Tiger Town (1984)
June 8, 1984Release Date
Tiger Town (1984)
June 8, 1984Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Roy Scheider
Billy Young
Justin Henry
Alex
Ron McLarty
Buddy
Bethany Carpenter
Mother
Lindsay Barr
Peanut Vendor
Dave Bokas
Crusty Man
Chris Bremer
Loud Kid
Katie Delozier
Little Girl
Jack Fish
Stadium Guard
Noah Moazezi
Eddie
Gerald L. Monford
Lunch Room Kid
Leon Smith
Druggist
Ralph Valatka
Hot Dog Vendor
Whit Vernon
Mr. Cullen
Von Washington
Souvenir Vendor
Larry B. Williams
Bus Driver
Al Ackerman
Sportscaster
Sparky Anderson
Tiger Manager
Ernie Harwell
Radio Announcer
Ray Lane
Radio Announcer
Mary Wilson
Self
Robert Elswit
Director of Photography
Eddy Lawrence Manson
Original Music Composer
Richard A. Harris
Editor
John F. Link
Editor
Gary Jones
Costume Designer
Bobby Fine
Additional Writing
Alan Shapiro
Director / Writer
Neil Spisak
Production Design
Susan B. Landau
Producer
Steve Novack
Second Assistant Director
Corinne Saaranen-Welch
Location Manager
Frank Perl
First Assistant Camera
Lynn Kressel
Casting
Mary Ellen Woods
Second Assistant Director / Post Production Assistant
Joanne Mallas
Production Manager
Nancy Kel
Casting
Michael Menlo
Assistant Camera
John L. Anderson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Toni Morgan
Assistant Editor
Kim Marks
First Assistant Camera
Brian Hartley
Props
Allan Byer
Sound Mixer
Jeffrey M. Jones
Boom Operator
Jane Ann Lowther
Casting Assistant
Michael W. Foxworthy
Property Master
Andy Bass
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Stunt Coordinator
Media.
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This Movie Is About.
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Tiger Town is a 1983 American made-for-television sports drama film and is the first television film produced for the Disney Channel. It was awarded a CableACE Award in 1984 for Best Dramatic Film. The film stars Roy Scheider as Billy Young, an aging baseball player for the Detroit Tigers, and Justin Henry as Alex, a young fan who believes in him. Tiger Town originally aired October 9, 1983 on the Disney Channel.
The film was written and directed by Detroit native Alan Shapiro and executive produced by Susan B. Landau. It was subsequently aired on ABC's Disney Sunday Movie, and had a limited theatrical release in the Detroit area in June 1984, which (coincidentally) was during Tigers’ best season in franchise history.
Most of the film was shot on location at Tiger Stadium and in the city of Detroit. One notable goof in the film shows Alex racing his bicycle across a bridge over the Detroit River on the way to the stadium. The bridge is the one leading from the Detroit mainland to Belle Isle Park, an island park where there is no residential area.