A Mile in His Shoes (2011)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama, Family
Written By:Jason Koornick
In Theaters:9/5/2011
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Runtime:90 minutes
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Cast
William Dear
Director
Luke Schroder
Mickey Tussler
George Canyon
Clarence
Dean Cain
Arthur 'Murph' Murphy
Chilton Crane
Mrs. Tussler
Jarod Joseph
Pee Wee
Jesse Hutch
George 'Lefty' Rogers
Andrew Wheeler
Warren Dennison
Jaren Brandt Bartlett
Raymond 'Boxcar' Miller
Anna Mae Wills
Laney
Matthew Robert Kelly
Chip McNally
Lee Tichon
Rocco Hightower
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