In July 2017, Joe Manganiello and Sofía Vergara joined the cast of the film, with Raymond De Felitta directing from a screenplay by Robert Bruzio. Manganiello will also serve as a producer on the film alongside Nick Manganiello, Bill Chartoff, Lynn Hendee, Eric Fischer through their 3:59 and Off the Chart Entertainment banners, respectively.[2][3] In August 2017, Kevin William Paul, Jimmy Smagula and James Madio joined the cast of the film.[4][5][6] In September 2017, Denis O'Hare, Michael Rispoli and Vincent Pastore joined the cast of the film.[7]
Release
In May 2019, Saban Films acquired distribution rights to the film, and released it on July 19, 2019.[8]
Reception
Bottom of the 9th holds a 69% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 13 reviews, with an average of 5.7/10.[9] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 58 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[10]