Description: A League of Their Own is a 1992 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Penny Marshall that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). It stars Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty, Rosie O'Donnell, Jon Lovitz, David Strathairn, Garry Marshall and Bill Pullman. It was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel from a story by Kelly Candaele and Kim Wilson.
Description: Bull Durham is a 1988 American romantic comedy sports film. It is partly based upon the minor-league baseball experiences of writer/director Ron Shelton and depicts the players and fans of the Durham Bulls, a minor-league baseball team in Durham, North Carolina. The film stars Kevin Costner as "Crash" Davis, a veteran catcher from the AAA Richmond Braves, brought in to teach rookie pitcher Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh (Tim Robbins) about the game in preparation for reaching the major leagues. Baseball groupie Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon) romances Nuke but finds herself increasingly attracted to Crash. Also featured are Robert Wuhl and Trey Wilson, as well as popular baseball "clown" Max Patkin.
Description: Moneyball is a 2011 American biographical sports drama film directed by Bennett Miller with a script by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin from a story by Stan Chervin. The film is based on the 2003 nonfiction book, "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game", by Michael Lewis. The book is an account of the Oakland Athletics baseball team's 2002 season and their general manager Billy Beane's attempts to assemble a competitive team. In the film, Beane (Brad Pitt) and assistant general manager Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), faced with the franchise's limited budget for players, build a team of undervalued talent by taking a sophisticated sabermetric approach to scouting and analyzing players. Philip Seymour Hoffman also stars as Art Howe.
Description: Moneyball is a 2011 American biographical sports drama film directed by Bennett Miller with a script by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin from a story by Stan Chervin. The film is based on the 2003 nonfiction book, "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game", by Michael Lewis. The book is an account of the Oakland Athletics baseball team's 2002 season and their general manager Billy Beane's attempts to assemble a competitive team. In the film, Beane (Brad Pitt) and assistant general manager Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), faced with the franchise's limited budget for players, build a team of undervalued talent by taking a sophisticated sabermetric approach to scouting and analyzing players. Philip Seymour Hoffman also stars as Art Howe.
Description: Major League is a 1989 American sports comedy film produced by Chris Chesser and Irby Smith, written and directed by David S. Ward, that stars Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes, James Gammon, Bob Uecker, Rene Russo, Margaret Whitton, Dennis Haysbert, and Corbin Bernsen. Telling the story of a single regular season of a fictionalized version of the Cleveland Indians baseball team, Major League grossed $75 million worldwide from an $11 million budget and spawned two sequels (Major League II and Major League: Back to the Minors), neither of which repeated the success of the original film.
Description: Ray Kinsella lives with his wife, Annie, and daughter, Karin, on their corn farm in Dyersville, Iowa. Troubled by his broken relationship with his late father, John, a devoted baseball fan, Ray fears growing old without achieving anything. While walking through his cornfield one evening, he hears a voice whispering, "If you build it, he will come." He sees a vision of a baseball diamond in the cornfield and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson (who in real-life died in 1951) standing in the middle. Believing in him, Annie lets him plow under part of their corn crop to build a baseball field, at risk of financial hardship.
Description: The San Tekka conglomerate was a corporation owned by the San Tekka clan, a family who had gained influence by the time of the High Republic Era for their work as hyperspace prospectors. The conglomerate often advertised for settlers to move to out-of-the-way planets, rewarding them for their labor in constructing local infrastructure. The corporation had an office on the capital planet Coruscant and operated on the planet Tiikae.
Description: The Aakaash system was located in the Oplovis sector. According to Mostima, the population of the system was almost completely human with a population of 174.2 billion. It was largely independent from the Galactic Republic and was ruled by the Land & Sky Corporation. The system also had its own language that was remarked to be very difficult to learn.
Description: Plop Dribble's was a spaceport restaurant at the Stobar Spaceport during the Clone Wars. Another Plop Dribble's was located at the wharf on the planet Coruscant. During the Galactic Civil War, a third Plop Dribble's restaurant could be found at Havoc Outpost. While the restaurants at Stobar and Coruscant featured an all Aurebesh logo, the one at Havoc Outpost featured a similar design, but was partially written in Outer Rim Basic.
Description: The Silver Sails Business Group was a large company active on the planet Begamor during the High Republic Era. During the mission to Begamor, president Jamie Brasen gave the order to kill everyone in the Silver Sails Business Group and blame Dawn Pharmaceuticals, another large company on Begamor.
Description: The New Cov Biomolecule Company was a leading harvesting and exporting company of naturally occurring biomolecules that were indigenous to New Cov from otherwise toxic plants and animals. These molecules had numerous applications galaxy-wide in medicine, industry, and military projects, and were often the objective of raids. The company was headquartered in Ilic on New Cov.
Description: Nova Orion Industries was a starship research and development company founded by Jonas Nova and Garrick Orion. They were based on Nova Orion Station in the Bright Jewel system and built Tansarii Point Station. They also were experimenting with the use of the midlithe crystal. In 1 ABY, a disagreement led to a rift between Nova and Orion, with each attempting to overturn the other.
Description: Repair Rack was the name of a series of repair shops available in at least four different locations in the the galaxy: It could be found at the Orondia Refueling Station and Stobar Spaceport during the Clone Wars, at Horizon Base during the Galactic Civil War, and at Colossus on Castilon during the Cold War, in the form of a small stall located at the marketplace. An advertisement for the business was also seen on the exterior of Vranki's Hotel and Casino, a space station in the Voxx Cluster. According to the Aurebesh signage, Repair Rack offered "droid services".
Description: Stobar Spaceport was a spaceport located on Stobar, where the diner Plop Dribble's was located. During the Clone Wars, the Dathomirian Savage Opress was searching for his brother Maul when he trampled through Plop Dribble's before commandeering the services of a Turtle Tanker piloted by a Sakiyan cargo hauler that was docked at the spaceport, in order to reach Lotho Minor. Almost at the same, Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan Ahsoka Tano arrived at the spaceport, hoping to eat something other than government rations, only to find that the diner had been attacked. As the two sat in the diner, Skywalker felt a disturbance in the Force.
Description: Spaaga Core, Inc. was a company specializing in the production of industrial-grade gems for use in laser technology. In 2 ABY, Spaage acquired the mining rights to a planet in the Minos Cluster and announced they were entering the Tibanna gas market. However, Nal Hutta Kal'tamok reported that sources revealed the planet actually produced Corusca gems.
Description: Aunt Z's Tavern was the most popular eatery on the Colossus. It was owned by Z'Vk'Thkrkza, whose alias Aunt Z gave the tavern its name. A droid named Glitch assisted her by serving clients and running simulation on the races' odds. The tavern was one of the sponsors of Hype Fazon, and his ship, Green Ace.
Description: Jarek Yeager's Repair Station, also known simply as Yeager's repairs, was a repair shop owned by Jarek Yeager on the Colossus. His employees included the the mechanics Neeku Vozo and Tamara Ryvora, and the astromech droid Bucket. During the Cold War, he allowed Kazuda Xiono to work in the shop as a member of Team Fireball but wanted nothing to do with the Resistance spy's mission.
Description: Rouge Beauty Company was a beauty company located on the planet Coruscant. The company sold various products such as bantha grease and olive oil. When the Jedi Padawan Sean infiltrated the estate of the president of the planet Begamor Jamie Brasen, in 200 BBY, he visited the kitchen of Latero head chef Marino Pomana. While in the kitchen, he deduced that two-thirds of the Rouge Beauty Company products in his kitchen were fake, coming instead from the local Opera Trade business, noting that the Rouge Beauty Company had never exported products anywhere near Begamor.
Description: The Colossus was a mobile aircraft refueling station on the ocean planet Castilon in the Western Reaches of the Mid Rim. It was operated by Captain Imanuel Doza, who resided in the station's upper levels with his daughter Torra. The Colossus was defended by a squadron of skilled pilots, known as Ace Squadron, and was also home to many other individuals such as Jarek Yeager, who owned a repair shop on the station.
Description: Hyrotii Assembly Services was a company that employed Gafferky Lenzwin as a salesbeing during the reign of the Galactic Empire. Lenzwin was sent on a work assignment to Coronet City on the planet Corellia, but risked his career with the company by leaving without a sale in 13 BBY due to health concerns. Hyrotii Assembly Services was first mentioned in the 2018 reference book Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide, which was written by Pablo Hidalgo.
Description: Pulsar Supertanker was a company allied with the Trade Federation. It was not as consumed with the bottom line as the rest of the Federation, which led to its expulsion from the organization. It was a young Nute Gunray's testimony to the Trade Federation Directorate against the company that first brought him to the attention of Darth Sidious.
Description: Planet Dreams, Incorporated, also called PlanetDreams, Inc. was a company specializing in creating inhabitable environments by planetscaping asteroids or inhospitable worlds with domes and other technology. The company had several chains in the galaxy, mostly centered around asteroid belts in the Mestra system and Oseon, also including worlds throughout the Greater Javin. Its clients tended to be affluent beings including the Tagge family and Lynciro Corp.
Description: Olin/Lands was a business organized by Ferus Olin and Roan Lands in the few years prior to the Clone Wars, with their offices on Bellassa. It was established to protect victims of corrupt businesses by aiding them in creating new identities and finding new homes. It was a thriving business until the end of the Clone Wars and the rise of the Galactic Empire. The business was shut down when the Imperials announced the warrants for the arrests of the two entrepreneurs, since Olin was a former Jedi Knight.
Description: Corellian Vehicle Reclamation was Corellia's leading landspeeder repossession company. It was repeatedly attacked by local gangs that were hired by enraged customers whose vehicles had been repossessed. The company's CEO often hired armed individuals to eliminate those gangs to prevent further attacks. This company is mentioned in the mission "Stop Rampages Through My Officer" that is available at Mission Terminals on Corellia in Star Wars Galaxies. The CEO hires the player to attack the base of a gang and destroy it.
