Cobb

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Cobb is a 1994 movie directed by Ron Shelton.

1 Tagline
2 Plot Summary
3 Cast
4 Quotes
5 Trivia
6 External Links

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Tagline

Everyone hated this baseball legend. And he loved it.

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Plot Summary

Al Stump is a famous sports-writer chosen by Ty Cobb to co-write his official, authorized 'autobiography' before his death. Cobb, widely feared and despised, feels misunderstood and wants to set the record straight about 'the greatest ball-player ever,' in his words. However, when Stump spends time with Cobb, interviewing him and beginning to write, he realizes that the general public opinion is largely correct. In Stump's presence, Cobb is angry, violent, racist, misogynistic, and incorrigibly abusive to everyone around him. Torn between printing the truth by plumbing the depths of Cobb's dark soul and grim childhood, and succumbing to Cobb's pressure for a whitewash of his character and a simple baseball tale of his greatness, Stump writes two different books. One book is for Cobb, the other for the public.

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Cast

Tommie Lee Jones .... Ty Cobb
Robert Wuhl .... Al Stump
Lolita Davidovich .... Ramona
Ned Bellamy .... Ray
Lou Myers .... Willie
Ernie Harwell .... Hall of Fame MC
Jimmy Buffett .... The Armless Guy
Bradley Whitford .... Process Server

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Quotes

Louis Prima: With all the great players playing ball right now, how well do you think you would do against today's pitchers?

Ty Cobb: Well, I figure against today's pitchers I'd only probably hit about .290 Louis Prima: .290? Well that's amazing, because you batted over .400 a... a whole bunch of times. Now tell us all, we'd all like to know, why do you think you'd only hit .290? Ty Cobb: Well, I'm 72 fucking years old you ignorant son of a bitch.

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Trivia

Most of the scenes filmed in a ballpark were filmed at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Rickwood Field is designed from the old Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.