Tonight was the world premiere of the "2007 World Series Film" (see my previous post on the event here), and several Sox-ians were on hand to walk the red carpet- including Terry Francona, Curt Schilling, Manny Delcarmen, Larry Lucchino and Dave Magadan, plus the Dropkick Murphys and special appearances by both the 2004 and 2007 World Series trophies.
Curt apparently did not get the memo regarding the dress code for the night, since it appears every other person in attendance was wearing suits and dresses - and Curt rolled in wearing jeans and a blue plaid shirt. Because when I think "red carpet", I think "old plaid shirt". I'm not going to give him too hard a time for the wardrobe malfunction, though - because he told reporters he looks forward to retiring in Boston and spending the next 10 years "in the bleachers hecking Tito." He can wear whatever he wants when he talks like that.
Matt Damon, who narrated the film, was not on hand for the premiere- but he did send a special treat for those in attendance: a special one-time only ending to the film. "The Red Sox are 2007 World Champions. Suck on it New York!" I really like that guy. There's an excellent article in the Globe here all about Matt and his Sox love- which includes this gem: "My brother told me my nephews think Mike Lowell is George Clooney."
NOTE: NESN is also doing their own 2007 film, but this one will cover the entire '07 season, not just the World Series. It will be called "Champions Again: The Story of the 2007 Boston Red Sox" . and will air on NESN sometime in December.
Here's some video from the World Premiere event - and I've got tons more pictures from the evening after the jump. Did you go to the premiere? Stop by and drop a comment and let us know how it went!
video courtesy of NESN
Photos courtesy of AP, MLB and the Boston Herald.
on November 27, 2007 8:42 AM
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