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The team fell short of earning the Brewers' first World Series title, but they left behind years' worth of memories. The 1982 Brewers still have a place in the hearts of nearly all Milwaukeeans, and they're now being immortalized with a documentary, releasing this Friday, Sept. 13. Image courtesy of © The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-USA TODAY NETWORK Minutes after Gorman Thomas waved and missed at Bruce Sutter’s two-strike offering to end the World Series’s final game, a dejected Harvey Kuenn answered a phone call from a man he had never spoken with previously. On the other line was President Ronald Reagan, to congratulate the team on their tremendous season--a man who rose to fame in Hollywood and was memorialized with a Hollywood film, released just two weeks ago. The very team he applauded in that moment featured a cast of characters made for Hollywood, a group who themselves will be immortalized in the upcoming documentary, “Just a Bit Outside: The Story of the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers.” Cannonball Productions Owner/President Sean Hanish served as director-producer of the film. At his side was Kelly Kahl, former CBS president. Kahl grew up idolizing Thomas, but only developed a relationship with him over their golf games about a decade ago. “He would tell a new story every hole,” said Kahl, who grew up in Burlington. “They typically involved 2 a.m. in [a road city] and the hijinks the team would go through almost every night.” He pitched the idea to Hanish, who was raised in nearby Brookfield. “I talked to Sean - we sat down ourselves over a couple beers.” Thus, the project was born. Stormin’ Gorman played an influential role as an associate producer, convincing his fellow former Brewers to take part in the project. Thomas’s role as ringleader has remained, even 40-plus years after occupying a spot in the middle of the batting order. The characters may as well have been created in a production room: Robin Yount as the lead. Paul Molitor as the heartthrob. Pete Vuckovich and Thomas as the eclectic sidekicks. Ben Oglivie as the sage. Jim Gantner as the scrappy local hero. Ted Simmons as the club's leader. A cast of characters spending 162 nights together resulted in a plethora of stories - more exploits than a two-hour film could hold. “Ben Oglivie is in a bad slump,” began Hanish, telling a story that failed to make it into the final product. “Pete Vuckovich was known for getting people ‘out of slumps.’ The way Vuke would do it is, he’d take the other player out and they’d close the bar--with style. That night, Vuke took Benji out, and they had a night. “Vuke had this ongoing theory that if you went out and got really hammered the night before a game, you’d come to the game and you’d be ‘loosey goosey.’ He called it the rubber body effect.” One at-bat, one home run. Oglivie wouldn’t look at Vuke, according to Hanish. Two at-bats, two home runs. Oglivie still wouldn’t look at Vuke. “Third time up - bam,” said Hanish. “Home run in the upper deck of Tiger Stadium. Oglivie runs around the bases, makes a beeline for Vuke, grabs him and tells him, ‘The human body is not supposed to work this way!’” A cast of characters made for Hollywood. Oh, and at the helm was Harvey Kuenn - a perfect blend of Sam Malone and Coach Ernie Pantuso, straight out of “Cheers.” The 51-year-old Kuenn was a local has-been - a former Rookie of the Year and batting champion who learned to hit in the sandlots of West Allis. Sporting a wooden leg, a cheek formed to the shape of the chewing tobacco perpetually tucked inside of it and a face that outpaced his age by decades, Kuenn led the local nine within one win of a title - while living on the second floor of the bar that his in-laws owned and operated. On the night the team played its last game together, Kuenn poignantly set the tone for the Brewers’ legacy in an interview with NBC’s Byron Day. “Each and every one of them can hang their heads high,” said Kuenn. “As far as I’m concerned, they’re all champions.” Kuenn sparked a celebration lasting more than four decades, beginning with Robin Yount’s motorcycle entrance into Milwaukee County Stadium and continuing with nearly quinquennial (once every five years) celebrations. The community rallied around the ‘82 team in a manner virtually unprecedented, for a team that failed to take home the commissioner’s trophy. The story extends beyond the result of the final out in Game 7. “This is one of the two most personal films that I’ve done,” said Hanish. “That’s how much this team meant to me, personally, and how much it meant to the community. As I tell people, nobody is making a documentary about the '82 Cardinals.” Perhaps President Reagan, the commander-in-chief who rose to prominence in Hollywood, admired the team made for Hollywood. But the team never received its Hollywood ending - or did they? “When you’re watching it in the theater - all the excitement of Game 5 [of the ALCS] and that explosion when Yount throws to Cooper for the final out - you feel it on screen. It’s almost like being there when I was 14 years old. Being able to share that - that’s the reason I got into this movie-making business.” To relive the excitement of the Brewers’ near-championship season, you can buy tickets at justabitoutsidethemovie.com. The film is exclusively in Marcus Theatres across Wisconsin from Sept. 13-19. View full article

The '82 Brewers were an exciting bunch, but so are the 2024 Brewers. Could they replicate the success of 1982 and reach the World Series? View full video

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