The two delve in head first, and despite some tough outings they never back down. While going through the usual motions, Billy happens by Pete Brand (Jonah Hill), an economist who may have found a way to scout baseball with the efficiency the A's need. Billy is tasked with rebuilding despite a payroll that leaves the A's trailing the competition. After losing in the playoffs to the Yankees, the A's lose their stars to free agency. Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) is a former major leaguer turned general manager of the Oakland A's. Unfortunately the waning popularity of America's pastime is as much of a deterrent as a movie star and free entertainment are agents of attraction. Surely a sneak to see a Brad Pitt movie would be even more chaotic. Those were movies starring a bunch of well less than household names. When the doors to the theatre open, phones are sequestered, and a rush is put on to find prime seating. Usually when this happens there's a horde of folks queued up. I have another rare chance to catch a film more than a day before its national release.
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