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61* is a 2001 American sports drama television film directed by Billy Crystal and written by Hank Steinberg. It stars Barry Pepper as Roger Maris and Thomas Jane as Mickey Mantle on their quest to break Babe Ruth's 1927 single-season home run record of 60 during the 1961 season of the New York Yankees. The film first aired on HBO on April 28, 2001.
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Apr 28, 2001 · 61* is a TV movie directed by Billy Crystal that depicts the rivalry and friendship between Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle, who competed to break Babe Ruth's home run record in 1961. The movie features Barry Pepper, Thomas Jane, Michael Hall and other actors, and won two Primetime Emmys.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Billy Crystal
- 2001-04-28
Roger Maris (Barry Pepper), a reserved sort, is much less popular than his hard-partying New York Yankee teammate Mickey Mantle (Thomas Jane), the player who many observers think will be the...
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- Billy Crystal
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- Thomas Jane
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May 3, 2007 · 1961, the battle to break Babe Ruth's record....Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris....why did America have room in its heart for only one?
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Two New York Yankees batters, Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, are chasing Babe Ruth's single-season record of 60 home runs. The two couldn't be more different - Maris quiet and reserved and relative newcomer to the Yankees, Mantle larger-than-life and hedonistic and a lifetime Yankee.
Currently you are able to watch "61*" streaming on Max, Max Amazon Channel. It is also possible to buy "61*" on Apple TV, Vudu, Microsoft Store, Amazon Video as download or rent it on Microsoft Store, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Vudu online.
- 129 min
Watch Thomas Jane and Barry Pepper as Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris in this baseball drama directed by Billy Crystal. Stream 61* on Hulu with ads or upgrade to Max for more content.
