Hardball (film)

Hardball
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBrian Robbins
Screenplay byJohn Gatins
Based onHardball: A Season in the Projects
by Daniel Coyle
Produced byTina Nides
Michael Tollin
Brian Robbins
StarringKeanu Reeves
Diane Lane
John Hawkes
D. B. Sweeney
Mike McGlone
Graham Beckel
CinematographyTom Richmond
Edited byNed Bastille
Music byMark Isham
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • September 14, 2001 (2001-09-14)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$32 million[1]
Box office$44.1 million[1]

Hardball is a 2001 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Brian Robbins and starring Keanu Reeves in the main role, Diane Lane and D. B. Sweeney. The screenplay by John Gatins is based on the book Hardball: A Season in the Projects by Daniel Coyle. The original music score is composed by Mark Isham. The film was released on September 14, 2001, topping the box office the weekend after the September 11 attacks.

  1. ^ a b "Hardball (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2018.