The Comrades of Summer (1992)
1h 30m
Running Time
July 11, 1992Release Date
The Comrades of Summer (1992)
1h 30m
Running Time
July 11, 1992Release Date
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Plot.
Sparky Smith (Joe Mantegna) was manager of the Seattle Mariners until he had one too many shouting matches with the team's owner (Michael Lerner) and winds up fired. Now Sparky's ready to coach any team who'll have him. The only problem is, no one will, until the day the Russian Sports Ministry led by the delectable Tanya (Natalya Negoda) comes knocking at his door. The Russians need a baseball coach for their Olympic team, and Sparky is just the man for the job. Once on Russian soil though, he soon discovers that the Russian team is composed of athletes, hockey players, and shot putters who barely know their way around a diamond. Confronted with this losing team, hilarious comedy ensues when Sparky is told to accept an invitation to have his team visit the States and play his old team the Mariners.
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Cast & Crew.
Joe Mantegna
Sparky Smith
Natalya Negoda
Tanya
Michael Lerner
George
John Fleck
Milov
Mark Rolston
Voronov
Eric Allan Kramer
Boris
Ian Tracey
Andy
Tommy Lee Wallace
Director
Robert Rodat
Writer
Tim Braine
Producer
Jay Brazeau
Tom
Dwight Koss
Jack
David Berner
Director
Richard Leiterman
Cinematographer
Garry Chalk
Ump
Roark Critchlow
Petra
Mitchell Davies
Igor
Todd Duckworth
Leonid
Grant Forster
Vasily
Jano Frandsen
Meyers
John Gilbert
Dolonov
David L. Gordon
Scoop Reporter
Doc Harris
Bud
Ken Kirzinger
Ivan
Kim Kondrashoff
Nikita
Jim Lampley
Radio Announcer
Michael Levykh
Leather Worker
David James Lewis
Marine Pitcher
David Lovgren
Sasha
Celia-Louise Martin
Media Maven
Sharlene Martin
Connie
Gary Moten
Ortega
Gerry Nairn
Mike
Gerry Bean
Hamill
Laurie Paton
Cynthia
Roman Podhora
Vlad
Wren Roberts
'Jarhead'
Raimund Stamm
Russian Ump
Don Thompson
Media Moe
Ken Tremblett
Jones
Lloyd T. Williams
Sims
Stephen E. Rivkin
Editor
Robert F. Shugrue
Assistant Editor
James Troutman
Supervising Sound Editor
Ken Johnson
Music Editor
Rick Patton
Sound Mixer
Betty Thomas Quee
Stunt Coordinator
Andrew Van Slee
Extras Casting
Vicki Huff
Casting
David Fischer
Production Design
Louise Roper
Assistant Set Decoration
Steve Schoenberg
Associate Editor
Matthew O'Connor
Production Supervisor
Sid Kozak
Casting
Paul Weber
Casting Assistant
William Olvis
Original Music Composer
Gail Clark Burch
ADR Editor
David J. Hudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mel Metcalfe
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Terry Porter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jack Grossbart
Executive Producer
Joan Barnett
Executive Producer
Gary Myers
Art Direction
Kari Harris
Extras Casting Assistant
Jenni Gullett
Set Costumer
Stephen S. Campanelli
Camera Operator
Kevin Parks
Assistant Director Trainee
Sherry Linder-Gygli
Hairstylist
Jean Bereziuk
Script Supervisor
Stewart Bradley
Special Effects Coordinator
Jayne Dancose
Makeup Artist
Linda Vipond
Set Decoration
Sandi Nielsen
Casting Assistant
Yvonne Melville
Assistant Production Coordinator
Rena Campbell
Assistant Costume Designer
Larry S. Wells
Costume Design
Steve Livingston
Music Editor
James Kusan
Boom Operator
Patrice Leung
First Assistant Director
Nigel Hollick
Assistant Editor
Gretchen Goode
Production Coordinator
Terry McEwen
Second Assistant Camera
Gillian Kieft
Costumer
David Pritchard
Producer
Matt Reddy
Set Dresser
Karen Sowiak
Third Assistant Director
Ignacio McBurney
Set Dresser
Colleen Mitchell
Second Assistant Director
Helen Akerly
Trainee Production Coordinator
Andrew McLean
Production Manager
Andy Wilson
First Assistant Camera
Mitchell Levykh
Dialect Coach
Details.
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Wiki.
The Comrades of Summer is a 1992 television film featuring Joe Mantegna and Natalya Negoda. It was directed by Tommy Lee Wallace, written by Robert Rodat and aired on HBO on July 11, 1992.