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Little Big League

Little Big League

The Minnesota Twins Have A New Owner

19945.91h 59m

Overview

When the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organization that struggles to take orders from a 12-year-old.

Directed by Andrew Scheinman
Written by Gregory K. Pincus, Adam Scheinman
Produced by Mike Lobell
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Top Cast

Luke Edwards

Luke Edwards

Billy Heywood

Timothy Busfield

Timothy Busfield

Lou Collins

John Ashton

John Ashton

Mac MacNally

Ashley Crow

Ashley Crow

Jenny Heywood

Kevin Dunn

Kevin Dunn

Arthur Goslin

Billy L. Sullivan

Billy L. Sullivan

Chuck

Miles Feulner

Miles Feulner

Joey

Jonathan Silverman

Jonathan Silverman

Jim Bowers

Dennis Farina

Dennis Farina

George O'Farrell

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Thomas Heywood

Themes & Keywords

sportsbaseball

About Little Big League

Little Big League is a comedy, family film released in 1994 exploring themes of sports, baseball. Directed by Andrew Scheinman, it stars Luke Edwards, Timothy Busfield, John Ashton. When the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organization that struggles to take orders from a 12-year-old.

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