Year: 2006
Runtime: 87 min
Language: English
Director: Michael Hoffman
In 1986, playwright Nicky Rogan faces a crisis when a harsh review from critic Steven Schwimmer appears imminent. His personal anxieties are heightened as he watches the Boston Red Sox compete for the World Series championship. The pressure of the looming critique intertwines with the team’s struggle, blurring the lines between Nicky's professional and personal life as he confronts his deepest insecurities.
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Nicky Rogan, a successful playwright known for his multiple successful works, finds himself in turmoil on the opening night of his latest play. With everyone around him, including his friends, convinced that this will be his best production yet, doubts and fears begin to creep in. These insecurities are fueled by a rival playwright whose previous work was severely panned by the local newspaper’s strident drama critic, Steven Schwimmer. As the hour approaches, Nicky’s anxiety escalates to a terrifying resolve—he intends to eliminate the critic, convinced that his play will suffer the same fate.
Instead of being at the theater, Nicky opts for a local bar, finding unexpected company in a friendly cab driver and her grandson. Earlier that evening, she amusingly mistook him for a small-time gangster, a mistake he does not bother to correct. As they share the night, they fixate on the pivotal Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, where the Boston Red Sox, Nicky’s beloved team, are on the brink of clinching the championship against the New York Mets. Throughout the game, even as the Sox lead, Nicky wrestles with a deep-seated fear of loss, one he knows all too well as a dedicated fan.
When the infamous moment arrives—the catastrophic errors leading to the heartbreaking loss for the Sox—Nicky reaches his breaking point. Fueled by rage and disappointment, he abandons his companions and heads out on a mission to confront his would-be nemesis. In a twist of fate, Nicky discovers not only the critic but also witnesses him in an intimate moment with his own daughter. In a chaotic storm of emotions, Nicky pulls out his weapon, only to find unexpected camaraderie with Steven Schwimmer as they share in the misery of the Sox’s defeat. Ultimately, they find solace in each other, huddled together in the critic’s apartment as they endure a seemingly endless rerun of the devastating Bill Buckner error, forever entwined by the night’s events.
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