Spaceman: A Baseball Odyssey
by Brett Rapkin
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Actor: Bill Lee, Dan Shaughnessy, Dick Williams (VIII), Fred Lynn, Paul Francis SullivanDirector: Brett Rapkin
Brand: HART SHARP VIDEO
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 70 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-09-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Arts Alliance Amer
Product features:
- The life and career of pitcher Bill Lee takes center stage in this fascinating baseball biography. Breaking onto the scene in the 1970s, Lee became one of the most famous left-handed pitchers in the history of the sport. Filmed when the former player was 57 years old, this documentary goes on the road with Lee as he travels to Cuba. Through interviews with players, colleagues, sportswriters, and f
DVD Reviews of Spaceman: A Baseball Odyssey
DVD Review: This DVD Smokes
Summary: 5 Stars
This documentary is a great piece of work. Bill Lee's enthusiasm for both life and the game of baseball is evident throughout it.
It's obvious his teammates loved him (from the smiles on their faces as they tell stories) and that (some) management obviously didn't.
When I was in college, after Lee revealed he "used" a certain green herb, the headline in the local paper read: "Lee Smokes Yankees" :) .
And he took principled stands at personal cost. I always find that admirable.
The world needs more Bill Lee's.
DVD Review: SPACEMAN TAKE-OFF ... SPACEMAN SPLASH-DOWN
Summary: 5 Stars
Don't hate a player who loves the game ... and hates the Yankees !!
The DVD reveals former Boston Red Sox and Montreal Expo lefty Bill Lee at his best, a lover of game of baseball for the right reasons. At the same time Lee is accurately presented as a man who couldn't stand the often-times cruel business of major league baseball.
If you are a Red Sox fan, you will always love Bill Lee, despite his wacky personality and rebellious attitude. He still hates the Yankees just as any Sox fan would. And for a Sox fan, that's all you need.
Lee won 17 games three straight years pitching in Fenway Park, not easy for any lefty. After having been dealt to Montreal, he won 17 more his first year as the National League (Lefthanded) Pitcher of the Year.
If I have a complaint, there is too little footage of Lee as a big-leaguer. He was good for a long time. Most of the film is about Lee after the majors. I recall a game he pitched after he quit the Sox briefly because Bernie Carbo had been traded. Lee eventually returned and pitched Boston to a win over Jim Palmer and the Baltimore Orioles in Fenway Park. The fans loved it. I would have loved seeing some footage from that night in the film.
Sox fans will love this DVD. Yankees fan won't.
And what's wrong with that ??
DVD Review: Fresh Air from Space
Summary: 4 Stars
Bill "Spaceman" Lee was a left-handed pitcher for the Red Sox and Expos from 1969 to 1982. He won 17 games 3 consecutive years, made the All Star game once and would have won 2 games in the classic 75 World Series (burying the Curse of the Bambino before it was invented) if the bullpen had not let him down.
Lee is better known for being one of the great characters in a game that has no more Yogi Berras, Casey Stengals or Spacemen. Some fans may take issue with his progressive politics but few can debate his continuing love for the game as he journeys from Canada to Cuba to play baseball into his late fifties. This is a unique guy who once ran for President of the United States with Hunter S. Thompson as his VP candidate and who had a song written about him by the late Warren Zevon.
I am a huge Lee fan and am not totally objectve. But I think most anyone will find this a great story about a guy with a passion for the game and for life. I would have liked to see more highlights in the film from his major league career but this was made up for by interviews with Luis Tiant, Fred Lynn, Dick Williams and fellow Buffalo Head Bernie Carbo.
Lee is a gracefully aging Baby boomer playing a kids game with a Sixties approach to life and a teenager's passion. He should be declared a National Treasure and a member of an endangered species at the same time.
DVD Review: Buy It
Summary: 5 Stars
A fascinating documentary about a very unusual man. Probably the only professional baseball player truly to qualify as an existentialist, and a defiant one at that. Put simply the man loves baseball but hates rules.DVD Review: Fascinating Film about a Fascinating Character
Summary: 5 Stars
I came across this dvd at a friends house and borrowed it on a whim. It turned out to be REALLY GOOD. Funny, touching and enlightening. I never knew much about Bill "Spaceman" Lee, but he is definitely one of the good guys.
Definitely worth a purchase if you like documentaries or baseball.
Description of Spaceman: A Baseball Odyssey
The life and career of pitcher Bill Lee takes center stage in this fascinating baseball biography. Breaking onto the scene in the 1970s Lee became one of the most famous left-handed pitchers in the history of the sport. Filmed when the former player was 57 years old this documentary goes on the road with Lee as he travels to Cuba. Through interviews with players colleagues sportswriters and family viewers will learn the story behind Lee's reputation as the Spaceman.System Requirements:Running Time: 70 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?SPORTS/GAMES Rating:?NR UPC:?829567040522 Manufacturer No:?670405General DVDs
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