Batter up: Madonna’s guts, Rosie’s secret & more fascinating facts about ‘A League Of Their Own’
A League Of Their Own. That’s one of the most popular lines from the film—and from movie history in general!—but the rest of the 1992 sports movie is just as quotable, funny, emotional, and all-around delightful, too.Based on the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), the movie takes place during World War II, following an underdog baseball team with an alcoholic manager (Tom Hanks) set on making them into champions—though even he struggles to believe women can make great athletes.
Don’t worry, they’ll prove him wrong and win the nation’s heart in the processFeaturing an iconic cast including Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Rosie O’Donnell, and Madonna—the Queen of Pop herself—few films have made a cultural impact quite like A League Of Their Own.
Not to mention, few have been responsible for as many sapphic awakenings, making the movie an unofficial queer classic (which for the record, was recently remade into an excellent, queer-inclusive Amazon Prime Video series).With baseball season in full swing, there’s no better time to revisit this cinematic staple, so read on below for 20 fascinating facts about A League Of Their Own.Marshall watched the 27-minute-long 1987 documentary called A League Of Their Own, where she discovered the all-women baseball league for the first time.Not only are the beloved Rockford Peaches a real team from the AAGPBL, but they were one of just two teams that played through the entire 12-year history of the league.Moore was Marshall’s top pick to play the lead role of Dorothy “Dottie” Hinson, but she was pregnant at the time filming was supposed to start, so the role went to Geena Davis.All she had to do was throw a baseball to Penny Marshall in the director’s backyard, and the role was hers.Petty, who played pitcher Kit Keller, auditioned eight times for her part.
