A Mile in His Shoes (2011)
A Mile in His Shoes is a book-based movie adapted from "The legend of Mickey Tussler" by Frank Nappi. This Drama/Family film is a loose adaptation, and its release date is September 5, 2011.
The Source Material
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Overview
In the late 1940s, the minor league Milwaukee Brewers are foundering yet again and manager Arthur Murphy is desperate. When he sees seventeen-year old Mickey Tussler throwing apples into a barrel, he knows he has found the next pitching phenom. But not everyon…
About The Movie
Description
Based on the book “The Legend of Mickey Tussler”, this film follows the story of eighteen-year-old Mickey Tussler, who lives on a farm with his father and mother and who has Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of autism. But he can throw apples at an amazing speed. When a chance meeting occurs with the baseball manager of the semi-pro team the River Rats, from Clayton, Ohio, Mickey gets a chance to pitch for the team and to prove to his father he can do more than live hidden away on the family farm, taking care of his pig Oscar.
Details
- Title
- A Mile in His Shoes
- Original Title
- A Mile in His Shoes
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- US Theatrical
- September 5, 2011