The Comrades of Summer

4.8

Sparky Smith (Joe Mantegna) was manager of the Seattle Mariners until he had one too many shouting matches with the team's owner (Michael Lerner) and winds up fired. Now Sparky's ready to coach any team who'll have him. The only problem is, no one will, until the day the Russian Sports Ministry led by the delectable Tanya (Natalya Negoda) comes knocking at his door. The Russians need a baseball coach for their Olympic team, and Sparky is just the man for the job. Once on Russian soil though, he soon discovers that the Russian team is composed of athletes, hockey players, and shot putters who barely know their way around a diamond. Confronted with this losing team, hilarious comedy ensues when Sparky is told to accept an invitation to have his team visit the States and play his old team the Mariners.

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Art

Matt Reddy

Set Dresser

Louise Roper

Assistant Set Decoration

Ignacio McBurney

Set Dresser

Linda Vipond

Set Decoration

David Fischer

Production Design

Gary Myers

Art Direction

Camera

Stephen S. Campanelli

Camera Operator

Andy Wilson

First Assistant Camera

Terry McEwen

Second Assistant Camera

Richard Leiterman

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Jenni Gullett

Set Costumer

Rena Campbell

Assistant Costume Designer

Gillian Kieft

Costumer

Sherry Linder-Gygli

Hairstylist

Jayne Dancose

Makeup Artist

Larry S. Wells

Costume Design

Crew

Mitchell Levykh

Dialect Coach

Stewart Bradley

Special Effects Coordinator

Betty Thomas Quee

Stunt Coordinator

Directing

Tommy Lee Wallace

Director

Kevin Parks

Assistant Director Trainee

Colleen Mitchell

Second Assistant Director

Patrice Leung

First Assistant Director

Karen Sowiak

Third Assistant Director

Jean Bereziuk

Script Supervisor

Editing

Steve Schoenberg

Associate Editor

Robert F. Shugrue

Assistant Editor

Nigel Hollick

Assistant Editor

Stephen E. Rivkin

Editor

Production

Sandi Nielsen

Casting Assistant

Helen Akerly

Trainee Production Coordinator

Vicki Huff

Casting

David Pritchard

Producer

Kari Harris

Extras Casting Assistant

Gretchen Goode

Production Coordinator

Andrew Van Slee

Extras Casting

Yvonne Melville

Assistant Production Coordinator

Paul Weber

Casting Assistant

Andrew McLean

Production Manager

Jack Grossbart

Executive Producer

Sid Kozak

Casting

Joan Barnett

Executive Producer

Matthew O'Connor

Production Supervisor

Tim Braine

Producer

Sound

Rick Patton

Sound Mixer

James Kusan

Boom Operator

James Troutman

Supervising Sound Editor

Steve Livingston

Music Editor

Mel Metcalfe

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

David J. Hudson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ken Johnson

Music Editor

Terry Porter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gail Clark Burch

ADR Editor

William Olvis

Original Music Composer

Writing

Robert Rodat

Writer