Jim Shelton

Cobb -- Academy Award-winner Tommy Lee Jones ('The Fugitive,' 'The Client') stars as baseball legend Ty Cobb.

Academy Award-winner Tommy Lee Jones ("The Fugitive," "The Client") stars as baseball legend Ty Cobb. A sportswriter is contacted by Cobb to write a white-washed version of his life story but, after discovering the dark and scandalous truth behind the legend, he must decide whether to write the real story or maintain the myth. Co-starring Robert Wuhl ("Good Morning, Vietnam," "Bull Durham") and Lolita Davidovich ("JFK," "Leap of Faith") and written by Ron Shelton ("Bull Durham," "White Men Can"t Jump"). The Hollywood Reporter calls this a "sharp-breaking and crackling film" with a "terrific" performance by Tommy Lee Jones.

A reporter hired to write the 'official' biography of Ty Cobb discovers just how dark the baseball legend's real story is (misanthropic, drunken, abusive) -- and must decide whether to candycoat the story or not.

A reporter hired to write the 'official' biography of Ty Cobb discovers just how dark the baseball legend's real story is.