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The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
Based on the book by Michael Lewis
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011
"Based on a true story"--Container
Special features: "Billy Beane: re-inventing the game" featurette; "Moneyball: playing the game" making of documentary; Blooper (Brad loses it); deleted scenes
DVD; region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1
DVD; region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1
DVD; region 1; 5.1 Dolby Digital; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1)
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Add a QuoteJohn: And every time that happens, whether it's the government or a way of doing business or whatever it is, the people are holding the reins, have their hands on the switch. They will bet you're crazy. I mean, anybody who's not building a team right and rebuilding it using your model, they're dinosaurs. They'll be sittin' on their ass on the sofa in October, watch the Boston Red Sox win the world series.
John: For forty one million, you built a playoff team. You lost Damon, Giambi, Isringhausen, Pena and you won more games without them than you did with them. You won the exact same number of games that the Yankee's won, but the Yankee's spent one point four million per win and you paid two hundred and sixty thousand. I know you've taken it in the teeth out there, but the first guy through the wall. It always gets bloody, always. It's the threat and not just the way of doing business, but in their minds it's threatening the game. But really what it's threatening is their livelihoods, it's threatening their jobs, it's threatening the way that they do things.
Billy Beane: Baseball hates him. John: I know. Baseball...baseball kinda hated me and all. One of the great things about money is that it buys a lot of things. One of which is the luxury to disregard what baseball like, doesn't like, what baseball think, doesn't think.
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Add a CommentI saw the movie and I had liked it this is based on a true story this is not for children to watch this would be for baseball players to watch
Brad Pitt was excellent. Jonah Hill's performance was lackluster.
I mtoo enjoyed the movie. It doesn't take a real baseball fan to realize the tema's succes probably had more to do with big 3 pitchers Tejada and Chavez rather that Hatteberg at 1st base. Oh well poetic license.
My husband and I both enjoyed this movie. Good story, good movie. Being a Boston fan it was fun to see Fenway towards the end!
Surprisingly good movie.
Great movie. More than just the regular sports flick. One of the better true story films.
script, cinematography, the interaction between the actors, were phenomenal. This movie was an A, solid.
One of my favorite movies of all time. good story and very interesting
It was O.K for a home TV movie. I was entertained and interesting. But it was NOT worth the long library wait or the price to rent from a Red Box. "I fast forwarded a lot but not all the way.”
Moneyball is a baseball movie. Baseball is a game of statistics -- just ask any fan about ribbies or base on balls -- and in 2002 General Manager Billy Beane used those stats to change up the Oakland A's and, in effect, baseball. Beane, with the help of his Yale educated, number crunching, Assistant General Manager, he uses a numbers system to field players so that he can keep to his paltry budget while creating a winning team. He's not looking for RBIs or good looks or youth. He wants to know: Can this player get on first. If he gets on first, he's in a position to score. Intriguing to watch the drama unfold, seeing how Major League Baseball looks on the inside. For those reviewers who say this movie is not about baseball, maybe they are fans and wanted to see more play. For those who say it is about baseball, it IS about baseball. And more, of course. You don't have to be a fan to enjoy the intrigue of the drama unfolding, discovering how Major League Baseball operates under the stands and up in the elite seats.