Bleacher Bums

Oct 18, 2001

1h 51m

★ 6.5

A day in the life of a group of gambling buddies, as they sit in on their beloved baseball team game.

Overview

They're known as the Bleacher Bums, a loud and proud group of fans who watch their team's games from the stadium's cheap seats. Most of them have been attending for years, tirelessly rooting for a team that never seems to win. They know each other, but that's no guarantee that they'll get along. As the game unfolds, the Bums argue, wager, cheer and boo... and discover they share more in common than they could ever have imagined.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Television

Showtime Networks

Bleacher Bums Trailers

Cast

Melody

Sarain Boylan

Greg

Matt Craven

Marvin

Brad Garrett

Joey

Jeff Geddis

Zig

Wayne Knight

Cheerleader (Rupert)

Stephen Markle

Decker

Peter Riegert

Richie

Hal Sparks

Rose

Mary Walsh

Scorekeeper

Maury Chaykin

Scorekeeper

Charles Durning

David (Trumpet Player)

David Buchbinder

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