Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919 -- October 24, 1972) was an American baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era.
42 is a 2013 American biographical sports film written and directed by Brian Helgeland about the life of baseball player Jackie Robinson, who wore jersey number 42. The film stars Chadwick Boseman as Robinson,[3] and Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey. Christopher Meloni, John C. McGinley, Lucas Black, and Nicole Beharie appear in supporting roles.
TRANSCRIPT:
What can I do for you, Pee Wee?
Well, Mr. Rickey, it's like this.
The series in Cincinnati next week?
Yes. Important road trip.
- We're only three games out of first.
- Yes, sir.
Now, you know I'm from Kentucky.
Then Cincinnati
will nearly be a home game for you.
Well...
...I got this letter.
Apparently, some people aren't too happy
about me playing with Robinson.
Huh?
"Nigger lover.
Watch yourself.
We'll get you, carpetbagger."
Pretty typical stuff.
Well, it's not typical to me, sir.
How many of those letters
have you gotten, Pee Wee?
Just the one. Ain't that enough?
What are those?
Well, I'll tell you what they aren't.
They aren't letters
from the Jackie Robinson fan club.
"Get out of baseball
or your baby boy will die."
"Quit baseball or your nigger wife...."
"Get out of the game or be killed."
Does Jackie know?
Well, of course he does.
And the FBI.
They're taking a threat in Cincinnati
pretty seriously.
So excuse me if I don't get too upset
about you getting called a carpetbagger.
You should be proud.
Well, I'd just like to play ball, sir.
That's all.
Oh, I understand.
I bet Jackie just wants to play ball.
I bet he wishes he wasn't leading
the League in hit by pitch.
I bet he wishes people didn't want
to kill him.
The world's not so simple anymore.
Guess it never was.
We just, uh....
Baseball ignored it, now we can't.
Yes, sir.