good film but rips off Long Gone

Rating: Null/10 (16 October 2004)

Long Gone was an HBO film from 1987 that is a GREAT movie. Bull Durham simply steals 90% of the plot and characters, adds big name stars and becomes the movie everyone knows. The grizzled veteran, the hot shot rookie, the sexy local girl, etc.
I like BD well enough (though as usual Costner has the acting range of a Louisville Slugger), but it will always be down a notch in my book for the blatant ripoff of what I consider a grittier, better film.
Costner isn't as good as William Peterson, Sarandon isn't as sexy as Virginia Madsen.
funny line from her bio "Her brother, actor Michael Madsen, refuses to see any of her movies in which she appears naked." that eliminates just about every film from her 1st 10 years except this one.