There’s no crying in baseball, but there’s plenty of laughter thanks to A League of Their Own. The 1992 hit comedy stars Geena Davis and Lori Petty as sisters Dottie and Kit, two farm girls who are recruited to join the Rockford Peaches, an all-female professional baseball team. World War II depleted the male rosters of baseball’s leading teams, so females from across the country, like Dottie and club bouncer Doris (Rosie O’Donnell), are asked to play ball like the boys – only in skirts and makeup. They quickly show everyone that they’re just as good as their male counterparts, and they execute enough home runs and fastballs to make it to the World Series.
While released over 30 years ago, A League of Their Own remains as funny today as it was in 1992. That’s due to, well, everything about the film – the sharp, funny script, the assured direction by Penny Marshall and the superb cast. From Tom Hanks as the team’s perpetually drunk manager, Jimmy Duggan, to Madonna’s shameless floozy, everyone is at the top of their game in the film, and in more ways than one. A League of Their Own is a classic comedy that’s a great way to spend two hours, and you don’t even have to be a baseball fan to enjoy it.
