Months have passed since clint eastwood, amy adams and justin timberlake filmed scenes for the movie trouble with the curve at locations in the athens area. Trouble with the curve 2012 pushin up daisies 2010 not since you 2009. Filming began in march 2012, and the film was released on september 21. Clint eastwoods trouble with the curve movie filmed in.
Trouble with the curve director enjoyed filming in macon macon telegraph. The drama, which was filmed and is set in several parts of georgia, including macon, premieres sept. Trouble with the curve johnny the flame flanagan featurette. At first glance trouble with the curve might appear to be a baseball film, but it goes much deeper just like million dollar baby. In addition to these important economic benefits, seeing a movie that was filmed in your own hometown is pretty cool. He must have found the script for trouble with the curve compelling enough that he had a change of heart. Trouble with the curve filmed in other various locations around georgia, including athens, conyers, macon, atlanta, and dawsonville. Gus lobel clint eastwood has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him.
Specific scenes were filmed in luther williams field, turner. Aug 08, 2016 trouble with the curve gets easy things wrong, strikes out as baseball movie pop culture by yaron weitzman on august 8, 2016 august 8, 2016 the way i see it, bad movies can be broken down into. Footage of actual sports events is most likely not included unless it was potentially used as stock footage or otherwise woven into a fictional storyline of a film or tv show. List of baseball parks used in film and television wikipedia. P roduced by clint eastwoods malpaso company, this genial, unexacting sports movie takes its pace from the ambling gait of eastwoods octogenarian baseball scout for. First georgia filming location revealed for clint eastwood. Sep 20, 2012 trouble with the curve follows the life of an aging baseball scout clint who takes his daughter amy on a talentscouting trip, due to his ailing vision. When asked how she found rigo, mickey says it was the pure sound. Trouble with the curve filmed partly in northeast georgia. Mickey next tells rigo to throw the curve which she states is his best pitch, and gentry still cant hit the ball even though he knows its coming.
Trouble with the curve follows the life of an aging baseball scout clint who takes his daughter amy on a talentscouting trip, due to his ailing vision. Athens sees itself in trouble with the curve news athens. Find out where trouble with the curve is streaming, if trouble with the curve is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Yet whilst he revels in his familiar grizzled persona this is a creaky, predictable and overly sentimental movie that relies on hoary sporting cliches and the charisma of its stars to paper over the significant cracks in its narrative. Behind the scenes locker room interviews trouble with the. Scott eastwood joins dad in trouble with the curve indiewire. The movie will star eastwood as an aging sports scout who. Each year, one sports film attempts to break away from the pact and transform into more than a mere stereotype on the big screen. Several scenes were filmed on the yhc campus and around north georgia. Man playing blues guitar and singing trouble with the curve. Trouble with the curve is a 2012 american sports drama film directed by robert lorenz and starring clint eastwood, amy adams, justin. The grey squirrel motel is a fictional motel in north carolina depicted in the 2012 movie, trouble with the curve, starring clint eastwood, amy adams, and justin timberlake. In trouble with the curve, clint eastwood plays gus a scout for the atlanta braves. Television and movie productions that have been filmed in athensclarke county.
Rigo throws several fastballs which gentry cant hit. The atlanta braves front office is questioning his jud. I was in atlanta while this movie was being filmed and many friends of friends caught glimpses of stars clint eastwood and justin timberlake around town. List of baseball parks probably used in film and television includes baseball parks that may have been used as settings in filmmaking and television productions. Trouble with the curve filming locations movie maps. Movie scenes featuring the motel were filmed at the amicalola lodge on george 53 in dawsonville, georgia. It is a fatherdaughter bonding dramedy, with some great chemistry between mr. Like most of the great baseball movies the sport is only a subtext.
We can see where much of the film is headed throughout its runtime but its scarcely a burden because the warmth and bold character study on three of 2012s. Sep 21, 2012 granted, he might be the only leading octogenarian in hollywood right now, but still, i digress. Most filmed cities in texas list includes corpus christi. Months have passed since clint eastwood, amy adams and justin timberlake filmed scenes for the movie trouble with the curve at. Jan 18, 20 i was in atlanta while this movie was being filmed and many friends of friends caught glimpses of stars clint eastwood and justin timberlake around town. Trouble with the curve gets easy things wrong, strikes out as. Why paralympic sprinters have trouble with curves science. Sep 21, 2012 trouble with the curve stars clint eastwood as a scout with failing eyesight and amy adams as his cute im guessing plucky ditto daughter, and i think maybe jonah hills macbook plays the villain. Aug 03, 2012 starting pitcher brian wilkerson talks about his conversation on the pitcher mound with clint eastwood between the movie scenes in trouble with the curve filmed in macon,ga trouble with the. The randy brownpenned film centers on an aging baseball scout clint eastwood, who is slowly going blind, on a final trip with his daughter to. Opposite amy adams, justin timberlake and john goodman, clint eastwood scores as an actor in his first film directed by someone other than.
Clint eastwoods first film as an actor for a director other than himself since in the line of fire in 1993, trouble with the curve is a corny, conventional and quite enjoyable fatherdaughter. The rather cautious, ploddingly professional trouble with the curve is not, however, an eastwood film, but the directorial debut of eastwoods longtime. Gentry degradingly refers to rigo as the peanut boy. As weve reported, clint eastwoods upcoming movie, trouble with the curve, will begin filming in and around atlanta, georgia soon. Trouble with the curve has undoubtedly received more attention than it deserves thanks to it being the rumoured final film of clint eastwood the actor. It deals with an aging baseball scout with vision issues and his 33 year old daughter whose shared love for baseball goes deeper than the strained relationship. Film production trouble with the curve in pickens county next week pickens county chamber of commerce by now it is no secret to most that the new clint eastwood, justin timberlake, and amy adams movie trouble with the curve will be filming a scene at a jasper location in april. If you didnt see trouble with the curve when it came out in september 2012, consider buying or renting it and watching it now. First georgia filming location revealed for clint eastwoods. It is not a baseball movie, although baseball is the basis of the films story. The speech is best known for the barack obamas empty chair speech. The main themes here are family, friends, and loyalty. Trouble with the curve bluray gus lobel clint eastwood has been a top baseball scout for decades, but age has caught up with him.
Sep 21, 2012 months have passed since clint eastwood, amy adams and justin timberlake filmed scenes for the movie trouble with the curve at locations in the athens area. The film revolves around an aging baseball scout whose daughter joins him on a scouting trip. Trouble with the curve, starring justin timberlake and amy. Mar 28, 2012 the grey squirrel motel is a fictional motel in north carolina depicted in the 2012 movie, trouble with the curve, starring clint eastwood, amy adams, and justin timberlake. Eastwood plays gus lobel, a baseball talent scout for the atlanta braves. It is not a baseball movie, although baseball is the basis of the film s story. Athens, atlanta, macon, jasper, young harris and dawsonville, georgia. A pitcher is less valuable than a versatile utility player. Sep 16, 2012 clint eastwoods first film as an actor for a director other than himself since in the line of fire in 1993, trouble with the curve is a corny, conventional and quite enjoyable fatherdaughter. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing trouble with the curve near you.
The second scene was filmed along college avenue and clayton street as justin timberlake and amy adams walk down the streets in. Trouble with the curve fell short of moneyball glory, but instead brings a deeply unique message, which attempts to trigger a strong emotional connection. Jennifer lopez and ben affleck spent some time in corpus christi, and a number of films have used the sparkling city by the. Filmed entirely in georgia in september 2012, trouble with the curve shot many scenes here in macon. Trouble with the curve stars eastwood as gus, an aging baseball scout whose team thinks he should step down. Top 5 movies filmed in macon top 5s everything else. Trouble with the curve director enjoyed filming in macon. Months have passed since clint eastwood, amy adams and justin timberlake filmed scenes for the movie trouble with the curve at locations in the. Scenes were shot on the local city ball fields near chattahoochee technical college. At the age of 82, seeing him play an elderly man losing his sight while bonding with his distant daughter makes it quite sad for me to watch. Contrary to the finale of this movie, many baseball players have vast potential despite their trouble with the curve.
The production also filmed at a facility at georgia tech, and filmed a minor league game at luther williams field in macon, georgia. And while this is very exciting, it has sparked some debate about the i. I approached this show with some trepidation, but after really enjoying kevin probably saves the world, i gave this a go and have no problem saying that i am really enjoying it and look forward to more episodes. Sep 21, 2012 academy award winner clint eastwood, oscar nominee amy adams, and justin timberlake star in trouble with the curve, which marks the feature film directorial debut of eastwoods longtime producing partner robert lorenz. Although their stay in rabun county was brief we were thrilled to have them here in our community and so happy they took time to enjoy the beauty that is rabun county, georgia. Trouble with the curve 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Amy adams saved justin timberlakes life while filming. Trouble with the curve gets easy things wrong, strikes out. Curve is a 2015 american horrorthriller film directed by iain softley and written by kimberly lofstrom johnson and lee patteson. Trouble with the curve is a 2012 sportsdrama film directed by robert lorenz and starring clint eastwood, amy adams, justin timberlake, matthew lillard, and john goodman. Squinting balefully at even the most minor annoyance, and rasping out a succession of mildly profane wisecracks, he generates more than enough star power to keep the film on track. Clint eastwoods latest role as a curmudgeonly baseball scout suits him down to the ground, writes philip french. Trouble with the curve 2012 amazing speech of medal of honor recipient army staff sgt. Clint eastwoods trouble with the curve movie filmed in georgia. This sentimental baseball movie is so formulaic that it looks as if it was written by a computer programme, writes peter bradshaw. Sep 21, 2012 academy award winner clint eastwood, oscar nominee amy adams, and justin timberlake, star in trouble with the curve, which marks the feature film directorial debut of eastwoods longtime. Trouble with the curve 2012 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Here is why corpus christi made the most filmed cities in texas list. The setting is arden, north carolina with baseball team the arden roughnecks. Trouble with the curve is a 2012 american sports drama film directed by robert lorenz and starring clint eastwood, amy adams, justin timberlake, matthew lillard, and john goodman.
Guss eyesight is failing, more of his job is being. Although their stay in rabun county was brief we were thrilled to have them here in our community and so happy they took time to enjoy the beauty that is. The city of jasper ball field has new dugouts and stands as part of the film production. Filmed in athensclarke county athensclarke county, ga. Academy award winner clint eastwood, oscar nominee amy adams, and justin timberlake star in trouble with the curve, which marks the feature film directorial debut of eastwoods longtime producing partner robert lorenz. Good or bad, no movie list is complete unless it includes clint eastwood. Trouble with the curve was in theatrical release when clint eastwood spoke at the 2012 republican national convention. Why paralympic sprinters have trouble with curves an artificial leg slows a runner when its on the inside of a curve paralympic runners lose more speed going around a turn when their affected leg is on the inside of the curve rather than the outside. Trouble with the curve 2012 directed by robert lorenz.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Trouble with the curve bluray disc, 2012 for sale online. Jun 17, 20 in addition to these important economic benefits, seeing a movie that was filmed in your own hometown is pretty cool. Man playing blues guitar and singing, trouble with the curve quotes. Trouble with the curve gets easy things wrong, strikes out as baseball movie pop culture by yaron weitzman on august 8, 2016 august 8, 2016 the way i. Tough guys dont age gracefully, but thats only really a problem if they try to age gracefully. Yhc and fieldstone cinemas six host red carpet party and. Gus friend pete suggests that his estranged daughter mickey, played by amy adams. Trouble with the curve, starring justin timberlake and. However, trouble with the curve is a breeze to watch. Film production trouble with the curve in pickens county.
Man playing blues guitar and singing trouble with the. The atlanta braves front office is questioning his judgment, especially with a hot batting phenom on deck for the draft. Jun 28, 2018 here is why corpus christi made the most filmed cities in texas list. This sentimental baseball movie is so formulaic that it looks as if it was written by a computer programme.
Trouble with the curve where to stream and watch decider. It was produced by jason blum for his blumhouse productions banner. Trouble with the curve stars clint eastwood as a scout with failing eyesight and amy adams as his cute im guessing plucky ditto daughter, and i. Gus lobel clint eastwood has been a top baseball scout for decades, but age has caught up with him. Clint eastwoods trouble with the curve has already been spotted filming at various locations around georgia, including athens, conyers, macon, and atlanta, and this week theyll be headed to. Thats where the hitting coaches come in and work with them. You would have thought the excellent gran torino would have been clint eastwoods swansong in front of the camera. He is the oldest of the old school, a guy who has seen it all and has forgotten more about baseball than most people know. The second scene was filmed along college avenue and clayton street as justin timberlake and amy adams walk down the streets in conversation.
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