Little Big League (1994) on Netflix
Twelve-year-old Billy Heywood plays Little League until his grandfather Thomas Heywood dies and leaves him the Minnesota Twins. Manager George O'Farrell resents taking orders from a kid.
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Plot summary
Billy Heywood is a twelve-year-old Little League player whose grandfather, Thomas Heywood, owns the Minnesota Twins. When Thomas dies, the will leaves the team to Billy and instructs the executives to assist him until he is old enough to take charge. Billy thinks the manager, George O'Farrell, is too hard on the players, and O'Farrell does not want to work for a kid. After O'Farrell repeatedly insults him, Billy fires him. No other manager will take the job, and with summer break two days away, Billy names himself manager. The Commissioner of Baseball approves after speaking with Billy's mother, Jenny. The players doubt a kid can lead them, and Billy promises to resign if the Twins are still in last place within a few weeks.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Little Big League (1994)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- In 1996, actor Timothy Busfield settled a lawsuit for an undisclosed amount after it was alleged he sexually abused one of the film's 17-year-old extras.
- Real life has seen owner-managers like the film's young Billy Heywood: Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner managed his team for a single game in 1977, a 2-1 loss, before being informed he was not eligible.
