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Closed Caption; Commentary by Ron Shelton; Commentary by Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Wuhl; Additional scenes; The real Al Stump; On the field with Roger Clemens; Interactive menus; Theatrical trailer; Scene access; Subtitles: English, Français, and Español
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1. Credits [2:07]
2. What a Ballplayer! [2:59]
3. "Cobb Wants to See Me" [3:27]
4. Outta Here [6:18]
5. "We Need Each Other" [2:54]
6. Misunderstood Genius [4:43]
7. Driving Lessons [2:58]
8. Off-Road Detour [2:31]
9. Couldn't Be Hurt [4:00]
10. Baseball's Most Hated [7:17]
11. Passenger Speaks His Mind [4:39]
12. Reno and Ramona [1:15]
13. Piece of Psychology [4:04]
14. Final Editorial Approval [2:02]
15. In the Spotlight [5:14]
16. Stumps Not Himself [3:33]
17. Husband Material [2:09]
18. A $2,000 Deal [5:38]
19. Stump Strategy [1:34]
20. Fastest Gun at Craps [1:31]
21. Biographer, Best Friend, Nurse [4:54]
22. Cochrane's Bit of Effort [3:27]
23. Lineup of Legends [2:08]
24. Memories Blur [6:09]
25. Not Wanted [:20]
26. Save the Romance [1:54]
27. Nothing but Grief [1:09]
28. Last His Father Saw [7:08]
29. Children Need Heroes [3:35]
30. Going Crazy [1:10]
31. "You're My Friend" [3:53]
32. Not Worth Killing [2:05]
33. "Print It All!" [4:42]
34. Writers Never Lie [5:38]
35. The Truth Is... [:56]
36. My Weakness [1:18]
37. End Credits and Parting Words [2:07]
What does a biographer do when the truth about his subject is far less pleasant than the legend? That is the moral dilemma at the heart of Cobb, which explores the lives of both baseball's premier hitter, Ty Cobb (Tommy Lee Jones), and the sportswriter assigned to set his story down, Al Stump (Robert Wuhl). Stump arrives at the Tahoe home of the dying Cobb to write the official life story of the first man inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame. He finds a drunken, misanthropic, bitter racist who abuses his biographer as well as everyone else. Stump must either candycoat his subject's life or present an accurate picture of a disgusting man who happened to become an American sports hero. The movie's biting focus on Cobb, ferociously performed by Jones, is not matched by its weaker representation of Stump, an imbalance which ultimately weakens the film's overall effect. Don Kaye, All Movie Guide