.[1]

The Last Home Run also starred Jordi Vilasuso and Vinnette Justine Carroll (in her last film appearance), and included cameos by former Major League Baseball players Gary Carter and Dave Winfield.[2]

It was based on a story by Roger Flax who wrote the screenplay along with Ed Apfel.[3]

The independent film was produced in 1995, and was released direct-to-video on March 23, 1996.[4]

The movie marked the only film appearance by the real Marley, the

John Grogan devoted Chapter 16, "The Audition", to the dog's escapades during filming at a Lake Worth, Florida, hotel parking lot. Marley got a screen credit "Marley the Dog...As Himself" for his two minutes of screen time.[5]

References

  1. ^ The Last Home Run. - Turner Classic Movies.
  2. Internet Movie Database
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  3. ^ Flax, Roger, and Ed Apfel (1995). - The Last Home Run (Screenplay). - Short Hills, NJ: Horizon Productions. - 38282408
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