Cobb / Ron Shelton / 1994
Cobb is a 1994 American biographical film starring Tommy Lee Jones as baseball player Ty Cobb. The film was written and directed by Ron Shelton and based on a 1994 book by Al Stump. The original music score was composed by Elliot Goldenthal. The film is told through the partnership between Cobb and sportswriter Al Stump who served as a ghostwriter of Cobb’s autobiography. Some critics lauded the film and Jones’s performance, but the box office results for the film were underwhelming.
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Wuhl, Lolita Davidovich, Lou Myers, William Utay, J. Kenneth Campbell, Rhoda Griffis, Roger Clemens, Stephen Mendillo, Tommy Bush, Stacy Keach, Sr., Crash Davis, Rath Shelton, Jim Shelton, Reid Cruickshanks, Eloy Casados, Paula Rudy, Bradley Whitford, Brian Patrick Mulligan, Jimmy Buffett.
Directed: Ron Shelton.
Produced: David V. Lester.
Written: Ron Shelton.
Edited: Kimberly Ray, Paul Seydor.
Based: Cobb: The Life and Times of the Meanest Man in Baseball by Al Stump.
Cinematography: Russell Boyd.
Music: Elliot Goldenthal.
Release: December 2, 1994.
Distributed: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc..
Production: Regency Enterprises, Alcor Films.
Running Time: 02:08:17.