Episode 4: A League Of Their Own

Penny Marshall was at the peak of her directorial career with her 1992 film about the first professional female baseball league. When she pushed back against the powers that be to take Dottie Hinson and Jimmy Dugan past a platonic level, she may have preserved just the kind of friendship that Morgan Gire and Erik Childress are searching for on this podcast. The center of this episode explores what makes the professional comradeship between a broken-down major leaguer and a star athlete whose heart may be elsewhere such a positive one. But there is also room for controversy involving Madonna and whether her casting distracts from the very thing her character is supposed to represent. Does its comedy or drama rise to the forefront? And is the film actually about baseball history at all? These questions and more surround maybe the best friendship they have found to date on the show. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit erikthemovieman.substack.com