The Comrades of Summer
When a washed-up major leaguer is forced to coach the Russian National Team, he soon discovers that Ivanov, Ilyanovich and Dobrunzki ain't exactly Mays, Musial, and Mantle!
90 mins
Sparky Smith (Joe Mantegna) was manager of the Seattle Mariners until he had one too many shouting matches with the team's owner (Michael Lerner) and winds up fired. Now Sparky's ready to coach any team who'll have him. The only problem is, no one will, until the day the Russian Sports Ministry led by the delectable Tanya (Natalya Negoda) comes knocking at his door. The Russians need a baseball coach for their Olympic team, and Sparky is just the man for the job. Once on Russian soil though, he soon discovers that the Russian team is composed of athletes, hockey players, and shot putters who barely know their way around a diamond. Confronted with this losing team, hilarious comedy ensues when Sparky is told to accept an invitation to have his team visit the States and play his old team the Mariners.
David Berner
Director
Grant Forster
Vasily
Jano Frandsen
Meyers
David L. Gordon
Scoop Reporter
Michael Levykh
Leather Worker
Celia-Louise Martin
Media Maven
Gary Moten
Ortega
Laurie Paton
Cynthia
David Pritchard
Producer
Joan Barnett
Executive Producer
Jack Grossbart
Executive Producer
Andrew McLean
Production Manager
Patrice Leung
First Assistant Director
Colleen Mitchell
Second Assistant Director
Vicki Huff
Casting
Sid Kozak
Casting
Matthew O'Connor
Production Supervisor
Stephen S. Campanelli
Camera Operator
Andy Wilson
First Assistant Camera
Terry McEwen
Second Assistant Camera
Rick Patton
Sound Mixer
James Kusan
Boom Operator
Steve Schoenberg
Associate Editor
Robert F. Shugrue
Assistant Editor
Nigel Hollick
Assistant Editor
Louise Roper
Assistant Set Decoration
Ignacio McBurney
Set Dresser
Matt Reddy
Set Dresser
Rena Campbell
Assistant Costume Designer
Jenni Gullett
Set Costumer
Gillian Kieft
Costumer
Jayne Dancose
Makeup Artist
Sherry Linder-Gygli
Hairstylist
Jean Bereziuk
Script Supervisor
Gretchen Goode
Production Coordinator
Yvonne Melville
Assistant Production Coordinator
Helen Akerly
Trainee Production Coordinator
Mitchell Levykh
Dialect Coach
Stewart Bradley
Special Effects Coordinator
Betty Thomas Quee
Stunt Coordinator
Karen Sowiak
Third Assistant Director
Kevin Parks
Assistant Director Trainee
Paul Weber
Casting Assistant
Sandi Nielsen
Casting Assistant
Andrew Van Slee
Extras Casting
Kari Harris
Extras Casting Assistant
James Troutman
Supervising Sound Editor
Gail Clark Burch
ADR Editor
Ken Johnson
Music Editor
Steve Livingston
Music Editor
Terry Porter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mel Metcalfe
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David J. Hudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary Myers
Art Direction
Tim Braine
Producer
Linda Vipond
Set Decoration
Larry S. Wells
Costume Design
David Fischer
Production Design
Richard Leiterman
Director of Photography
William Olvis
Original Music Composer