Baseball Punx
Baseball Punx | |
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Directed by | |
Produced by | Taber Allen |
Starring | Scott Radinsky Steve Sladkowski John DeDomenici Alyssa Kai Evan October |
Distributed by | |
Release date |
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Running time | 12 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Baseball Punx is a short American documentary about the intersection of baseball and punk rock directed by .
Outline[]
Baseball Punx was shot over a two-year period, primarily by Jak Kerley with a very small crew. The film begins by comparing similarities and differences between punk rock and baseball, then continues to dig in on the political influence they have over their respective fan bases.
Appearances[]
The following people appear in the documentary.[1]
- Scott Radinsky (vocalist for Pulley, Bullpen coach for Los Angeles Angels)
- Steve Sladkowski (guitarist for PUP)
- John DeDomenici (bassist for Bomb the Music Industry! and Jeff Rosenstock)
- Alyssa Kai (clarinet for Ramshackle Glory)
- Rob Taxpayer (guitarist and vocalist for The Taxpayers)
- Evan October (vocalist for Isotopes)
- Brandon Moody (guitarist for lull)
- Vince Caffiero
- Wayne Borders
Reception[]
Baseball Punx was taken on tour for a series on screenings at a variety of venues, with its first premiere being in New Zealand, and tours continuing to Australia, and most of the United States.[2]
By the time the touring was complete, it had picked up considerable international media attention, which resulted in it being premiered on ESPN one day before its expected release date.[3][4][5]
References[]
- ^ "Baseball Punx - Full cast and crew". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
- ^ Mark Peters (2017-11-16). "Shibbiness Comes to Gisborne". gisborneherald.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
- ^ "First Look: Baseball Punx Documentary". ESPN. 2018-02-15.
- ^ "Baseball Punx Hits Homer for Headbanger Sports Fans".
- ^ https://www.punknews.org/article/65749/listen-to-the-new-baseball-themed-punk-comp
External links[]
- Baseball Punx on Vimeo
- Baseball Punx at IMDb
- 2017 films
- English-language films
- 2010s short documentary films
- 2010s sports films
- American baseball films
- American films
- Documentary films about baseball
- Sports films based on actual events
- Documentary films about music and musicians
- Documentary films about punk music and musicians
- Rockumentaries
- History of baseball in the United States
- American short documentary films