Comedy Drama Films

"Michael Willis as Pat Feeney"

"Jerry Grayson as Leo Morton"

"Vicki Lewis as Tina Leary"

"Kurt Fuller as Ed Clabes"

"Jake Weber as Barry Plotkin"

"Angelina Jolie as Mary Bell"

"Cate Blanchett as Connie Falzone"

"Billy Bob Thornton as Russell Bell"

"John Cusack as Nick "The Zone" Falzone"

"I know he brings 'em in steep, and tight. But he gets the job done. He pushes tin."

"Hangin' left today, Ed?"

"Human beings can tolerate a lot of pain, you never know until it happens."

"I used to bowl, when I was an alcoholic."

"If you ever want to sleep at night, don't marry a beautiful girl."

"[Listening to Nick ramble on about their affair] I am way too sober for this."

"Mr. Falzone, what's the fewest number of words you can use to get out that door?"

"To hold on to sanity too tight is insane."

"Oh, you really think the pilot is controlling this plane? That would really scare me."

"[voiceover] We all lived in the neighborhood for a couple of more years—mostly through junior high school—and every summer was as great as could be. But none of them ever came close to that first one. When one guy would move away, we never replaced him on the team with anyone else. We just kept the game going like he was still there."

"Art La Fleur - Babe Ruth"

"Pablo P. Vitar - Older Benny"

"Wil Horneff - Phillips"

"Marley Shelton - Wendy Peffercorn"

"James Earl Jones - Mr. Mertle"

"Karen Allen - Scotty's mother"

"Denis Leary - Bill"

"[voiceover] Only one kid in history had ever attempted what Benny was about to...and he got eaten. So we were worried, real worried, even when Benny brought out the secret weapon: Shoes guaranteed to make a kid run faster and jump higher—P.F. Flyers."

"Victor DiMattia - Timmy Timmons"

"Shane Obedzinski - Tommy 'Repeat' Timmons"

"[voiceover] Benny would've played ball all day, night, rain, shine, tidal wave, whatever. Baseball was the only thing he cared about, but among the other things we did besides baseball, going to the pool is what he tolerated best."

"Grant Gelt - Bertram Grover Weeks"

"Brandon Quintin Adams - Kenny DeNunez"

"Marty York - Alan "Yeah-Yeah" McClennan"

"Chauncey Leopardi - Michael "Squints" Palladorous"

"[voiceover] If it weren't for Benny, I never would have made a single friend that summer, because all those other guys thought I was a lost cause."

"Patrick Renna - Hamilton "Ham" Porter"

"Mike Vitar - Benjamin "Benny" Franklin Rodriguez"

"David Mickey Evans - Adult Smalls/Narrator"

"Tom Guiry - Scotty Smalls"

"You're killing me, Smalls!"

"A piece of paradise a half block wide and a whole summer long."

"They're more than a team. They're the best buddies in the entire history of the world."

"The adventure of a lifetime, the summer of their dreams...the dog of their nightmares."

"Remember, kid, there's heroes and there's legends; heroes get remembered, but legends never die. Follow your heart, kid, and you'll never go wrong."

"Let me tell you something about it, kid. Everybody gets one chance to do something great. Most people hardly ever take the chance, either because they're too scared or because they're unable to recognize it when it spits on their shoes. This is your big chance, and you should never let it go by..."

"Sam Waterston - Ben"

"Joanna Gleeson - Wendy Stern"

"Jerry Orbach - Jack Rosenthal"

"Anjelica Huston - Dolores Paley"

"Alan Alda - Lester"