Blue City Slammers

Blue City Slammers
Directed byPeter Shatalow
Written byPeter Shatalow
Layne Coleman
Based onBlue City Slammers by Layne Coleman
Produced byPeter Shatalow
Bruce Raymond
StarringTracy Cunningham
Eric Keenleyside
Fran Gebhard
Gary Farmer
CinematographyRobert C. New
Edited byLeslie Borden Brown
Music byTim McCauley
Production
company
Shatalow/Raymond Productions
Distributed byCineplex Odeon
Release date
  • April 29, 1988 (1988-04-29)
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Blue City Slammers is a 1987 Canadian drama film directed by Peter Shatalow.[1] Based on the theatrical play by Layne Coleman,[2] the film centres on the personal and sport lives of the players on a women's softball team in the small town of Blue City.[1] The cast includes Tracy Cunningham, Eric Keenleyside, Fran Gebhard, Gary Farmer, Murray Westgate and Gabriel Hogan.

The film garnered three Genie Award nominations at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988: Best Supporting Actor (Westgate), Best Supporting Actress (Gebhard) and Best Original Score (Tim McCauley).[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Blue City hits a bland slam". Toronto Star, April 29, 1988.
  2. ^ "Cuts may give Slammers a hit". Toronto Star, October 20, 1985.
  3. ^ "Un Zoo tops Genie list; Quebec film nominated for record 14 awards". Montreal Gazette, February 17, 1988.


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