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''The Battered Bastards of Baseball'' is a 2014 documentary film about the Portland Mavericks, a defunct minor league baseball team. They played five seasons in the short-season Class A Northwest League, from 1973 through 1977. Owned by actor Bing Russell, the Mavericks were an independent, without the affiliation of a parent team in the major leagues. The film was directed by Chapman Way and Maclain Way, grandsons of Russell, and features Russell's son Kurt Russell, who played for the Mavericks and worked as a vice president. It also includes batboy Todd Field, Frank “The Flake” Peters, Joe Garza, Jim Bouton, and Joe Garagiola. The film premiered to a standing ovation at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2014/justin-lin-to-remake-battered-bastards-of-baseball-sundance-doc/ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/sundance-2014-documentary-premieres )〕 Netflix, initially one of several interested buyers, acquired the rights to the film and premiered it as an Original Documentary on July 11, 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sundance: Todd Field Eyeing Adaptation Of ‘Battered Bastards Of Baseball’ Docu )〕 After a bidding war between Fox Searchlight, Columbia Pictures, and DreamWorks, filmmaker Justin Lin acquired the rights to adapt the documentary into a feature film.〔http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sundance-justin-lin-adapt-battered-673836〕 Oscar-nominated Field was attached to write and direct the adaptation. ==Reception== ''The Battered Bastards of Baseball'' received positive reviews from critics and has a score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_battered_bastards_of_baseball/ )〕 Scott Foundas of ''Variety'', said in his review that "So rife with underdog victors and hairpin twists of fortune that, if it weren't all true, no one would believe it."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/sundance-film-review-the-battered-bastards-of-baseball-1201077998/ )〕 Duane Byrge in his review for ''The Hollywood Reporter'' praised the film by saying that "The Battered Bastards of Baseball is not just about baseball. It transcends the game and is a charming anti-establishment yarn that should delight audiences who don't even know an r.b.i. from a balk."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/sundance-review-battered-bastards-baseball-673969 )〕 Dustin Krcatovich, from ''Esquire'', wrote "easily one of the most raucously entertaining films to come out this year, and the best sports documentary in a while." 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.esquire.com/blogs/culture/portland-mavericks )〕 Katie Walsh of ''Indiewire'' grade the film B+ by saying that "The Batterered Bastards of Baseball is an entertaining celebration of the independent spirit and the love of the game."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/sundance-review-doc-the-battered-bastards-of-baseball-tells-the-true-life-tale-of-bing-russells-raucous-adventures-on-the-field-20140120 )〕 The ''New York Daily News'' listed the documentary as one of the 10 best films of 2014.〔http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/neumaier-top-ten-movies-2014-article-1.2055850〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Battered Bastards of Baseball」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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