Mr. 3000

Mr. 3000 (2004)

Big league. Big mouth. Big time.

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.

Date of release
2004-06-15
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (189)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Charles Stone III

Casting

Interesting facts

Mr. 3000 is a 2004 American sports comedy film directed by Charles Stone III. It stars Bernie Mac and Angela Bassett. The film's plot surrounds a retired Major League Baseball player who makes a comeback at age 47 in order to attain 3,000 hits. Mr. 3000 was produced by Touchstone Pictures, Dimension Films, Spyglass Entertainment and The Kennedy/Marshall Company and released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution on September 17, 2004. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office flop, grossing $21,839,377 worldwide against a $30 million budget.

Production

In May 1994, it was reported that 3000, a script by Eric Champnella and Keith Mitchell focusing on a retired player whose record of 3,000 hits is suddenly found to be three short, had become the subject of a bidding war. Among the potential bidders were Touchstone Pictures, Douglas/Reuther Productions, Richard Gere, TriStar Pictures and Universal Pictures.

Portions of the film were filmed at Marquette University High School, as well as Miller Park, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and at Zephyr Field in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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