Million Dollar Arm

Million Dollar Arm
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCraig Gillespie
Written byTom McCarthy
Produced byMichael Mandt
Neil Mandt
Joe Roth
Mark Ciardi
Gordon Gray
StarringJon Hamm
Aasif Mandvi
Bill Paxton
Suraj Sharma
Lake Bell
Alan Arkin
Madhur Mittal
CinematographyGyula Pados
Edited byTatiana S. Riegel
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • May 6, 2014 (2014-05-06) (El Capitan Theatre)
  • May 16, 2014 (2014-05-16) (United States)
Running time
124 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
Language
    • English
    • Hindi
Budget$25 million[2]
Box office$40.2 million[3]

Million Dollar Arm is a 2014 American biographical sports drama film directed by Craig Gillespie and produced by Walt Disney Pictures from a screenplay written by Tom McCarthy. The film is based on the true story of baseball pitchers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel who were discovered by sports agent J. B. Bernstein after winning a reality show competition.

The film stars Jon Hamm as J. B. Bernstein, Bill Paxton as pitching coach Tom House, Suraj Sharma as Singh, Madhur Mittal as Patel, and Alan Arkin. The film's music is composed by A. R. Rahman. Produced by Joe Roth, Mark Ciardi, and Gordon Gray, the film was released theatrically on May 16, 2014.[4][5] Million Dollar Arm grossed $39.2 million.

  1. ^ "MILLION DOLLAR ARM (PG)". Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. British Board of Film Classification. May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  2. ^ Lang, Brent (May 14, 2014). "Disney Throws a Box Office Curve with 'Million Dollar Arm'". Variety. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  3. ^ "Million Dollar Arm (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "Million Dollar Arm" (PDF). The Walt Disney Studios. Retrieved June 6, 2014. Directed by Craig Gillespie from a screenplay written by Tom McCarthy, Walt Disney Pictures' drama "Million Dollar Arm" stars Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Bill Paxton, Suraj Sharma, Lake Bell and Alan Arkin.
  5. ^ "Disney Dates Jon Hamm Sports Pic 'Million Dollar Arm' For May 2014". Deadline Hollywood. August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2013.