Bang the Drum Slowly (1978)

Bang the Drum Slowly full movie is released on Mar 09, 1978. Watch Bang the Drum Slowly online - the English Drama movie from United States. Bang the Drum Slowly is directed by John D. Hancock and created by Mark Harris with Michael Moriarty and Robert De Niro. Bang the Drum Slowly is available online on Hoopla and Kanopy.

Henry Wiggen (Author to his friends) and Bruce Pearson are members of the New York Mammoths major-league baseball team--Author the star pitcher, Bruce the catcher who never quite lived up to his potential--friends and roommates when they're on the road. During the off-season, Bruce is diagnosed with the terminal case of Hodgkin's disease. Author is the only teammate who knows about it; neither plans to tell anyone. Author takes extraordinary measures to ensure that he is playing ball with Bruce during what will probably be Bruce's final season. Author looks after Bruce in part because Bruce is mentally a simple man who can easily be taken advantage of, especially by his opportunistic girlfriend Katie. As the season progresses, the team isn't quite gelling, despite being the best team on paper. But as information comes to light, the dynamic on the team changes to make it a memorable end of the season especially for Bruce, who finishes on his own terms.