Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Uav Corporation
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 2002
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300255891
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #525,790 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best ever baseball nostalgia films., July 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Boys of Summer [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you were ever a Brooklyn Dodgers fan or a current Dodgers fan who would like to trace the ancestry of the Dodgers, you must see this video. Arguably the greatest Dodger teams in history and perhaps the greatest teams of all time, the Dodgers of the late 40's through mid 1950's are shown in all their glory in victory and defeat. The Brooklyn Dodgers were unique and this film captures that quality.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "I see the boys of summer . . .", August 23, 2008

By 

J. H. Minde "Everything I need is right here" (Boca Raton, Florida and Brooklyn, New York) - See all my reviews
(TOP 1000 REVIEWER)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Boys of Summer [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"The Boys of Summer" is a poem by Dylan Thomas, but the phrase is far more famous as the moniker of the "Jackie Robinson Dodgers," that iteration of the Brooklyn Dodgers who played in Ebbets Field from 1947 to 1956. Prior to 1947, the Dodgers were an unexceptional team. Shortly after 1956, they slipped into legend, when owner Walter O'Malley moved the team to Los Angeles for the 1958 season, ending an era in Brooklyn.

During the Robinson Era, the team remained surprisingly stable, and extraordinarily competitive, but, as this film shows, what happened on the field was only a fraction of what made the team special.

A film adaptation of The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn, this documentary, hosted by comedian Sid Caesar, a Brooklyn boy and lifelong Brooklyn Dodgers fan, dates from 1983. While it discusses the exploits of the team in their grandest era, THE BOYS OF SUMMER focuses more importantly on the team members' lives since the end of The Era.

Time has not been kind to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Of all the men profiled in the film, only pitchers Preacher Roe and Carl Erskine and Center Fielder Duke Snider are still with us as of 2008. Destiny treated them more evenhandedly. Some struggled after their Major League careers, but most lived lives of quiet contentment, and appear to have been men of surprising depth and thoughtfulness.

This film is an absolute necessity for any Brooklyn Dodger fan. Unfortunately, it is not available on DVD and is only to be purchased through limited outlets> It is a joy to watch.

5.0 out of 5 stars boys of summer, September 25, 2010

By 

Virginia Walborn - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Boys of Summer [VHS] (VHS Tape)

When I was young I was a great fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers. This video portrays each player at their best. What a team. I was truly sorry when they left New York. The team is no where near the Great Brooklyn Team.