1976
6.1 (20 votes)
1h 51m
Genres
Comedy
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Motown Productions
Pan Arts Enterprises
Motown Productions
Pan Arts Enterprises
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
They put the ball in baseball.
Overview
Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by black teams, Long's outfit play minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals.
Key Crew
Screenplay: Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins
Producer: Michael Chinich, Rob Cohen
Director: John Badham
Director of Photography: Bill Butler
