In one scene, he presses Beane about wanting a contract extension in 2002. Howe is portrayed as being confrontational and defiant. But Beane scoffed at any suggestion that he had influence in the way Howe was portrayed in the movie. It’s no secret that Howe and Beane had a frosty relationship while Howe managed Oakland. “Some guys have told me I should get a hold of somebody and see what I can do,” he said. Later, Howe appeared on 95.7 The Game and was asked if he might consider legal action. I would hope he would be man enough to step up and call me and say, ‘Hey Art, I’m really sorry this happened.’ “Īsked if he expected Beane to reach out to him, Howe said, “Not really.” … If he watched this movie, which I’m sure he has, he knows there was a lot of injustice done here. Howe continued that Beane “knows who I am and what I did for the organization for seven years.

“I’d want to see if there was an apology coming.” “I wouldn’t say anything first,” Howe said. I don’t know for sure, but I wouldn’t be surprised.” Later in the interview, Howe was asked what he’d say to Beane if he ran into his former boss. On KNBR, when Howe was asked if he felt Beane was responsible for the portrayal, he said, “That’s the way it kinda looks. Being that Howe said he wasn’t consulted by anyone involved in making the movie, he wondered if filmmakers built their negative characterization of him based on discussions with Beane. But it’s being criticized for some of its inaccuracies, particularly the light in which it casts Howe, who managed the A’s from 1996-2002.Ī day after describing the movie as “character assassination,” to this newspaper, Howe continued to vent his hostility at how he was portrayed by Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman.

“Moneyball,” based on the 2003 Michael Lewis-penned book of the same name, stars Brad Pitt as Beane and is earning rave reviews from critics. (Howe’s) comments are completely misguided.”īeane cut off any other questions relating to the movie. “I was wondering who was going to be the first guy to think I produced, wrote or directed this movie,” Beane told this newspaper. SEATTLE - Billy Beane fired back Tuesday after former A’s manager Art Howe intimated that his unflattering portrayal in the movie “Moneyball” was the general manager’s doing.īeane, who was consulted for the movie but not involved in the actual making of it, said that simply wasn’t true.

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