that "'Bingo Long' is fun, it's pleasant to watch, but it cakewalks too much on its way to the box office." Jay Cocks agreed in his Time magazine review, stating "Although it never fulfills the richest possibilities in the raffish misadventures of a barnstorming black baseball team of the 1930s, it does come close from time to time." Stanley Kauffmann of The New Republic described The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings as a 'flyweight picture which is considerable fun'. Jones would see a return to the diamond in 1988 in Field of Dreams, where he played Terence Mann. The movie holds an 89% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 19 critics. Accolades The film was nominated for the American Film Institute's 2008 AFI's 10 Top 10 in the sports film category. References External links 1976 films 1970s comedy road movies 1970s sports comedy films African-American comedy films American comedy road movies American baseball films American sports comedy films Films based on American novels Films directed by John Badham Films set in the 1930s Films shot in Savannah, Georgia Motown Productions films Negro league baseball Films with screenplays by Matthew Robbins Universal Pictures films 1976 directorial debut films 1976 comedy films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films