The read
A Balasaur Score of 61 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.1/10. It runs a compact 1h 30m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Based on the book “The Legend of Mickey Tussler”, this film follows the story of eighteen-year-old Mickey Tussler, who lives on a farm with his father and mother and who has Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of autism. But he can throw apples at an amazing speed. When a chance meeting occurs with the baseball manager of the semi-pro team the River Rats, from Clayton, Ohio, Mickey gets a chance to pitch for the team and to prove to his father he can do more than live hidden away on the family farm, taking care of his pig Oscar.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
25 audience votes
Key crew
- William DearDirector
- Jason KoornickScreenplay
Cast
- Luke SchroderMickey Tussler
- George CanyonClarence
- Dean CainArthur 'Murph' Murphy
- Chilton CraneMrs. Tussler
- Jarod JosephPee Wee
- Jesse HutchGeorge 'Lefty' Rogers
- Andrew WheelerWarren Dennison
- Jaren Brandt BartlettRaymond 'Boxcar' Miller
- Anna Mae WillsLaney
- Matthew Robert KellyChip McNally
- Lee TichonRocco Hightower
- Paul JarrettPastor Bob
