61 (DVD, 2009)

I LOVE HOW IT LOOS SO OLD AND VINTAGE..BUT IT'S NEW..GREAT CAST AND DIRECTOR I GIVE THIS A SOLID 5/5 BY FAR.

This film brought back great memories of 1961. We all loved Mickey and hated Roger. The film does a great job of giving us Rogers side of the story. My wife who is no baseball fan actually cried. Great film for whole family, but it does have some stong language Mantle calls Babe Ruth "That fat f_ck". Loved the ex film about the making of movie

This is an incredibly accurate depiction of the story of NY Yankees Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris' race to the home run title during the 1961 baseball season. It's a factual account of the anti-hero rising above all odds to place their mark in history. Billy Crystal, a prolific baseball fan, did a marvelous job of directing, producing, researching and casting the film. The resemblances of actors Thomas Jane and Barry Pepper to Mantle and Maris is spot-on. The mannerisms and demeanor of both players is also accurately captured by Jane and Pepper - Mantle, the self proclaimed womanizing boozer and Maris, the soft-spoken mid-western boy next door. The film, as far as I can tell, is seemingly more fact than fiction. For those who may be unaware, the asterisk behind 61 was intentional (and controversial) as the record was broken in a longer playing season than the 1927 season in which Babe Ruth established the single-season record at 60 home runs - much like the asterisk Mark Ecko had affixed to Barry Bonds' record home run ball. (That's a sore spot with me but another subject entirely). The special features on the DVD are as captivating as the film itself and include a pre-steroid era interview with Mark McGwire. I highly recommend it as essential in any movie collection, but especially for any baseball fan.

Great movie highly recommend to any Yankee fan!!!!!!!! Billy Crystal is a excellent director. The cast looks just like the original people.

This is the best baseball movie ever! If you are a Yankee fan this is the best movie ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Baseball is to some a boring game to watch, for others it provides time to enjoy life , weather, hot dogs and a cold beer. This movie is about the race to break Babe Ruths home run record, is about as exciting as it gets.
Two great ball players on the same team striveing to break a record, when at that time was thought to be impossible to break.
Billy Crystal's efforts on making this movie is unbeleavable and right on target so much its almost scary. I get bird leather every time I watch it.
I had a copy of this movie I lent to a big Yankee fan and he never returned it.
The movie is a must have for all baseball fans
I had to replace my copy and watched it as soon as could unwrap it

I loved this movie. This movie is the greatest baseball film of all time. I was too young to know have watched Mickey Mantle or Roger Maris. But being a Yankee fan since 1970, I remember the original Yankee Stadium. The old stadium existed until 1973 when it was refurbished ready for the 1976 season. However I remember the old stadium and it looked exactly like the one in the movie. This movie magically transforms you to the year 1961. This movie is about the great home run chase to break Babe Ruth's single season home run record of 60. This was when baseball was really fun. You didn't have the mercanary for hire players like you do today. These were steroid free true to life modest heroes who were very down to earth. Maris wasn't liked by the media because he wasn't controversial but yet a very humble family man. Mickey Mantle was a fun loving ballplayer who was also a humble man embarrassed by the press. Mantle did his carousing around because he had osteomylitis from being kicked in the shins in as a sophomore in a high school football game. He couldn't serve after being drafted to serve in Korea because of this. He also blew out his knee after stepping on a drain while trying to cover center to help Joe DiMaggio in the 1951 world series. DiMaggio didn't call in time so Mantle had to hold up and tore his knee. Despite the injuries, Mantle was the king of the long distance tape measure home run. His home runs were monumental as they traveled high and far as any jet in flight. He holds the all time home run records for world series homers. He himself is the launcher of the "Missiles of October" as he hit 18 home runs in the world series. Despite Mantle having it all, his drinking started as his fear of dying as every male relative in his family had died young. Mantle never lived up to his great potential as he could hit with power from both sides of the plate, run with lighting fast speed, hit for average, throw for great distances, and was a great fielder. If Mantle were healthy for his entire career, then steroid freak Barry Bonds would still be chasing Mantle's records. Here in 61* we see Mantle's charisma and down to earth humor. Though Maris was portrayed as cold and gray by the media, producer Billy Crystal does an excellent job showing his humble and warm family lifestyle that he so loved. We also see how the press and the baseball commissioner at the time, Ford Frick, may have been envious and jealous of Mantle and Maris. The only real injstice here is the portrayal of Whitey Ford and Yogi Berra. I personally have met both men and they are very warm and humorous. Michael Anthony Hall was a credible Ford but doesn't have the true charisma and wit that Ford does. We don't get to see the funny Berra who along with Casey Stengels made hilarious malaprops. It made being a Yankee fan fun at the time as it still holds somewhat true today. This one should be in every Yankee fan's library. Whether you're a Red Sox fan or just a baseball fan, it's a very fun movie to watch. It'll make Red Sox fans watching it hate the Yankees even less. I have to admit as I'm a Thomas Jane fan as the Punisher is one of my favorite movies of all time. If you're a comic book fanatic, you should also check out the Punisher. I actually was on the set of the Punisher as my cousin Johnny lives in Tampa. I have a few autographs of Jane that he autographed. Let's hope that he's the next big action adventure hero as he is a very nice guy.

i bought it as a gift for my father and it was an incredible gift for him he loved it and the best thing is that it came the way it was anounced the shipping was really fast and the best thing is that it was a really pleasant transaction

this is a great baseball movie for every baseball fan. all of the events are true and is incredibly accurate. This is a great movie, i highly recommend it.

It was very sad to think Yankee fans would treat a Yankee player the way they treated Maris. I was very happy that he held the MLB Home Run Record.

Just a great film for any Baseball fan, and if you happen to love the Yankees, you get a bonus with this film.

Very easy purchase for a good quality DVD. This purchase was actually easier to make than going to Blockbuster and standing around for an hour to decide what you want, and it cost the same price as renting.

Disc played Great, case was torn to hell. It was a good deal, but the case being torn apart was not appealing. Thank You.

Excellent movie for not only New York Yankees fans, but baseball fans in general. very accurate in telling the story of the 1961 Yankees. the two main characters look almost identical to the real life greats of roger maris and mickey mantle. great movie. definately a must have for any yankees or baseball fan.

The transaction went very smooth, would buy from seller again. The DVD was just as stated in the description.

excellent movie. It is a peice of sports history retold for all. I highly recommend it. It tells the story of roger maris chasing babe ruth homerun record and the bias that came with it.

I think Billy Crystal did a excellent job making the wonderful baseball movie. I have to say that it is one of my all time favorite movies. There is just a couple of funny adult language moments that Mickey Mantle's character makes that could be muted and the whole family could watch the movie. I think this movie is like Rudy or Rocky... it just makes you feel good watching.

I actually watched this movie when it first came out and have loved the history behind it ever since. I'm not too sure how accurate it is. But love the thought behind it.

The movie was as promised and there was no flaws and played w/no problems, picture was excellent. Thank you..

I had seen the movie recently and thought it was an excellent baseball movie. I decided that it would make a good Christmas gift. The special features by Billy Crystal were just as entertaining as the movie. It's one of those movies you can watch over and over again.

I love this movie! It is a great movie to have about the history of baseball. The deliver was speedy. I got it right away. The movie was in excellent shape.

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I'M A BIG BASEBALL FAN AND WAS VERY INTRIGUED WITH THE HR RACE IN 1998 WITH MARK MCGWIRE. THIS MOVIE WAS EXCELLENT AND GREAT PERFORMANCES ESPECIALLY THOMAS JANE AS MICKEY MANTLE.

This movie is great for a couple of reasons. First, its a historical sports movie and second, its great to watch with your husband!