Watch clip on “Pine Tar Game” from “Brett” here
KANSAS CITY, Mo.— An advanced screening of MLB Network Presents: Brett will be held Monday, Dec. 4 at Union Station Extreme Screen at 6:15 p.m. CT.
George Brett – the Kansas City and Royals icon – is profiled in the film with raw interviews that show his relentless drive for excellence, as well as his complex and difficult relationship with his late father, a topic he has rarely spoken about publicly.
The film comes 50 years after Brett’s arrival in Kansas City and brings every seminal moment of his career to life, including his pursuit of .400 during his AL MVP-winning season in 1980, losing four straight American League Championship Series before winning it all in 1985, the infamous “Pine Tar Game,” a hatred for the New York Yankees that still burns today and the life he built in Kansas City.
Others interviewed for the film include Hall of Famers and playing contemporaries Reggie Jackson, Mike Schmidt and Robin Yount; teammates Frank White, Willie Wilson, Jeff Montgomery and Jamie Quirk; Royals Hall of Fame broadcaster Denny Matthews, author and longtime Kansas City sportswriter Joe Posnanski, and Brett’s wife, Leslie, and oldest son, Jackson.
Director James Potocki will speak before the screening, which will be followed by a panel between Brett, Matthews, and Royals broadcaster Ryan Lefebvre. Dinner will be served following the conversation.