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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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 | ... |
The Whammer
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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 | ... | ||
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>
That's how I personally summed up this movie when I first saw it. And what better place to couch a fairy tale than in a milieu with real legends like Ruth and DiMaggio and Mantle ... or fabulous ones like "The Whammer" and Roy Hobbs. The story of a man playing the game they way it SHOULD be played, wishing while injured that his father could have seen him, and coming through in the clutch for his father, his lady, and his son. Beautifully shot by Caleb Deschanel, this isn't just a movie, this is ARTWORK.
And who could forget the soundtrack written by Randy Newman, which has found its way into virtually every sports show on the tube at one time or another. Without a doubt, his best handiwork.