09 Aug 1996
Basquiat
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
Facing Nolan
5,714 strike-outs. 108 mph fastball. 7 no-hitters. One of a kind.
In the world of Major League Baseball no one has created a mythology like Nolan Ryan. Told from the point of view of the hitters who faced him and the teammates who revered him, Facing Nolan is the definitive documentary of a Texas legend.
Top Billed Cast
Nolan Ryan Self
George W. Bush Self
Roger Clemens Self
Randy Johnson Self
Pete Rose Self
Alan Ashby Self
Buzzie Bavasii Self
Craig Biggio Self
George Brett Self
Enos Cabell Self
Rod Carew Self
Rico Carty Self
Phil Garner Self
Robert Goldman Self
Gil Hodges Self
Art Howe Self
Mike MacRae Narrator
Mike Maddux Self
John McClain Self
John J. McMullen Self (archive footage)
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