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The Natural (1984) 7.4
An average baseball player comes out of seemingly nowhere to become a legendary player with almost divine talent. Director:Barry Levinson |
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| Robert Redford | ... | ||
| Robert Duvall | ... | ||
| Glenn Close | ... | ||
| Kim Basinger | ... | ||
| Wilford Brimley | ... | ||
| Barbara Hershey | ... | ||
| Robert Prosky | ... | ||
| Richard Farnsworth | ... | ||
| Joe Don Baker | ... |
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| John Finnegan | ... |
Sam Simpson
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| Alan Fudge | ... | ||
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Paul Sullivan Jr. | ... | |
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Rachel Hall | ... | |
| Robert Rich III | ... |
Ted Hobbs
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| Michael Madsen | ... | ||
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An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league in this magical sports fantasy. With the aid of a bat cut from a lightning struck tree, Hobbs lives the fame he should have had earlier when, as a rising pitcher, he is inexplicably shot by a young woman. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 May 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El mejor See more »Box Office
Budget:
$28,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$48,000,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Red Blow: Fowler's killing worms, Pop.
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Trivia
Hobbs breaking the scoreboard clock with a home run was inspired by Bama Rowell of the Boston Braves doubling off the Ebbets Field scoreboard clock on May 30, 1946, showering Dixie Walker with glass. Though he'd been promised a free watch by Bulova for hitting the company's scoreboard sign, Rowell had to wait until 1987 to receive it. See more »Goofs
When years later Hobbs makes just "one" pitch at the end of practice, ...the ball zooms across the plate and lodges into the net behind. You can clearly see a string attached to the ball as it lodges into the net. See more »Quotes
Pop Fisher: [to his "best" pitcher who can't throw a strike] Come on, Fowler! Throw strikes!Red Blow: Fowler's killing worms, Pop.
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A wonderful, magical fairy tale, and morality play. This is the type of movie that as a new father, I cannot wait until my son is old enough to watch this with me.
I know much has been made about Redford being too old to play Roy Hobbs. But much of the story asks you to believe in incredible things, so to me, this is a minor issue.
Everything about this movie is first rate. The cast which includes Redford, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley and a pair of terrific performances turned in by Robert Duval and Darren McGavin.
It is easy to see that all of the actors trust the material and believe in their characters.
Barry Levinson tells the story in a straight forward style, he doesn't try to build any false suspense or surprise twists. When you watch this movie you know exactly what is going to happen long before it does, but you don't care, because it unfolds intelligently and without pretense.
My two favorite components of this movie are the cinematography by Caleb Deschanel and the beautiful, moving score composed by Randy Newman. I first enjoyed Mr. Deschanel's work on "Being There", and felt Mr. Newman's score for "Ragtime" was the best score of 1981.
"The Natural" is so much more than a baseball movie. It is a story about faith, good and evil, right and wrong, fathers and sons. It is about all that is good in baseball and in life.
10 out of 10