A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPenny Marshall
Screenplay byLowell Ganz
Babaloo Mandel
Story byKelly Candaele
Kim Wilson
Produced byElliot Abbott
Robert Greenhut
Starring
CinematographyMiroslav Ondříček
Edited byGeorge Bowers
Music byHans Zimmer
Production
company
Parkway Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • July 1, 1992 (1992-07-01)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryUnited States
Budget$40 million[1]
Box office$132.4 million[2]

A League of Their Own is a 1992 American sports comedy drama film directed by Penny Marshall that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). It stars Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty, Jon Lovitz, David Strathairn, Garry Marshall, Rosie O'Donnell, and Bill Pullman and was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, from a story by Kelly Candaele and Kim Wilson.

A League of Their Own was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $132.4 million worldwide and garnering acclaim for Marshall's direction and the performances of its ensemble cast. In 2012, the Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Andrews, Suzanna (May 23, 1993). "FILM; The Great Divide: The Sexes at the Box Office". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. cost more than $40 million
  2. ^ "A League of Their Own (1992)". Box Office Mojo. September 29, 1992. Archived from the original on April 11, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  3. ^ King, Susan. "National Film Registry selects 25 films for preservation " Archived March 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Los Angeles Times (December 19, 2012)
  4. ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "2012 National Film Registry Picks in A League of Their Own". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.