This Old Cub

I finally saw "This Old Cub" on Saturday on WGN. I high standards for this movie because I am a die hard Cubs fan and Ron Santo is a great person to listen to. After watching the movie, it beat... Full review

I watched this film on my portable DVD player with my dad on our way to St. Louis. That film helped my dad and me bond more than I could imagine. Jeff Santo showed a side of Ron that I... Full review

I love baseball and documentaries and I am from Chicago. I am a die-hard Cubs fan and think Ron Santo should be in the Hall of Fame. But this movie is depressing. Yes it is real life, but this is... Full review

This is a great movie about a baseball legend who also happens to be a diabetic. Despite that disability (which he kept a secret for many years), he played baseball skillfully and continues to be an energetic and inspiring man.... Full review

This is an excellent film. I am fortunate enough to live in one of the cities that the film was released in and took advantage of my luck and went to see the movie. This film (best described as a... Full review

This Old Cub is not a cinematic masterpeice, but it is a nice movie from an up-and-coming filmmaker, Jeff Santo. He couldn't have had a better subject than his father, Ron Santo, to make a documentary film about.This film chronicles... Full review

"This Old Cub" is a funny and moving look at the life of Ron Santo, the great third baseman, and now excellent WGN broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs (with his partner, Pat Hughes - they make a great radio team!).... Full review

His son, Jeff Santo, has created an affectionate documentary about him....This Old Cub" is admirable for its profile of a man who's still pushing....This Old Cub" is immensely engaging in its first two parts, featuring people enthusiastic about the Cubs and Santos.... ... Full Review

Movie is very moving.....a great movie.... ... Full Review

One of the film's greatest strengths is how much information it's able to pack into its 86 minutes.....One classic story documents an attack he suffered in the on-deck circle..... ... Full Review

The film effectively reveals just how much the expected Hall of Fame honor would mean to the veteran Cub, allowing us to feel the same overwhelming love he feels from the organization at that moment. A competently compiled documentary, baseball fans will all want to see this, and Cubs fans will universally declare that This Old Cub ranks among the finest documentaries ever put to celluloidat least until the Cubs win another championship. ... Full Review

February 3, 2005 -- This is a heartfelt documentary of beloved ex-Cub baseball player Ron Santo. It follows Santo, now a Cub broadcaster, through a rough time in his life when he had his second leg amputated as a result... ... Full Article

The documentary "This Old Cub" doesn't wallow in nostalgia in its reverent homage to Ron Santo, the Chicago Cubs' longtime third baseman. There's some looking back, especially at the heartbreaking season of 1969 when the Cubbies were overtaken in the... ... Full Article