''Chasing Dreams'' is a 1982 American

sports film A sports film is a film genre in which any particular sport plays a prominent role in the film's plot or acts as its central theme. It is a production in which a sport or a sports-related topic is prominently featured or is a focus of the plot. D ...

directed by Therese Conte and Sean Roche, and starring David G. Brown. Its plot revolves around a teenage boy, growing up on a farm, who discovers he has a knack for

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch ...

. The film is mainly remembered for a small role by

Kevin Costner Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Kevin Costner, various accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Primeti ...

as the hero's older brother.Rob Edelman ''Great Baseball Films: From Right Off the Bat to A League of their Own'' 1994 p117 "Chasing Dreams is of interest solely for the presence of Kevin Costner , pre - Bull Durham and Field of Dreams , in the role of Thompson's older , medical-student brother . He appears at the beginning of the film , as he is going off to school "

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* 1982 films 1982 drama films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films American sports drama films {{1980s-drama-film-stub