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A rag-tag looking baseball team in red uniforms observes from their dugout.

Eephus

  Carson Lund

  United States, France     98 minutes

Synopsis

It’s late October at Soldiers Field, and two scruffy adult baseball teams in New England are ready to play one last game on their beloved turf before it’s demolished. But Eephus, like the unexpectedly slow curveball it’s named for, is far from straightforward. You might recognize the quaint setting, the “final big game” framework, or characters like Ed, an ornery old pitcher, and Graham, the forthright Riverdogs coach. But director Carson Lund is pitching something different here. The two teams remain neck and neck, daylight turns to dusk, team members have to leave to go home to their families, and yet the game goes on. Eephus is less about baseball and more of a leisurely look at suburban life, the foibles of middle-age masculinity, and the passing of time. Smartly written, occasionally very funny, and entirely unique, it’s a delightful and nostalgic portrait of a fading America.

  

 English 

Screenings & Events

Screening

Sat, Oct 26 @ 12:00pm CDT

at AMC NEWCITY 14, screen 06

Screening

Sun, Oct 27 @ 5:15pm CDT

at AMC NEWCITY 14, screen 06

Media

Film Credits

  •   Michael Basta, David Entin, Carson Lund, Tyler Taormina
  •   Michael Basta, Nate Fisher, Carson Lund
  •   Carson Lund
  •   Greg Tango
  •   Keith William Richards, Bill “Spaceman” Lee, Wayne Diamond, Cliff Blake, Joe Castiglione, Theodore Bouloukos, Keith Poulson, Stephen Radochia, David Pridemore, Ray Hryb, David Torres Jr., John R. Smith Jr., Nate Fisher, Chris Goodwin, Pete Minkarah, Conner Marx, Russell J. Gannon, Brendan “Crash” Burt, Tim Taylor Ethan Ward, Jeff Saint Dic, Patrick Garrigan, Ari Brisbon, Johnny Tirado, Joe Penczak, Paul Kandarian, Lou Basta, Timber Holmes
  •   Erik Lund, Carson Lund
  •   Jim Christman, Brian Clark, Ashish Shetty, Michael Tonelli
  •   Omnes Films, Nord-Ouest Films
  •   https://www.musicboxfilms.com/film/eephus/

Sponsors

Comedy Program Partner