''Wait 'til This Year'' is a reality-type docu-drama film which follows a

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eigh ...

fan during the 2004 baseball season, when the team ended their famous losing streak by winning the

World Series The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner of the World ...

."NESN partners with independent film maker"
''The Boston Globe's Boston.com'', January 13, 2005. The film was aired on New England Sports Network (NESN) and then released on DVD afterward."NESN’s ''Wait 'til This Year'' to be released on DVD
''The Boston Globe's Boston.com'', November 17, 2005. Monika Lahiri starred (as the "character" ''Monika'') and produced the film, which combines reality, documentary and scripted scenes when following the events from the perspective of Monika. In the film Monika and her husband Jes (played by Ges Selmont) are diehard Sox fans. Friends Rob and Alex, have a conflict, because one is a

Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

fan, and one a Sox fan.

Cast

The "cast" includes those playing scripted fictional roles, while also including persons who appear as themselves, such former Red Sox star players, who made cameo appearances as themselves. * Monika Lahiri - Monika, lead character and wife of Jes.; URL last accessed April 9, 2006. * Ges Selmont - Ges, husband of Monika. * Chris Kies - Rob, a Sox fan, and friend of Alex. * Stephen Kunken - Alex, a Yankees fan, and friend of Rob. * Rich Coppola - Himself, TV sports director at Connecticut's WTIC FOX 61 * Tony Terzi - Himself, sports reporter *

Jim Rice James Edward Rice (born March 8, 1953), nicknamed "Jim Ed", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder and designated hitter. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 26, 2009, as the 103rd member voted in by the BBWAA. Rice p ...

- Himself, former Sox player. * Dwight Evans - Himself, former Sox player. * Bill Lee - Himself, a former Sox player * Carl Yastrzemski - Himself, former Sox player. * Julie Dubela - Herself, national anthem singer

References

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