- Published in The Athletes
Henry Wiggen
One of the great sports movies of the 70’s, Bang the Drum Slowly was part Brian’s Song, part of Mice and Men. Michael Moriarty played the star Pitcher who took care of his slower friend and Catcher played by Robert DeNiro. It was one of the kinder roles in sports films and in many ways, the older brother that we all wish we could have. The film may be forty years old, but we are a little surprised that its legacy is not as strong.