![]() ![]() As you'd expect, real vintage cards weren't used in the movie, as all the cards are actually modern reprints.īoy Meets World (1993 episode "Grandma was a Rolling Stone" ) - Cory's grandmother (Rue McClanahan) drops in and gives him a Cal Ripken rookie card- which card collectors can clearly tell is specifically Cal's 1982 Fleer #176- and says she's taking him on a road trip to Baltimore on Sunday to get it signed. Identifiable here are 1951 Bowman #2 Yogi Berra and 1952 Topps #312 Jackie Robinson. Eve helps him pick them up, then Adam offers her a 1933 Goudey #119 Rogers Hornsby in exchange for a ride, and also pulls out some other cards to entice her. They leave and he spills his box of cards on the sidewalk. Eve (Silverstone), a young lady who works in the shop, sets him straight and is fired. He goes to a card shop where the owner lowballs him for his cards, including the likes of Mickey Mantle's Topps and Bowman cards from 1952 as well as plenty of pre-war cards. Among his possessions is a cigar box full of his father's old baseball cards. The movie focuses on a naive 35-year old man, Adam (Fraser), who spent his entire life living in a fallout shelter with his parents until he eventually has to venture outside for supplies. This episode is thought to have fueled the "I'll be able to retire on this stuff!" mentality many collectors had during the junk card era of the late 80s and early 90s.īlast from the Past (1999 film) - Romantic-comedy starring Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone. Some cards can be seen on the wall in the kid's room early on, and later in his treasure trove among some nice comics is a rare 1931 Lefty Grove photograph. By the time the 1980s roll around, he's a sad old man contemplating suicide before the realization that some of his crap is worth a lot of money now in the yuppy 80s and finally he has a happy life, never having worked a day. The years go by and he falls on hard times, homeless with just his crap and his old car. His parents want him to be a doctor, and eventually kick him out (He's played by Mark Hamill at this point). Some versions of the 25th Anniversary Blu-ray release include actual cards as a bonus (though they are thrown into the case willy-nilly and are therefore usually are dinged up by the time the owner first opens it).Īmazing Stories (1986 episode "Gather Ye Acorns" ) - In a story by Steven Spielberg, a young boy in the 1930s finds a troll who tells him the world needs more dreamers and promises the boy he can live his entire life without working if he can only keep his collection of childhood junk- comic books, cards, toys, etc.- long enough, which he does in a nice car. ![]() ![]() ![]() (Jimmy Dugan's character is loosely based on Jimmie Foxx, Hall of Fame player who managed the Fort Wayne Daisies of the AAGPBL for one season in 1952.) Later in the movie, he signs a baseball for a couple boys: "Avoid the clap -Jimmy Dugan." It's also worth noting that the theatrical poster, the soundtrack CD cover, and some of the blu-ray releases of the movie feature artwork showing mocked-up baseball cards of Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, and Madonna. Looks like it might be a 1933 Goudey or at least a prop based on that release. At one point early on, one of the players hands manager Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks) a card of his to sign for her husband, which Jimmy promptly tears up. : Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (new entry), Cheers ('78 Bill See), The Princess Bride (new entry), Tiny Toon Adventures (new entry), The Sandlot (updated), Finding Steve McQueen (new entry), CBS This Morning (new entries), The Goldbergs ('74 Schmidt), Flipped (new entry), Loki (new entry), Wonder Woman (new entry), The Pallbearer (new entry), Kevin Can F**k Himself (new entry), Wayne's World (new entry), Prom (new entry), The Wonder Years (reboot, new entry), CSI (new entry), Double Indemnity (new entry), Big Audio Dynamite (new entry), Modern Family (pic added), Fury (new entry), According to Jim (another episode), Barney Miller (new entry), Amazing Stories (Mark Hamill episode), The Norm Show (new entry), Switchback (new entry), Ray Donovan (new entry), The Larry Sanders Show (new entry), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (a couple new episodes), Bob's Burgers (another episode), Fletch (new entry), Encyclopedia Brown (updated with pics), Law & Order (another episode), Goof Troop (new entry), Searching for Bobby Fischer (new entry), and Storage Wars (a couple more episodes)Ī League of Their Own (1992 film) - There's no crying in baseball! This comedy-drama tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) of the 1940s/50s. ![]()
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