From the studio that brought you remember the titans and miracle comes million dollar arm a true inspirational story of selfdiscovery, second chances and personal triumph in the face of adversity. Also, view the movies trailer and watch a million dollar arm documentary segment that shows rinku singh and dinesh patel trying out for the major league scouts. Million dollar arm pitching contest begins tryouts in. Finally, the flick boasts a terrific supporting cast that includes suraj sharma life of. As much as this is a baseball movie, it is equally a movie about family.
But there is a gaping hole where million dollar arm s heart should be that widens to. His idea was the million dollar arm, a reality television competition with a chance to become the first native of india to sign a contract with an. Million dollar arm share book recommendations with your. Million dollar arm is a biographical sports drama about baseball pitchers rinku singh and dinesh patel who were discovered by sports agent j. There she blows the story behind billion dollar whale. Milliondollar throw by mike lupica, paperback barnes. I think this book is so great because it has an amazing story to tell about young men in india that have a chance to come to the u.
Rinku singh born 8 august 1988 is an indian professional wrestler and former professional. Published april 1st 2014 by gallery books first published february 4th 2014. He has carved out a niche as the sporting worlds finest storyteller. Even more powerful than the movie, this is the most inspirational story ive read this year, without any doubt. It is so gratifying to get a note from a reader who was inspired or helped by something i have written. It a good example of how hard work can result in a life changing outcome. So in 2007, he flew to mumbai with a radar gun and a plan to find his diamond in the rough. On the hunt for the next baseball star, a maverick agent turned his back on american. They had spent the last hour warming up inside the training facility, throwing 90mileperhour fastballs that hit the catchers mitt with lots of. The company is in serious financial straits, and they lose the big client theyve been grooming. When dinesh gets his second place prize money from the million dollar arm contest, he immediately buys his father a new truck for his delivery business. Scroll down to the bottom of this post to watch a very short video featuring the real j. Watching a cricket game, bernstein decides to go to india and find a fast pitcher to train for baseball. Along with rinku singh, he was the first indian national ever to sign a contract with a major american baseball team.
In a lastditch effort to save his career, sports agent jb bernstein jon hamm. The theme of friendship is an important one in milliondollar throw. In order to pay for the scheme, he convinces wealthy businessman chang tzi ma to create a reality show titled million dollar arm to help with his quest for fresh talent. In this story, a sports agent tries to get a cricket player with an excellent arm to play in the major leagues. Feb 04, 2014 to me i think the book, million dollar arm by j. Mike lives in connecticut with his wife and their four children. Neither patel nor singh had ever thrown a baseball before beating over 37,000 competitors in the million dollar arm, an indian. Nates golden arm as a quarterback of the middle school football team is starting to fail him, his team loses their game to the blair team.
This is when nate buys the tom brady football and enters for the chance to win a million dollars. This study guide consists of approximately 35 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of milliondollar throw. I would recommend it to anyone, even if theyre not a fan of baseball or sports in. Bernstein from the farmlands of india to the fields of major league baseball, this fascinating memoir tells the story of a man who. It is so gratifying to get a note from a readermore i think the best thing about being a writer is the ability to move people beyond your immediate reach. Bernstein i think the best thing about being a writer is the ability to move people beyond your immediate reach. Bernstein after winning a reality show competition in india.
Its a typical feelgood sports flick but is much more appropriate for tweens than the majority of movies in the genre. Bernstein tells the story of how a baseball agent changed the lives of two talented young men in a pitching contest in india. In million dollar arm, baseball talent from overseas the. Aug 29, 2014 million dollar arm is a dramatisation of one of the most unlikely stories in the history of professional sport. Its clear that both dinesh and rinku love and value their families very dearly, and want whats best for them. Nates name is drawn, and much of the novel focuses on nates anticipation of this moment, which comes at the end of the book. Million dollar arm should have a respectable opening as counterprogramming and on the high end it could land in third place. This truelife tale of the search for an indian baseball star cant bat clear of schmaltz and. Million dollar arm by craig gillespie craig gillespie, jon.
As with any based on true events film, gillespie and mccarthy reshaped aspects of the real story in order to increase entertainment value and drama for moviegoers as well as drive home several notsosubtle themes. May 16, 2014 as much as this is a baseball movie, it is equally a movie about family. Parents need to know that million dollar arm is based on the true story of an independent sports agent and his business partner, who came up with an idea to attract indian athletes to try out for the chance to become major league baseball pitchers. Million dollar throw mike lupica author sports fiction genre million dollar throw million dollar throw, revolves around the genre sports fiction. Million dollar arm 2014 million dollar arm 2014 user. Dec 24, 20 directed by craig gillespie from a screenplay written by tom mccarthy, walt disney pictures drama million dollar arm stars jon hamm, aasif mandvi, suraj sharma, lake bell, madhur mittal. Bernstein created the million dollar arm contest in india, which yielded the first two indian men rinku singh and dinesh patel to ever sign pro sports contracts in the us with the pittsburgh pirates. Sports agent jb bernstein is having problems in his business. Rinku singh born 8 august 1988 is an indian professional wrestler and former professional baseball player currently signed with wwe and performs on their nxt brand under the ring name rinku. Watching a cricket game, bernstein decides to go to india and find a. Reports from pittsburgh pirates scouts joe ferrone and sean campbell led to general. With a milliondollar arm, a softball league makes its pitch. I dont feel like i need to say what the million dollar arm book is about, since disney publicized the heck out of it for the movie.
In a fit of inspiration, jb believes they can go to india, find a cricket bowler, and teach him to be a baseball pitcher. Sometimes to win, you have to change the game bernstein, j. With her brother being the leader of the londons eyes,growing up in a world of cruelty was something evelyn summers had to become accustomed to. This was a quick read, too, easy to finish in a single evening. Their crisp white million dollar arm uniforms gleaming in the bright arizona sun, rinku and dinesh took the field. That was the one thing that had ruined evelyn summers life since the start. Million dollar arm is a 2014 american biographical sports drama film directed by craig. They had spent the last hour warming up inside the training facility, throwing 90mileperhour fastballs that hit the catchers mitt with lots of mustard and a satisfying pop. May 24, 2014 million dollar arm is the true story1 of a sports agent, jb, who goes to the previously untapped market of india to scout new baseball pitching talent. May 16, 2014 nor does million dollar arm have the surreal exoticism and charm of its other obvious forerunner, slumdog millionaire. Million dollar arm free movies in a lastditch effort to save his career, sports agent jb bernstein jon hamm dreams up a wild game plan to. Million dollar arm has a great mix of good acting, comedy, drama, a touch of moneyball, and a dash of romance. The million dollar arm story was brought to the big screen by the talented pairing of writer thomas mccarthy win win and director craig gillespie lars and the real girl. Rotten tomatoes reports that prior to release million dollar arm received a 65% approval rating.
Also, hamm is long overdue for the lead role in a feature film. Bernstein, who brought two young fastest arm indians to the states to train as the professional baseball pitchers. This book is about a kid named nate brodie and his fist clinching adventure. It was a biopicsportdrama about an american sports agent, j. Before that, he conducts a reality show called million dollar arm in various indian locations to find the perfect one. An impeccably researched book on the scandalby tom. Million dollar arm is based on the true story of two teenage boys from lucknow, india, dinesh patel madhur mittal and rinku singh suraj sharma. This, after all, is a disney family movie, and every conflict is. To ask other readers questions about million dollar arm, please sign up.
He finds two young athletes who have never before played baseball, brings them to america and within a year they are recruited to play for the majors. Bernstein if you want a bit more info on the content. Million dollar arm the increasingly globalized footprint of the american sportsentertainment machine gets a smart, entertaining closeup in a worthy addition to the disney. Dinesh kumar patel born 8 may 1989, in lucknow, india is an indian righthanded baseball pitcher who played in the pittsburgh pirates organization. Bernstein set up an indian reality tv contest called the million dollar arm which was aired on zee sports now, ten action. Nate brodie is a thirteen year old star quarterback. In a last ditch effort to save his career as a sports agent, jb bernstein jon hamm concocts a scheme to find baseballs next great pitching ace. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. Did you know trivia late march 2015 completed a 30day stint in rehab to treat his alcohol addiction. Further explore the million dollar arm true story by watching a press interview with the real j.
The central tension of the novel happens when abby puts nates name into a drawing for a chance to take the million dollar throw during the halftime of the patriots game on thanksgiving day. The plot suggests an intriguing triple play that combines the outsideofbox thinking of moneyball, the cando gumption of jerry maguire and the massofhumanity chaos of slumdog millionaire underscored with music by the oscarwinning a. The million dollar arm is another walt disney pictures feel good movie about hope and courage. Rahman, nick glenniesmith, jon mooney, and matt dunkley. The story takes the audience to india where a young cricket player impresses the big leagues. Sometimes to win, you have to change the game by j.
Bernstein india is a country with more than one billion people, a fanatical national cricket obsession, and exactly zero talent scouts. It stars jon hamm together with aasif mandvi,bill paxton,suraj sharma,madhur mittal,lake bell and alan arkin. Bernstein born february 5, 1968 is the ceo of access group. Its a typical feelgood sports flick but is much more appropriate for tweens than the majority. His backer insists he send dinesh and rinku back and prepare another new season of million dollar arm, but j. Craig gillespies drama million dollar arm stars jon hamm as jb bernstein, a onetime successful sports agent who left the massive company he worked for to start in his own agency, seven figures management, with his business partner aash aasif mandvi. Dinesh and rinku, predictably, wilt under the pressure and unfamiliar circumstances, and the scouts dismiss j. Million dollar arm prologue their crisp white million dollar arm uniforms gleaming in the bright arizona sun, rinku and dinesh took the field.
Million dollar arm was released by walt disney studios home entertainment on bluray disc and dvd on october 7, 2014. May 11, 2014 the wacky but true story behind million dollar arm. May 16, 2014 in spite of a formulaic character arc, jon hamm tries to build from his wellknown role as donald draper. The problems for the books british release began when the local arm of its. Bernstein is a amazing book that has a great story to tell. Million dollar arm makes us want to spend time with its people, and while the movie is successful in many other respects as well, this is its biggest and best victory. Million dollar arm by craig gillespie craig gillespie. In a desperate move to save the agency from shutting down, bernstein. He previously admitted turning to alcohol to cope with his fathers death in. The problems for the book s british release began when the local arm of its. Singh was signed by the pittsburgh pirates organization after he won a pitching contest on a 2008 reality television show the million dollar arm.
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