Safe at Home!

Safe at Home!
Safe at Home!
Directed by	Walter Doniger
Screenplay by	Robert Dillon
Story by	Robert Dillon; Tom Naud; Steven Ritch
Produced by	Tom Naud
Starring	Mickey Mantle; Roger Maris
Cinematography	Irving Lippman
Edited by	Frank P. Keller
Music by	Van Alexander
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	June 27, 1962 (United States);
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Safe at Home! is a 1962 American comedy film starring Major League Baseball players Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris of the New York Yankees.^[1] The film also stars William Frawley (in his final film appearance) and Don Collier, with appearances by New York Yankees Whitey Ford and Ralph Houk.

The film is about a young Florida boy who lies to his Little League teammates, telling them he knows Mantle and Maris and will bring them to their team banquet. His attempts to meet his heroes during spring training by sneaking into the stadium and into their hotel room at the Yankee Clipper Hotel result in chaos, and he learns an important lesson about honesty. Filmed in Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach, Florida.