Fine brown sugar from kansas city, mo you are the greatest big poppa. Sweeney score in this uplifting story of triumph over adversity that hits an emotional home run. After we saw it with both grandsons i decided we really needed to get it for their parents. If biggie smalls werent dead already, certainly the sight and sound of keanu reeves murdering his hit big poppa not once, but twice in hardball would have done the job.
But after watching it i must say that it really wasnt all that bad. There is a ton of bad language in his movie which definitely makes it deserve its pg rating. A definitive ranking of the best baseball movies of our childhood. A definitive ranking of the best baseball movies of our. As a condition for receiving the necessary funds, conor is saddled with coaching a corporatesponsored little league baseball team for underprivileged youth in chicagos notorious cabrini green. Reeves gained recognition in his breakthrough role as ted theodore. Dogstar was an american alternative rock group active from the mid1990s to the early 2000s. The movie is the bad news bears set in inner city chicago, with a love story thrown in just for good measure. He made his film debut in the short one step away in 1985. Does anyone know the name of the ballad played at the end of the movie when keanu. Lyrics and video for the song big poppa by the notorious b. Conor is saddled with coaching a corporatesponsored little. Alex winter and keanu reeves share some very funny ideas for a possible third movie. The kid only plays well when he hears biggies big poppa, and when they take his headphones away, his teammates and keanu reeves sing it.
It stars keanu reeves who plays a man down on his luck with gambling debts. Music lil bow wow, jagged edge, jermaine dupri play hardball. The screenplay by john gatins is based on the book hardball. For the rest of us, sitting through the schmaltzfest that is hardball amounts to a twohour torture session that would make one long for the great beyond. Um, gerius was a player on the kekemas baseball team i coach. Born in beirut, reeves grew up in toronto, ontario. The band found moderate success but garnered significant media attention due the bands bass guitarist being wellknown hollywood actor keanu reeves. May 10, 2015 the movie hardball starring keanu reeves is fantastic. Reeves gained recognition in his breakthrough role as ted theodore logan in.
Randy newmansongwriting legends in their own words. Oh big poppa played a big part in the keanu reeves movie hardball, where he is forced to coach an innercity baseball team to fulfill his community service. Keanu reeves is a canadian actor who has appeared in films, television series and video. No, my keanu is a degenerate gambler turned chicago little league baseball coach.
Katrina kaif won best actress in an action movie at big star. Keanu reeves was given the name keanu charles reeves at birth keanu reeves starred and played the following characters in the movies listed below in alphabetical order. The soundtrack feels like it was made for lil bow wow, so its no surprise that the pintsized rapper shows up on more than one track. Keanu reeves is a canadianamerican actor who has done a variety of roles in hollywood movies.
Keanu reeves stars as conor oneill, an underachiever and inveterate sports gambler who needs a bailout loan from a friend to pay off his mounting debt. Keanu reeves reveals his favorite hip hop song keanu. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Hardball is a pretty great movie and keanu reeves is. Conor oneill reeves is a downonhisluck gambler in debt to dangerous loan sharks. Keanu reeves biography facts, childhood, family life. To earn some extra cash he reluctantly agrees to coach a youth inner city baseball team. Sure, the story is as predictable as you can get them in hollywood. Hardball is a 2001 american sports comedydrama film directed by brian robbins and starring keanu reeves, diane lane and d. Sep 25, 2001 if biggie smalls werent dead already, certainly the sight and sound of keanu reeves murdering his hit big poppa not once, but twice in hardball would have done the job.
Keanu reeves is a canadian actor who has appeared in films, television series and video games. Tv series 2015 keanu reeves 1 episode, 2015 extreme pursuit. Much to my surprise, it was not keanus portrayal of a mass murderer that upset our mayor but his participation in a little league baseball movie called hardball. Hardball is a 2001 american dramedy film directed by brian robbins. Keanu reeves was born on september 2, 1964 in beirut, lebanon. Lil bow wow, jagged edge, jermaine dupri play hardball mtv. Jun 22, 2014 best scenes from hardball, a surprisingly great movie. Lil wayne, big tymers, da brat also appear on soundtrack to upcoming keanu reeves flick. He started acting in theatre productions, and in television films before making his mainstream film debut in youngblood 1986. May 22, 2012 hardball 69 movie clip big poppa 2001 hd. With keanu reeves, diane lane, john hawkes, bryan hearne. An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling, and drinking, agrees to coach a little league team from the cabrini green housing project in chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend. 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. Oct 30, 2015 the kid only plays well when he hears biggies big poppa, and when they take his headphones away, his teammates and keanu reeves sing it for him. Keanu reeves recounts gbabys game winning hit at his memorial service. It started out on a very serious tone and you can feel how desperate keanus character is. Does anyone know the name of the ballad played at the end of the movie when keanu reeves is talking about how the boy won the game read more. Hardball strikes out trying to depict the trials and inspirations of chicagos innercity near north little league.
Nick from waterville, oh big poppa played a big part in the keanu reeves movie hardball, where he is forced to coach an innercity baseball team to fulfill his. It started out on a very serious tone and you can feel how desperate keanu s character is. Conor oneill keanu reeves is a drunk up to his neck in gambling debts. Hardball film big poppa home latest popular trending. Demetri from belgrade, this song i have heard at a comrads home. May 22, 2012 hardball 89 movie clip gbabys hit 2001 hd. Our grandson plays baseball so we have been trying to watch as many baseball movies as possible.
I want to start by saying that this movie was actually a pleasant surprise. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family, personal life, achievements, etc. And a bartender insinuates that conor is wasting his life teaching black kids how to play baseball. Hardball 69 movie clip big poppa 2001 hd popscreen. Hardball 2001 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. While this is a film about baseball, it focuses more on these kids. Keanu reeves stars as conor oneill, an underachiever and inveterate sports gambler who needs a bailout loan from a. If only the headbobbing keanu reeves hadnt been cast as coach conor. Throw me the ball and watch me what i do with it we got bow wow in the house my man lil zane huh, and lil wayne sammie sing to me strike one, caught you by surprise. Keanu charles reeves, a canadian actor known for his nobility in the hollywood film industry, is a humble and down to.
Will you like keanu reeves new baseball movie hardball. Preparing for the release of his latest filmaction thriller john wickactor keanu reeves sat down with to discuss the film, his favorite hip hop song and memories of working with. In that film, keanu played a serial killer hunting down women, potentially casting an illspirit on the image of our glorious city. Feb 25, 2015 this feature is not available right now.
Knowing that this was a movie based on a true story, made with keanu reeves and a lot of kidactors in it, i honestly feared the worst. Also, you have no soul if you didnt cry during this scene. One of conors seedy friends jokes about conor coaching the crack babies. From the movie hardball conor keanu reeves and the kekambas help miles a. This movie surprised me in how it was able to seamlessly flow and progress. Nick from waterville, oh big poppa played a big part in the keanu reeves movie hardball, where he is forced to coach an innercity baseball team to fulfill his community service.