Spaceman released a teaser last month that focused on baseball legend Bill ‘Spaceman’ Lee’s most distinctive characteristic: his extensive drug use [watch it here]. Orion Pictures has now released a full trailer which highlights the journey Bill ‘Spaceman’ Lee took, along with an array of interesting animated visuals. Check it out here…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wl6NHQeXoM
From the executive producer of ‘Bull Durham’ and ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ comes SPACEMAN, the mostly-true story of former all-star MLB pitcher Bill ‘Spaceman’ Lee. In the twilight of a long career as one of baseball’s all-time great eccentrics, Lee (Josh Duhamel) is cut from the Montreal Expos in 1982. Though Lee finds himself blackballed by the rest of the league for his outspoken politics (his views being “somewhere to left of Che Guevara”) and notoriously enthusiastic drug use, he refuses to quit the game. As of 2016, he still hasn’t.
Spaceman is written and directed by Brett Rapkin, whose filmography consists largely of baseball documentaries, including that of the Spaceman. Alongside Josh Duhamel in the title role, the film also stars Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters), W. Earl Brown (Black Mass), Sterling K. Brown (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot), Peter Mackenzie (Trumbo), and Emma Rose Maloney. It is set for release on August 19th.
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