The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)

Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by black teams, Long's outfit play minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals.

Released

1976-07-16

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Runtime

111 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, John Badham

TMDB rating

6.1/10 from 24 votes