Cobb
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Pictures :, [2003].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Burleson Public Library - DVD | DVD COBB | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Baseball -- Biography.
Baseball -- Drama.
Baseball films.
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography -- Drama.
Baseball players -- United States.
Cobb, Ty, -- 1886-1961 -- Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Male friendship -- Drama.
Stump, Al -- Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Baseball -- Drama.
Baseball films.
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography -- Drama.
Baseball players -- United States.
Cobb, Ty, -- 1886-1961 -- Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Male friendship -- Drama.
Stump, Al -- Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Pictures :, [2003].
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
085392799329
Notes
General Note
Based upon the book "Cobb: a biography" by Al Stump.
General Note
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1994.
General Note
Special features: Commentary by Ron Shelton [optional audio feature]; Commentary by Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Wuhl [optional audio feature]; Additional scenes (8 min.); The real Al Stump [featurette] (2 min.); On the field with Roger Clemens [featurette] (3 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.).
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Russell Boyd ; edited by Paul Seydor, Kimberly Ray ; music composed by Elliot Goldenthal ; production designers, Armin Ganz, Scott T. Ritenour.
Participants/Performers
Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Wuhl, Lolita Davidovich, Lou Myers, Bradley Whitford, Stephen Mendillo, Eloy Casados, William Utay, J. Kenneth Campbell, Tommy Bush.
Description
Set in 1960, "Cobb," is a series of duets between two men. Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb and Al Stump. "The Georgia Peach," while perhaps the greatest baseball player who ever lived, was also a racist, a wife-beater, and probably a killer. Stump was a sportswriter with the job of a lifetime--a biography with full access to the principal. Cobb envisions the book as his way of controlling how history sees him, a piece of self-serving, glorifying hogwash. Stump wants the real story, which Cobb (who's wrangled editorial approval) insists Stump cannot include. Stump writes the book Cobb wants, while secretly making notes for his own unvarnished biography. Stump published his version in 1994, and in keeping with its conclusions, the film dares to voice a truth most people regard as unwelcome: Sometimes greatness has nothing to do with goodness.
Target Audience
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong language, violent behavior and nudity; Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.
System Details
DVD; Region 1; Dolby surround stereo; widescreen presentation, preserving the aspect ratio 2.35:1 of the original theatrical presentation.
Language
In English, with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Shelton, R., Lester, D. V., Jones, T. L., Davidovich, L., Wuhl, R., & Stump, A. (2003). Cobb . Warner Bros. Pictures :.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ron Shelton et al.. 2003. Cobb. Warner Bros. Pictures.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ron Shelton et al.. Cobb Warner Bros. Pictures, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Shelton, Ron, et al. Cobb Warner Bros. Pictures :, 2003.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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