DramaComedy

Eephus

As an imminent construction project looms over their beloved small-town baseball field, a pair of New England rec-league teams face off for the last time. Tensions flare up and ceremonial laughs are shared as an era of camaraderie and escapism fades into an uncertain future.

Release Date : 2025-01-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Omnes FilmsA Major ProductionColdFeet FilmsThrough The Lens EntertainmentNord-Ouest Films

Production Country : United States of AmericaFranceSingapore

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Franny

Original Name : Cliff Blake

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ed Mortanian

Original Name : Keith William Richards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lee

Original Name : Bill Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Derek DiCapua

Original Name : Keith Poulson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cooper Bassett

Original Name : Conner Marx

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chuck Poleen

Original Name : Theodore Bouloukos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Al

Original Name : Wayne Diamond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Graham Morris

Original Name : Stephen Radochia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Troy Carnahan

Original Name : David Pridemore

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Faiella

Original Name : John R. Smith Jnr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clark

Original Name : Paul Kandarian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Garrett Furnivall

Original Name : Chris Goodwin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rich Cole

Original Name : Ray Hryb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glen Murray

Original Name : Pete Minkarah

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reggie

Original Name : Gregory Falatek

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dilberto D Nunez

Original Name : David Torres Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julie

Original Name : Annie Tisdale

Gender : Female

Character Name : Louis

Original Name : Joe Penczak

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bill Belinda

Original Name : Russell J. Gannon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Preston Red

Original Name : Jeff Saint-Dic

Gender : Male

Character Name : Merritt Nettles

Original Name : Nate Fisher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Melanie

Original Name : Isabelle Charlot

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Mallinari

Original Name : Joe Castiglione

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bobby Crompton

Original Name : Brendan Burt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tim Bassett

Original Name : Ethan Ward

Gender : Male

Character Name : Logan Evans

Original Name : Patrick Garrigan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kevin Santucci

Original Name : Timothy Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adrian Costa

Original Name : Johnny Tirado

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wilton Palacios

Original Name : Ari Brisbon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chucky

Original Name : Stephen Gauthier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Linda

Original Name : Timber Holmes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bob

Original Name : Robert Josey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Todd

Original Name : Peter Lund

Gender : Male

Character Name : Howie

Original Name : Lou Basta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe

Original Name : David Metskhvarishvili

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eddie

Original Name : Luis Vicente

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tire Chain Spokesperson

Original Name : Amber Frost

Gender : Male

Character Name : Smoking Man

Original Name : Adam DePalma

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shadowboxer

Original Name : Jason Barbieri

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pizza Boy

Original Name : David Sabot

Gender : Male

Character Name : Branch Moreland (voice)

Original Name : Frederick Wiseman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Robert Brendan(voice)

Original Name : Will Menaker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Don Fiore (voice)

Original Name : Will Sennett

Gender : Male

Reviews

Brent Marchant

@Brent_Marchant

2025-05-27

This is bound to be an unpopular opinion, but, to me, fewer things in life are more boring than baseball – except perhaps for movies about baseball (with a few exceptions like “The Natural” (1984), “A League of Their Own” (1992) and “42” (2013)). And that foregoing assessment, in my view, is more than applicable to this positively dreadful debut feature from writer-director Carson Lund. This alleged comedy tells the story of two men’s recreational baseball teams in a small Massachusetts town who embark on playing the last-ever game to be held at a local ballpark that’s about to be torn down to make room for construction of a new school. The implausibly overlong matchup, brought about by a series of completely unfunny incidents that stretch out the length of the game, goes on from midday through the afternoon and into the crisp, chilly fall evening wherein the players try to continue competing in the dark (gee, now there’s a load of laughs for you). There are also numerous talky, uninteresting conversations among the players in the dugout, along with views from the sidelines, where a handful of passing spectators offer their observations about what’s transpiring on the field. These sequences do little to add to the film and serve only to pad an already-tedious narrative. The sad part in all this is that the premise truly had the potential to make for a fun and heartwarming picture. Unfortunately, though, the absolutely flat dialogue, lame plot elements and undercooked character development prevent that from materializing. While this offering admittedly features some impressive cinematography and a well-conceived production design, there’s not much else to commend here. That is, of course, unless one compliments the creators on their fitting choice of title for the film: An “eephus,” for those who aren’t aware of what it is, is the name for an obscure form of curveball, one that’s thrown deceptively slowly, almost to the point where it lulls the batter into a sense of mesmerized complacency, as if to put the hitter to sleep. And, on that score, the filmmaker has truly succeeded in crafting a picture that lives up to its namesake where audiences are concerned. All I can say is that I’m truly glad that I didn’t pay box office ticket prices to see this one.