Tiger Town

Tiger Town
GenreDrama
Family
Sport
Written byAlan Shapiro
Directed byAlan Shapiro
StarringRoy Scheider
Justin Henry
Music byEddy L. Manson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerSusan B. Landau
Production locationDetroit
CinematographyRobert Elswit
EditorsRichard A. Harris
John F. Link
Running time90 minutes
Production companyWalt Disney Television
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
ReleaseOctober 9, 1983 (1983-10-09)
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Tiger Town is a 1983 American made-for-television sports drama film starring Roy Scheider as an aging baseball player for the Detroit Tigers, and Justin Henry as a devoted young fan. Written and directed by Detroit native Alan Shapiro, with executive producer Susan B. Landau, the production was filmed on location in and around Tiger Stadium.

Tiger Town originally aired October 9, 1983 on the Disney Channel as the first installment of Disney Channel Premiere Films. Following a limited theatrical release in the Detroit area in June 1984 (coinciding with the Tigers’ best season in franchise history), the film won the CableACE Award for Best Dramatic Special in 1984. It subsequently aired on ABC in 1986 as the Disney Sunday Movie.