棒球教练

棒球教练，外文名：Hard Ball，美国剧情片，2001年上映，讲诉一个沉迷颇深的赌徒康纳欧尼尔，摆脱了他生平最大的兴趣─赌博，带着这群小鬼过关斩将，在当地小联盟球赛中所向披靡，最终赢得冠军的故事。

一个在生活中随波逐流的人将会挖掘出他自身内在的力量，而这种力量可能是他自己从来就没有意识到过的。在《棒球教练》中，基努-里维斯扮演康纳-奥尼尔，一个一事无成的人。一群他从来没有想像过的人鼓舞了他的斗志，他也重新赢得了他们的信任。^[1]

康纳喜欢对体育比赛进行打赌，经常对比赛结果做出一些错误的判断。然而，他的朋友们可不会就这么帮他还赌债，除非他到一个社团出资筹建的青年棒球队当教练。一下之间，康纳-奥尼尔被迫接受了将那些贫困孩子们组成芝加哥最有竞争力球队的苦差使。

本来朋友们以为这对康纳来说是一个带有惩罚性的苦差使，但不久却慢慢变成了康纳一次富有收获的经历。这是有生以来的第一次，康纳开始要对除他自己以外的人负起责任了。他单纯的经历和自私的追求开始看起来是那么的空洞无力，他的眼界被年轻人的生活和他们顽强抗争于社会边缘的心灵所拓宽。

康纳甚至对自己的变化也感到吃惊，他开始对这些“街头烂仔”以及他们那位年轻的老师(黛安-莱恩饰，Diane Lane)开始有了好感。在这些贫困的孩子们身上，漫无目的的康纳时常会看到一二件关于信任和真心的闪光之处。这些外表坚强而内心又非常脆弱的孩子们，已经开始依赖康纳和棒球来从他们艰难有时又是悲剧性的生活中振作自己，那怕是仅仅几个小时而已。

这些孩子们开始意识到他们可以战胜那些时常带有压抑性的环境而获得成功，而他们的教练则学到了更多的东西：康纳发现“偿还”可以以任何形式和大小，甚至可以从最不可能的来源而实现。

•Raymond 'Ray Ray' Bennet: Coach Conor? You're not really trying to get Ms. Wilkes, are you?

Conor O'Neill: No.

Raymond 'Ray Ray' Bennet: Good. 'Cause I already tried and she ain't havin' it.

G-Baby: Yeah, me too.

Raymond 'Ray Ray' Bennet 's mother: Miss Wilkes said she had a good feeling about you.

Conor O'Neill: Miss Wilkes said that?

Elizabeth Wilkes: So you work for Smith & Stevens Securities?

Conor O'Neill: Yes.

Elizabeth Wilkes: What deal did you blow?

Conor O'Neill: What?

Elizabeth Wilkes: Well, I'm sure you're not coaching this team by choice.

Conor O'Neill: I want you guys to take a good look at yourselves and feel proud. We made it here. We're here. What I've learned from you is that really one of the most important things in life is showing up. I'm blown away by your ability to show up through everything that's gone on. The league never wanted you to play this game, but you showed up. But, uh, we only have eight players so, we can't play.

Conor O'Neill: Good morning. Um, Gerius was a player on the Kekemas baseball team I coach. Honestly he, uh, he was too young to play. But he wanted to be a part of the team so badly, I couldn't say no. He had a great smile too though I'm not telling you anything you don't know. He was a really tough guy. Just a boy really who, uh, wanted to be around his older brother. The other day we played a really important game against a good team. And two outs in the last inning, I had no choice but to let Gerius bat. He was fearless as he stepped to the plate. I was terrified for him. With two strikes and our hopes dwindling, he hit a shot down the first base line. He won the game. And watching him raise his arms in triumph as he ran to first base, I swear I was lifted in that moment to a better place. I swear he, uh, he lifted the world in that moment. He made me a better person, even if just for that moment. I am, uh, forever grateful to Gerius for that.

Kofi: It was booty. That girl Meg is dumb. Thinkin' her fathers comin' back from wherever. That's stupid to believe in. That girl and her mom are both trippin'. Cuz where I'm from... don't nobody's father come back.

Conor O'Neill: What? Since you can't talk shit, you got nothing to say?

Conor O' Neill: Hey! Can we cool it with the bitches?

Conor O' Neill: I love it when you call me big poppa!

Kofi: 2a You suck... just like my girlfriend.

e71 [Andre and Kofi are fighting]

Andre Ray Peetes: Pay up, bitch!

Kofi: I'll kick your ass, bitch!

[Coach Conor walks over]

Conor O'Neill: Hey! Hey! Hey! Cool it! Cool it! What's going on?

G-Baby: All right, let me break it down to you right quick. Andre says he can catch any pop-up anybody can throw. Kofi say "That's bullshit. You a busta.". Andre say "Roll up, bitch". Kofi say, "I'll give you all my gum if you can catch this ball.". He threw the ball. Andre caught it. Andre say "Pay me my money". Kofi say, "You a cheatin' bitch.". No wait. Kofi say, "You a motherf - "

Conor O'Neill: Okay I got it thanks.

[G-Baby nods his head]

Jamal: So we go to the 'ship right?

Conor O'Neill: Yeah, we could.

• Based on a true story

• Before the film was released in 2001, posters and ads reflected the rating as R before it was re-edited to dub over the kids using the "f" word. Despite quite a bit of profanity remaining, the film was then released with a PG-13 rating.

• All of the league's team names are taken from tribes in Africa.

• Detroit, Michigan, USA

Tiger Stadium - 2121 Trumbull Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, USA

演员饰演角色基努·里维斯康纳·奥尼尔戴安·琳恩伊丽莎白·威尔克斯约翰·浩克斯蒂奇·托宾Bryan HearneAndre Ray PeetesJulian GriffithJefferson Albert Tibbs迈克尔·B·乔丹JamalA. Delon Ellis Jr.Miles Pennfield IIKristopher LoftonClarenceMichael PerkinsKofi EvansBrian M. ReedRaymond 'Ray Ray' BennetDeWayne WarrenJarius 'G-Baby' EvansCarol HallPearla EvansJacqueline WilliamsLenora TibbsFreeman CoffeyDarryl MackeyD·B·斯威尼Matt Hyland安德鲁·摩根UmpireReginald McKinleyUmpireMark Robert EllisBaseball CoachGraham BeckelDuffyPaul TurnerBartenderMike McGloneJimmy FlemingDawn LewisEllenKwame AmoakuPizza GuyVince GreenOther Pizza Guy马克·马格利斯FinkTom MilanovichEdGreg SandquistBarber's SonStephen CinabroGinoMichael B. ChaitStraight-Laced KidFather Donald M. SiplePriest亚当·托梅Barfly萨米·索萨HimselfRonnel TaylorGang MemberSterling BrimSterlingAaron EvansAaronAlexander TellesAlexJosefus DuanahTough KidJeffery GatlinTough KidSteve AbbottWaatas Coach约翰·安顿Baseball FanJames CurrieCheck Cashing Station Cashier、PedestrianDave DanielsBaseball FanRichard FerrandoSpectatorJoe JohnsonSpectatorChris Kurzer--Michael MiliTicket TakerAaron MillerSpectatorJerry StaneckiPitching CoachMaurice TerenzioMan at BarThomas Michael VentimiglioTicket TakerJoe WachowskiSpectatorJohn YonoSpectator

职位姓名原著Daniel Coyle副导演Michael J. Moore、Melody L. Moses、Eric A. Pot、Benjamin Rosenberg造型设计Jaymes Hinkle导演布莱恩·罗宾斯 Brian Robbins剪辑Ned Bastille服装设计Francine Jamison摄影Tom Richmond制作人赫布·盖因斯、Kevin McCormick、Tina Nides、布莱恩·罗宾斯、埃文·斯托夫、迈克尔·托林出品人Allegra Clegg、Herb Gains编剧Daniel Coyle、约翰·盖汀斯John Gatins布景师Tricia Schneider配乐马克·艾沙姆