Bleacher Bums (1979)
1h 25m
Running Time
May 15, 1979Release Date
Plot.
Bleacher Bums takes place in the bleachers of Chicago's Wrigley Field. The characters are a bunch of Chicago Cubs fans, watching a game in progress on a summer afternoon.
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Cast & Crew.
Roberta Custer
Melody King / Writer
Richard Fire
Marvin / Writer
Dennis Franz
Zig / Writer
Joe Mantegna
Decker / Writer
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Rose / Writer
Michael Saad
Greg / Writer
Keith Szarabajka
The Cheerleader / Writer
Ian Patrick Williams
Richie / Writer
Dennis Kennedy
William Daniels
Stuart Gordon
Director
Patterson Denny
Director
Josephine Paoletti
Writer
Dennis Paoli
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Wiki.
Bleacher Bums is a 1977 play written collaboratively by members of Chicago's Organic Theater Company, from an idea by actor Joe Mantegna. Its original Chicago production was directed by Stuart Gordon. A 1979 performance of the play was taped for PBS television, and in 2002 a made-for-TV movie adaptation was produced.