cast/trailer/info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1663128/
Pete Rose info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Rose
I think that this movie was rated PG for references of language (but I could be mistaken) and I rated this a 4/5 for being a sports documentary, good narration of the life of Pete Rose and showing actual sports footage of his 4192 hit. The deduction was for it being slow in some parts and not being on my top 100.
This story starts off just telling about Pete Rose and his early life. They talk about how he grew up in Cincinnati (Cincy), his father and their relationship. Also they discuss how he picked up his 100% all the time attitude from his dad.
Later in the movie they discuss his climb from the minor leagues to Cincy and how he made his Rookie of the Year debut, at 2B, on the same team as the great SS Joe Morgan and 3B Brook Robinson, and that later in his career got to play with C Johnny Bench and 1B Tony Perez. This was when they were called "The Red Machine" and were winning world series in the 70's under Sparky Anderson. Also later on in his career, he was traded to the Phillies and played with the great 3B Mike Schmidt (Pete played 1B and LF and RF [I think]). Also they talk about how his popularity got him to be on commercials for Aqua Shave for several years.
After winning a world series with the Phillies in the 80's, Rose was then traded to the Expos ands then back to Cincy. While in Cincy, he became the player-manager.
But the climax of the movie comes on September 11, 1986 (15 years before 911), where he gets his 4192 hit. They show this clip in the movie as well as the reaction of the fans, his son and his teammates to reaching this achievement and beating Ty Cobb's former all-time hit record.
The movie ends with the narrator (J.K. Simmons) talking about this great achievement and the other achievements of Pete Rose's life. The credits show Pete Rose's career numbers and also which reords he holds in baseball such as hits (4,256), at bats, outs and many more.
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