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Damn Yankees

What if you could help your favorite team win the pennant? And what if you got to be the star of that team? For lifelong Washington Senators fan Joe Boyd that dream comes true when after seeing his team lose yet again, he rashly declares that he would sell his soul to the devil to see his team beat...

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Main Author: Ross, Jerry, 1926-1955. (Composer, Lyricist)
Corporate Author: Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Abbott, George, 1887-1995. (Screenwriter, Director, Producer), Donen, Stanley. (Director, Producer), Hunter, Tab, 1931- (Actor), Verdon, Gwen. (Actor), Walston, Ray, 1917-2001. (Actor), Brown, Russ, 1892-1964. (Actor), Bolin, Shannon. (Actor), Frey, Nathaniel. (Actor), Komack, Jimmie. (Actor), Allen, Rae. (Actor), Shafer, Robert K., 1901-1981. (Actor), Stapleton, Jean, 1923- (Actor), Linville, Albert. (Actor), Brisson, Frederick, 1912-1984., Griffith, Robert E., Prince, Harold, 1928-2019, Adler, Richard, 1921-2012., Wallop, Douglass, 1920-1985.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
French
Spanish
Published: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2004]
Subjects:
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Wallop, Douglass, > 1920-1985 > Film adaptations.
Washington Senators (Baseball team : 1886-1960) > Drama.
Baseball fans > Drama.
Baseball players > Drama.
Devil > Drama.
Temptation > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Musical films.
Sports films.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Summary: What if you could help your favorite team win the pennant? And what if you got to be the star of that team? For lifelong Washington Senators fan Joe Boyd that dream comes true when after seeing his team lose yet again, he rashly declares that he would sell his soul to the devil to see his team beat the Yankees. The Devil goes by Mr. Applegate now, and he agrees that Joe--a one-time baseball standout--will play for the Senators and help them reach the promised land. But Joe persuades Applegate to give him an escape clause, should he dislike his new identity. Applegate declares that he can back out at any time before the last game of the season--if he plays in the final game, he'll belong to the Devil. Featuring members of the original Broadway cast (Tab Hunter was not in the original cast).
Item Description: Based upon the play "Damn Yankees", book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop; from Douglas Wallop's novel "The year the Yankees lost the pennant," music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross; produced by Brisson, Griffith, and Prince.
Special feature: theatrical trailer (3 min.).
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital mono.; widescreen presentation in a letterbox format preserving the 1.85:1 aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition, enhanced for widescreen televisions.
Audience: MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits: Director of photography, Harold Lipstein ; production and costumes designed by William and Jean Eckart ; art director, Stanley Fleischer ; editor, Frank Bracht ; choreographer, Bob Fosse.
ISBN: 0790790084
9780790790084
Author Notes: Tab Hunter was born Arthur Andrew Kelm in Manhattan, New York on July 11, 1931. He joined the U.S. Coast Guard at the age of 15, lying about his age to enlist. He was discharged a year later when the Coast Guard discovered he was underage. At the age of 17, he changed his name to Tab Hunter at the suggestion of his talent agent. He appeared in over 40 films including Battle Cry, The Burning Hills, The Girl He Left Behind, Damn Yankees, Polyester, and Lust in the Dust.

His autobiography, Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star co-written with Eddie Muller, was published in 2005. The book was adapted into the 2015 documentary Tab Hunter Confidential. He died from cardiac arrest on July 8, 2018 at the age of 86.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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