Plot summary
Rose makes his major-league debut at second base for the Cincinnati Reds in 1963, and his daring play and enthusiasm over the seasons that follow earn him the nickname Charlie Hustle. He appears in eighteen All-Star games, wins three World Series rings and breaks Ty Cobb's record for career hits. In 1975 Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News name him Sportsman of the Year. He also spends six years playing for other teams, and for years he has been dealing with an addiction to gambling.
Cast
- Richard M. Davidson
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Hustle (2004)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Tom Sizemore, who played Pete Rose in Hustle, was on bail while making the film. Director Peter Bogdanovich said ESPN gave him a few days of rehearsal with Sizemore to make him feel wanted and OK, since he had been "traumatized a bit."
- Major League Baseball would not approve the script for Hustle or work with its producers, and ESPN was denied permission to use the uniforms, logos or trademarks of the Cincinnati Reds.
