Bobby Farrelly

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Makes our guard good body when he makes is another good -- you r.s Chris Meyer. Chris Meyer who's a producer extraordinaire he's the guy who. Did this unbelievable labor love that is beyond that one of the most touching stories that are receded documentary fashion. I'm gonna sit next we can with -- loss of -- the story -- Chris good to -- you -- it's a tremendous movie and -- before we go any further on it and I wanna I wanna bring in a guy who you might have heard of -- leave people out there. Where her movie buffs. Calling all the way from the west coast the one and only Bobby Farrelly.

All Bobbie. I guys that we I've -- on your honored you're not here. Solve on the -- what -- today.

Sorry Chris is here representing in fine fashion for yeah.

I got my advice my right hand man now that's what Meyer would tell you why he's not mouse is the yeah I -- that meant as a real ballot though.

I gonna ask you first off by knowing you guys have done so many different movies in there they're generally of the comedic. You know genre. And this this document everything is a whole new thing for UN and for -- get into this. Louie -- story at first are gonna congratulate -- how tremendous the job was the guys did on it. But secondly what major -- all the sudden it's documentaries.

Yeah -- they've. It you know what we usually dual but what we will make it be repaired. We have the the other but fortunately -- get -- all the better -- became pretty good -- with a and that we have -- we have met the grit that he. Yet -- all the Cuban 46 years and that he read you know he was a little hope that he wanted to go back. Before the you know before his date with world.

It wasn't the easiest thing to pull off though because. I understand immediate you know in order to get into Cuba. You have to have something special aside from a cigar box that's empty he got if you go in there with a reason to be their right.

What the people Americans who -- and illegally you know could you really not allowed to go it. If you're Cuban national -- they get might allow you to go every once every like read a budget of them. But you have to have immediate family there and then we didn't meet any those bright areas that was that was tough to get into.

You know a -- Cuban players came this country -- Camilo -- quality you know guys from the late fifties early sixties. I don't know that they -- new rule. When they came here that they would probably that they would be staying necessarily -- probably 59 revolution when it was like all the sudden. Real tense between the two countries but we left Tommy was just a --

You -- the eighteen and nineteen years old and it's a revolution went down and is that it's all of that welcome back right away wait a couple of month. And anyway cut to 46 years later he's never came back.

Now that's gotta be weird feeling for him to go back or -- having watched some movies see all the emotions coming forth and Chris you were there for the whole thing you're part of the crew to play India and it didn't it was their story about you have to be have a team in order to go there or something. Yet to be a member of the hitting a baseball to.

Yeah we had to piggyback. San Diego black Sox actually believe turn -- on to a good -- in the post them there every ten years. While we fairly our director John pocket. DP and cinematographer -- went down -- is yet officially. I -- diligent. That a contract out of it. -- probably is the map point. Bobby fairly and John -- actually get a couple of some but I don't think of left field --

I'm I'm in my fifties now I don't know hold you are probably but it anybody -- members that we -- here during the seventies this guy was so extraordinary and so special and really made such a difference on that but ballclub. And they that the teammates love him but more so the fans. At Fenway Park. When will we would walk from the warm ups in the bullpen to the mound and the entire 33000. People are chanting Lou we -- week if you -- if you weren't there for that than just your body at the house special discuss.

I don't know there's never been a guy that that more charismatic and in the band absolutely love them you know why. -- on its side explain but when it hit pay day you know off the glove that was a it was a time when they've built a lot of racial strife in the city and all that going like he was loved by everyone please seek I think he. Was an important guide bot I never really get -- people -- of that.

he was flamboyant on the mound. He always struck the ball and he won that he's not -- not the love they never give the ball back.

You know the -- I get visions of Louis with the manager of -- eight standing in a bank dating a one game. Maybe he's got to run Iran and the managers trying to -- the ball from his hand to get them out of the game and we would just shake his head no. -- the way you're getting this ball on mine and he was just a tenacious he wanted to finish everything he started.

absolutely that we got that -- that the documentary -- bet that the quote coming out a little bit about where that. Lead with these guys five this not to apartment with well you're gonna commit to be better than him.

It -- senator is in my ball you it's my game weren't you don't look at the buffer may affect our Q and a mama.

well what was the -- to the documentary. Was that when he tell you that he hadn't been home in 46 years and -- debt that trigger something oh yeah that happen.

Okay well what that I thought that you know that as a of -- pretty. Compelling story because the guy you know he's a grown man and get it -- little boy every bit is that is going 170 what you see the little boy you know you have to pick hit. And as a part of his life that -- Unfulfilled levees that bit about what all is the step up there all the everything that goes with that but he never. They went all men and and at the guys back they're -- in the pat on the back maybe that that he needed so. If they'll play. He that he had to go back just to make sure that everything was okay and it's just suddenly had to do before you know affordable.

Part of it too is the part of the touching part of this whole thing is not only obviously reuniting with people he has seen in five decades -- close to it. But it's it's going. To a country won't that he left and that and the people that he loves that remain there are dealing with you know not exactly the most wonderful life they don't have that things we have an idea. That was a that was -- amazing to watch him in her interact with people the is is related to what is known as hole like that just don't have anything.

Yeah it was having Chris -- I we had a great -- down at this. The Cuban people are. A beautiful people that I was afraid it would be a little bit hostility but there was absolutely not sort that they were really war have been. They don't have a lot but you know that that up -- about a -- It is probably -- stuck in the ninety you know at about 1960 when he took over the no. New -- there's -- help all of you know anything but at the state that is almost what ninth about it because. It's like a -- different day and age when life was simpler.

I'm getting locked up living down there and you know you that you really do have to feel well.

This survivors that's what they have --

Yeah now they are there there. You know I think -- are gonna change and everybody will the be reminded that that they that the beautiful island.

I feel we TN news is also classic case of a survivor in the major leagues because here's a guy and I'm government the press as a pitcher in the Cleveland Indians me just through heat he was up blame throwing. Nasty he'd throw up an eighty resist although we don't read obviously one of the scariest pitchers in the league if you at a face them. With that blazing fastball what what I know and I learned in the documentary was that I knew he had an injury went to the twins and was on their scrap heap Red Sox picked him off the scrap pile. But that he really had had a kind of learned a pitch is a totally different guy based on one thing and I didn't know this he had broken his shoulder blade right -- Scott --

He broke his death he let Roland -- And they've they've -- that is you know they had never seen that the doctor think our guys do with -- javelin but never let a never thrown a baseball that well party rule -- the early on in his career. And then correct he went down of the miners. And had to reinvent himself and that's when he came up with all -- that your people in the an eye on the ball and all that kind of thing any became more of what. A principal security which is it is kind of outsmarted the --

Bobby was AM on out of a -- column Russia's they do in the movies but in in documentaries but. Yes would see on that -- that and dad did the you know make comments and I imagine it's pretty emotional once you start on on film but there what was that like.

Well you know you never really what he certainly wasn't looking over our -- regularly all the credit the world that elaborate who. You know who had been sort of like like that -- at all because. You know I mean lot of guys but I wanna -- that's pretty emotional forum. But he -- let us do that -- never he never really comment that at all but these games do at this where you know he totally deferred to. That the filmmakers. You know I feel like we always had is that it has been Marley love Louis and we we certainly want to make it look like you know the great. Right and video that well he was really hands off but I guess mark that.

You know I I I've talked to crystal about this and numerous times on the radio here on the guy about -- has always liked and how -- will we TOA's. Always -- I love the respect that they were all congress expired because of the art. But he showed. And that tenacity and all the stuff -- America saw win a lot to it had -- do with that but this is a guy who should be in the Hall of Fame. He's got 229. Career wins more than catfish Conner get the same ERA he's got this in more strikeouts 49 career shut out. What the hell is wrong with the voters in this country disposable for the Hall of -- that this guy's been ignored hundred gets it first ballot Bobbie Chris and -- and the week. Couldn't get a -- I think that's wrong I think this movie's gonna help help bring him to the attention these idiot voters out there.

Well I play it. -- in complete agreement I think -- the outlook be the single best player who has not handle all of it based that is. The career that he had in the number that he both the -- war against them is that is that to what we kind of his career he was sent down to the minors because of injury. And yet -- Stein when he came back he he came back a different player he reinvented himself and came back and I but I think the minor league you know that stand. -- is that is that he's in the league and he also played. For a lot of bad team so he had a lot of losses in his career he had a lot of -- 238 matchup but. You've lost a lot of games and I and I think if they let the you know you know -- against the when he was losing game one enough -- that do want.

Right and completing the games the -- was a complete game machine of course something we don't seem over -- right those Cleveland Indians teams -- awful while he's struggling for them. The guy that I compared to most often and he's really a mirror image statistically his captors honor he's pitcher for the Oakland -- dynasty and and the Yankee dynasty. I mean of course is gonna have a better won loss record most teams you know but he didn't think -- that's the bottom line is he did I just -- Our hope that now this won't read this costs out of Havana documentary about Louise going to be on ESPN. When is that coming up guys.

It's been an idea yeah and I believe it's right at the end of July maybe the first couple days of August that. And then hopefully it'll be you know we'll get it out on net -- it. You know maybe have it available on dvd of the people but but this particular week we do that it was gonna run it at a local theater. And that the look pretty excited about that to get it into the fears of people it never got.

Where can people see it this weekend.

But it that this -- OK. The gators in Revere. That's okay in now with there and so it is Warwick, Rhode Island -- at those we spot this week in that. It you know it is our guy who shot a really good you know.

but if you all did a great job and I was -- for the for the of the premiere of the movie Louis was there and and the place was packed -- is like there's standing room only crowd there and everybody that was in the dry -- in the place in -- standing ovation was over. This is a movie if you're truly a Red Sox it. And if you're truly. Especially Louie -- you gotta see this picture and I would suggest seed in the theater for -- get the full media analyst he has been in the commercials and they will get all I was does best that's what they go it's -- but now that's it's still -- if he can't watch it -- it when it airs and then certainly TiVo exits to start. It's really really one of the -- you know as close to my heart as well. So bill lead decided Leo he's the best man at my wedding body you know and he noted anyone all want -- to go to Cuba one day. With a but I -- that I don't know I don't I don't like cigars that much but after what it's. Now maybe discovered the baseball -- great Cuban players that we missed out on based on this bad relationship we have with them.

no idea no idea but I played over the one thing that really struck me about baseball and if you but I mean if they'd love they put this in their blood but. They played baseball similar to the way we play -- up there in the state perspective and I mean that you'll play it all your life. We were playing in the game we play we'll play against guys in their 50s60s. Who would just clean our clock hey please o'clock but the younger kids that visit. Flat out good you know that that is bad that they used to be but they can build it roll it. It's estimated to watch them play havoc they've.

you guys found Tony leave his brother. Oh and Tony -- there's another guy you know under heralded for what he did a major leagues remembered 646512. Batting titles -- He could spray the ball would powered all fields. A US guys like -- in other guys who -- of that era. He is definitely the top three toughest hitters they face but you don't hear about here in the Hall of Fame either.

I don't know what what will it have yeah I guess no Cuban has been elected into the whole band and I think that. That the you know quite an oversight.

There is Ricky Ricardo in the Hall of Fame in this in the lounge singers all the papers he was Cuban I don't know. At some believable so now -- ask you -- does have a movie related thing about because I'm a little you know I don't John Dennis had a had a big huge speaking part in kingpin I think Callahan has been a couple of independent are out of a -- Why the handsome guy like me -- active note some kind of drug bartender roller something every pitch you guys throw me a bone. Yeah.

And -- radar for a while -- aware of we just wait for the right role Gloria.

I'm working on my acting to -- ridiculous that this. I was interview line -- pretty yeah yeah and again there. You don't even let the all. Estella are swapped Larry -- a bit I. -- Chris you and Whitney Bobby and and Peter for a long time followers have been eleven years. That's some believe you guys heavy favorite. I mean you've put out so many great movie but wait what's your favorite I get asked both. Your -- best your.

What it off without a lot of horrible problem but the one for me was probably. Fever -- and the reason -- it because of course the you know we were they had they would they would never spoke to win the World Series when we were shooting it weird and then and the red -- you know that they allowed -- I got the game and during the season and you know I just couldn't believe that they let it do that and and that it would be part of you know at some small way of all that. That is that one not that that I'll remember that one more than the other.

I anybody I was and that was stating that night and -- you know mayhem after they want to ask the last out. But some of the Red Sox fans and plus thousand stuck around you know -- you know. What's going on you know -- this document is -- going on while you know acknowledged that dialogue is gone that well happy didn't care but that was that was kind of wade had just redo the ending there.

Yeah I want that we had to redo the ending but also we wanted it get a shot at in the -- department Drew Barrymore bite out of steel the big part of this story. What we did note that they were gonna pick you know these these. TV cameras. Would pick that up and maybe it would probably get a figure that out but we didn't and it felt that I've ever there was a little bit of a better than what else did -- found -- one out you know the -- that a lot of people didn't wanna eat that out there without does that I think we've we've made a mistake we put him out there that's shop but -- decided. No that you know he was let it die hard.

Yeah and animal you don't want to show must go watch how you guys gonna know they're gonna win it for the first time be six years all right you know -- 86 years ago you wouldn't fill it would no sound.

Well actually joking -- that but just locked you know what -- gonna -- Currently the.

Re right there's still. Well it's like they were up 30 my exit with the goods -- gonna -- it -- once he wants to beat the Yankees by the way -- drive and run and they Yankee series so. -- of the notorious many veteran on this.

And by the wind up okay where they -- all now via. I gotta tell you I ran into this I thought you guys I've created two. I was -- bugaboo creek steak house today over -- Rick Bragg. And the growth.

The girl behind the counter at the bar was a split an image of Cameron dias. I swear to god choose a little younger but she she just like it. -- yeah commitment you -- that you spitting image of Louis -- case. I was so -- could tell -- story about we asked about the smoke cigars in the shower thing I asked one time known to use your recently. -- smoke cigars earlier in the shower Eagles and I don't -- how do you do then he goes you got movement. -- a perfect answer you. It -- what -- of the golf course with a but he won't smoke in my face and try to pot -- ultimate -- a coffin. I go and weak commodity goes. It's -- for -- says is cool --

You know I don't know first -- talking a little clue about what I've gotta look over -- like -- you understand at least they have all the things that but as well that we thought I'd let it be because -- Is spared uses native public that we want out of Cuba we're proud native on the bailout that was with --

country -- you know cal -- is -- favorite play is very diligently Armenians small cachet of friends there and a few mining rights collect but the Red Sox in those days. He'd love lowly and chris' tell me that you've got yes to do something for the documentary. Yeah and that's that's not to do but actually shows you the scene he had you know for the -- I mean you know those two those two guys love each other.

I really -- is you know at this they didn't like what. See he's you know -- a -- I think he'd probably get that -- a lot of things and he says no to everything but when Chris went down and ask them. If these you know that they have few words about happily -- the way you remember them he you know he and was all too happy to do with the help we were very out of.

One of the guys that can make yes mile anytime in you know yet -- very private even in the clubhouse -- all business you know play the game and get them out of -- get the media away from my locker for the most.

That's why am -- the only kind of world it imitates yen as accurately as precision. It's sent this in addition to the next documentary program costs yeah because now the reports in my career went a long time -- across one of the great pitches a ball club was oh wheat and always got. A -- attempt sound available Houghton I suspect fortunate -- team. -- No it does yeah adds it's just to open -- to do stupid stuff. Anyway we are I have to talk to you Bobby fairly you know it listen what that role so -- bug every golf -- Seattle be walking behind you going you know me -- he wants opted out and not the have a speaking -- just BP in this like atomic kids. What it will quick -- you know something about Mary to boot the sequel the old guy comes back. But it's congratulations on the -- on film I absolutely loved it and I'm sure that everybody that that takes my advice checks that will feel the same way. Thank you -- a lot have fun on the left coast. -- Meanwhile let's take a quick break and if you have any questions for Chris Neil Reed College 61777. -- or wait fifty. 88852 advisory fifty Ortiz has hit another home run. The Red Sox are up three nothing and if something adjusting their develops will do Maria alive looking and we'll be right back.

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