Season of the Samurai

[SDawgs]

I saw the trailer on Youtube and i was wondering if it is available either by a torrent dload somewhere or for purchase.

[DawgsBooster2]

Heh, I haven't gotten anything via torrents in so long now, I totally forgot to even look online for the movie.

Still, I wish the GBL would put it up for sale in the various team stores.

[GBLCommish]

Season of the Samurai is not yet available for sale. It was selected by the Santa Barbara Film Festival and debuted there in late January in a single showing. Film festivals are a marketplace for films to get exposure and land a distribution contract (kind of like a baseball tryout) after being showcased at the festival. The film's producers, MOD3 Production and Braintree are now following up with distribution companies that have interest. Based on the best opportunity offered the film could be a cinema release, cable release, straight to DVD, or not released at all (unlikely given it's selection at Santa Barbara).

The trailer on YouTube was the original trailer that was cut just after the season ended and before the editing of the 91 minute film was done. It does not really accurately reflect the movie that was created, but a new trailer would be done under the direction of a distrbution company based on their plans to market the film once they purchase the rights.

Hopefully it gets picked up and everyone gets a chance to see it. It's a bit like the Osbournes meets Bull Durham meets Lost In Translation with a touch of the Bad News Bears thrown into the mix -- very entertaining, but salty. GBL fans will recognize players and venues as footage from Surprise, Yuma, Chico, Fullerton, San Diego, Mesa, and Long Beach all made the final cut including cameo appearances by Pat Sajak and Rickey Henderson and lots of baseball game footage.

As soon as it is available, we'll certainly have it for sale in the GBL online store.

Best Regards,
Kevin Outcalt
Commissioner
Golden Baseball League

[DawgsBooster2]

Hee! I totally melted at the Lost in Translation mention.

Good thoughts for its quick (for me) and profitable (for the GBL) release.

[Shootmaster_44]

I certainly hope this gets released on DVD as it sounds interesting. Being in Canada its unlikely that I'd ever get to see it otherwise.

[Pietsch Fan]

Any word on distribution yet?

Mary