A new cult classic indie sports movie in the making, EEPHUS is an elegy for America’s pastime and an affectionate depiction of beer league camaraderie. It’s also just flat-out funny, with a hell of a comedic batting average and a lovable Massachusetts-brand of brininess. It’s the end of an era for a recreational baseball league as a bunch of long-in-the-tooth hangers on—including an appearance by local hero hurler Bill “Spaceman” Lee—gather together for one final game before their hallowed diamond is demolished. As the game stretches into extra innings, and daylight fades, this group of salty underdogs reflects on their years of friendship and their shared love of the game as they make peace with the end. EEPHUS is positively dripping with nostalgia, capturing the unreal golden glow of a New England autumn that only exists in the mind. Lived-in, ribald, and a blast of a hangout movie, EEPHUS is so full of wonderful non-sequiturs and chin-music zingers that the movie’s poetry and melancholy will catch you flat-footed. ~OO
After the film, there is a Q&A with former Boston Red Sox and current Burlington Cardinals pitcher Bill Lee, who plays a part in the film.
