Everyone's Hero (2006)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Directors:

Colin Brady
Christopher Reeve

Writers (WGA):

Robert Kurtz (screenplay) and
Jeff Hand (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

15 September 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sport

Tagline:

No matter where life takes you, always keep swinging.

Plot:

A young boy named Yankee Irving finds himself at an extraordinary crossroads: He has a chance to be a hero...

Plot Keywords:

New York Yankees | New York City | CGI | Baseball | Child

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 12

8:30 AM

FX

Cast

William H. Macy	...	Lefty Maginnis (voice)
Rob Reiner	...	Screwie (voice)
Brian Dennehy	...	Babe Ruth (voice)
Raven-Symoné	...	Marti Brewster (voice)
Robert Wagner	...	Mr. Robinson (voice)
Richard Kind	...	Hobo Andy / Maitre (voice)
Jason Harris	...	Announcer (voice)
Jake T. Austin	...	Yankee Irving (voice)
Joe Torre	...	Yankees' Manager (voice)
Mandy Patinkin	...	Stanley Irving (voice)
Forest Whitaker	...	Lonnie Brewster (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Darlin' (voice)
Ritchie Allen	...	Officer Bryant / Additional Voices (voice)
Cherise Boothe	...	Rosetta Brewster (voice)
Jesse Bronstein	...	Sandlot Kid #1 (voice)

Also Known As:

Untitled IDT Entertainment Project (USA) (working title)
Yankee Irving (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

88 min | 90 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:G (certificate #42852) | South Africa:13V | South Africa:A | Singapore:G | Portugal:M/4 | Australia:G

Company:

Dan Krech Productions

Trivia:

Dana Reeve's final project.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The evil Cubs owner is seen playing with Babe Ruth bobbleheads. But baseball bobbleheads didn't come into play until the 1950's or '60's.

Quotes:

Yankee Irving: [Yankee and Darlin' have just had a bonding moment] Thanks, Darlin'.
Darlin': No, no. Thank you, Yankee.
Screwie: Oh, brother! You could pour this stuff on pancakes!

Movie Connections:

References The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Soundtrack:

The Best

pretty good

I had to wait for someone in the mall, and since it was "cheap day" at the cinema, I bought some popcorn and sat in on this film. I knew absolutely nothing about it except that it was a clean film, about baseball. I flinched when I saw it was animated, but soon began to enjoy it. I'm a daycare worker, and thought that the boy's movements and speech were VERY realistic for that age. (So help me, I was sure I knew the boy upon whom the character must be based!) I thought the plot was enjoyable, simple enough for even smallest children to grasp, with plenty of nostalgia thrown in for adults (eg. ancient train station way out in the boondocks in the middle of the night). I did NOT care much for the talking baseball's script -- a cliché here and there is expected, but we ALWAYS knew what was going to come out of the baseball's mouth. The talking bat was cute. The ending was satisfying. Plenty of violence in this film, but it's a good kind: the bad guy keeps trying to be mean, so things "happen" to him.

The bonus in this film was seeing how a boy supports his parents in a moment of crisis, instead of badmouthing them and disobeying them. Oh, yes, almost forgot -- loved the depiction of the mother -- she looked so... real for that time. Great film overall.