“
Movies with Balls
is equal parts fandom, analysis, and nerdiness. It’s a wonderful time.”—Shea Serrano,
New York Times
best-selling author of
Movies (and Other Things)
Featuring original illustrations of fantasy memorabilia, ticket stubs, and playmaps,
will make you want to rewatch the movies you already love, and discover gems you’ve never seen. Play ball!
If you’re the kind of fan who cheers every single time you watch Rocky beat Drago, or remembers who said “Be the ball, Danny” and “If you build it, he will come,” this is the book for you.
celebrates and analyzes more than two dozen of the greatest sports films of all time, with expert play-by-play and color commentary on the movies themselves and the athleticism they portray. You’ll be transported into fictional arenas, stadiums, gyms, fields, and golf courses to relive the climactic moments from:
Caddyshack
The Natural
Field of Dreams
Dodgeball
The Karate Kid
Rocky IV
The Waterboy
Bend it Like Beckham
Creed
And many more!