Cobb (1994)
- Starring:
- Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Wuhl, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ron Shelton
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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What does a biographer do when the truth about his subject is far less pleasant than the legend? That is the moral dilemma at the heart of Cobb, which explores the lives of both baseball's premier hitter, Ty Cobb (Tommy Lee Jones), and the sportswriter assigned to set his story down, Al Stump (Robert Wuhl). Stump arrives at the Tahoe home of the dying Cobb to write the official life story of the first man inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame. He finds a drunken, misanthropic, bitter racist who abuses his biographer as well as everyone else. Stump must either candycoat his subject's life or present an accurate picture of a disgusting man who happened to become an American sports hero. The movie's biting focus on Cobb, ferociously performed by Jones, is not matched by its weaker representation of Stump, an imbalance which ultimately weakens the film's overall effect. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 129 mins
Complete Cast:
- Tommy Lee Jones - Ty Cobb
- Lolita Davidovich - Ramona
- Stephen Mendillo - Mickey Cochrane
- J. Kenneth Campbell - Prof. Cobb
- Allan Malamud - Mud
- Jimmy Buffett - The armless guy
- Ernie Harwell - Hall of Fame MC
- Clive Rosengren - Hall of Fame Director
- Fred Lewis - Philly Fan
- George Rafferty - Teammate
- Grace Zabriskie
- George Wilbur - Casino Security Man
- Reynaldo Rey
- Dana Hill - Wife at Motel
- Michael Chieffo - Young Doctor
- Scott Burkholder - Jimmy
- Robert Wuhl - Al Stump
- Lou Myers - Willie
- William Utay - Jameson
- Rhoda Griffis - Ty's Mother
- Ned Bellamy - Ray
- Eloy Casados - Louis Prima
- Jeanne McCarthy - Nurse
- Steven Brown - Husband at Motel
- Michael H. Moss - Lover
- Artie Butler - Harrah's Bartender
- Bill Wittman - Newsreel Narrator
- Bradley Whitford - Process Server
- Don Hood - Older Doctor
- Reid Cruickshanks - Pie Traynor
- Bill Caplan - Bill
- Director(s):
- Ron Shelton
- Writer(s):
- Ron Shelton
- Producer(s):
- David Lester
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Profanity, Not For Children)
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