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Mr. 3000

Mr. 3000

Big league. Big mouth. Big time.

20045.31h 43m

Overview

Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.

Directed by Charles Stone III
Written by Keith Mitchell, Howard Michael Gould, Eric Champnella
Produced by Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Maggie Wilde
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $21.8M

Top Cast

Bernie Mac

Bernie Mac

Stan Ross

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Maureen "Mo" Simmons

Michael Rispoli

Michael Rispoli

Boca

Brian J. White

Brian J. White

Rex 'T-Rex' Pennebaker

Dondré Whitfield

Dondré Whitfield

Skillet

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

Gus Panas

Tom Arnold

Tom Arnold

Self

Larry King

Larry King

Self

John Salley

John Salley

Self

J. Anthony Brown

J. Anthony Brown

First Base Umpire

Themes & Keywords

sportsbaseball

About Mr. 3000

Mr. 3000 is a comedy, drama film released in 2004 exploring themes of sports, baseball. Directed by Charles Stone III, it stars Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Michael Rispoli. Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.

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