Mr. 3000 [videorecording] / Touchstone Pictures ; Dimension Films ; produced by Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Maggie Wilde ; screenplay by Eric Champnella & Keith Mitchell and Howard Michael Gould ; story, Eric Champnella & Keith Mitchell ; directed by Charles Stone, III.
Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Michael Rispoli, Brian J. White, Ian Anthony Dale, Evan Jones, Amaury Nolasco, Dondre Whitfield, Paul Sorvino, Earl Billings, Chris Noth. Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Bonus material not rated or closed captioned. Special features: deleted scenes with director commentary; outtakes; extended scenes, including SportsCenter and The Tonight Show featurette; "Spring training: the extras journey" featurette; "Everybody loves Stan" featurette; "Making of Mr. 3000" featurette; director audio commentary.
Summary:
Stan Ross was a great Major League hitter, and also a major league jerk. Upon reaching his 3000th hit and securing his place in the Hall of Fame, Stan retires, leaving his team in a lurch just before the playoffs. 9 years later when Stan is on the verge of sports immortality, a statistical error reveals that Stan, "Mr. 3000", is really Stan, "Mr. 2997". Now, at nearly 50 years old, and 3 hits shy of hitting his goal, Stan decides to make a comeback. The owners of his old team welcome him back, so how hard could it be to get 3 more hits?
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