Nolan Ryan

Fastball (2016)

Since 1912, baseball has been a game obsessed with statistics and speed. Thrown at upwards of 100 miles per hour, a fastball moves too quickly for human cognition and accelerates into the realm of intuition. Fastball is a look at how the game at its highest levels ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Hock
CAST:  Kevin Costner  •  Hank Aaron  •  Nolan Ryan  •  Derek Jeter

Since 1912, baseball has been a game obsessed with statistics and speed. Thrown at upwards of 100 miles per hour, a fastball moves too quickly for human cognition and accelerates into the realm of intuition. Fastball is a look at how the game at its highest levels ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Hock
CAST:  Kevin Costner  •  Hank Aaron  •  Nolan Ryan  •  Derek Jeter

Grand Slam! (1988)

...the electricity of opening day ...a kid's awe at his first big-league game ...the close-up presence of heroes, heroes and more heroes. It's all here in GRAND SLAM!, an exciting new and original tribute to baseball and 37 of its greatest living legends. Join them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James L. Moskovitz
CAST:  Billy Crystal  •  Hank Aaron  •  Mickey Mantle  •  Ted Williams

...the electricity of opening day ...a kid's awe at his first big-league game ...the close-up presence of heroes, heroes and more heroes. It's all here in GRAND SLAM!, an exciting new and original tribute to baseball and 37 of its greatest living legends. Join them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James L. Moskovitz
CAST:  Billy Crystal  •  Hank Aaron  •  Mickey Mantle  •  Ted Williams

Facing Nolan (2022)

In the world of Major League Baseball no one has created a mythology like Nolan Ryan. Told from the point of view of the hitters who faced him and the teammates who revered him, Facing Nolan is the definitive documentary of a Texas legend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bradley Jackson
CAST:  Nolan Ryan  •  George W. Bush  •  Roger Clemens  •  Randy Johnson

In the world of Major League Baseball no one has created a mythology like Nolan Ryan. Told from the point of view of the hitters who faced him and the teammates who revered him, Facing Nolan is the definitive documentary of a Texas legend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bradley Jackson
CAST:  Nolan Ryan  •  George W. Bush  •  Roger Clemens  •  Randy Johnson

1969 New York Mets: The Official World Series Film (1969)

The bad fortune of the Mets was forever changed when pitcher Tom Seaver debuted with New York in 1967. By 1969, even the most cynical New Yorkers believed in the young ace. Sporting a 25-7 record, and with his teammates playing inspired defense behind him, Seaver ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Winik
CAST:  Curt Gowdy  •  Davey Johnson  •  Joe DiMaggio  •  Nolan Ryan

The bad fortune of the Mets was forever changed when pitcher Tom Seaver debuted with New York in 1967. By 1969, even the most cynical New Yorkers believed in the young ace. Sporting a 25-7 record, and with his teammates playing inspired defense behind him, Seaver ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Winik
CAST:  Curt Gowdy  •  Davey Johnson  •  Joe DiMaggio  •  Nolan Ryan