Everyone's Hero

By Christopher Jones

Release Date: September 15, 2006

MPAA Rating: G

Starring (Voices): Jake T. Austin, Rob Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, William H.

Macy, Brian Dennehy, Raven Symone, Forest Whitaker, Mandy Patinkin

Genre: Animation/Adventure

Recommended Age: 5+

Everyone's Hero is Christopher Reeve's final project before his untimely death, and tells the story of a young Yankee's fan, Yankee Irving (Jake T. Austin), living in New York during the 1930s.

The film takes place in the prime of the New York Yankees' famous run of World Series wins.  The owner of the Chicago Cubs decides to steal Babe Ruth's (Brain Dennehy) bat believing it to be the Babe's lucky charm, and in hopes of stopping the Bambino from helping the Yankees win.  When the bat is stolen from the Yankee club house Yankee Irving's father, the groundskeeper (Mandy Patinkin), gets the blame and is fired. The only way he can get his job back is if the bat is found.  With some help from a talking baseball (Ed Helms), Yankee plans to find the bat and give it back to the Babe in Chicago - just in time to save the Yankees from losing the World Series - and more importantly saving his father's job.

Early in the film Yankee is teased for his inability to play baseball.  But, with the help of new friends and by believing in himself, by the end of the film he learns the keys to being a good hitter.  The story weaves a tale about family and how far to go to save the people you love.  Families with children five years old and up will enjoy this tale centered around America's Favorite Pastime.

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