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Director:
Hal Ashby
Writer:
Neil Simon (written by)
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Release Date:
29 March 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Music | Romance | Sport more
Tagline:
How can a woman walk out on a love like this? Just Watch! more
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Stark'ly Boring more (26 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Michael O'Keefe ... Darryl Palmer

Rebecca De Mornay ... Debby (Huston) Palmer
Martin Ritt ... Burly DeVito, Braves Manager

Randy Quaid ... Moose Granger
Cleavant Derricks ... Manny Alvarado

Lisa Langlois ... Aline Cooper
Loudon Wainwright III ... Gary
Georgann Johnson ... Marie DeVito
Danny Tucker ... Coach O'Brien

Lynn Whitfield ... Tina Alvarado
Al Garrison ... Guard
NiCandra Hood ... Nurse (as Nicandra Hood)
Ginger Taylor ... Sherry, Hired Date
Kay McClelland ... Peggy, Hired Date
Julie Kemp ... Paloma, Hired Date
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Neil Simon's The Slugger's Wife (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Atlanta, Georgia, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Most of the club scenes in this movie were shot in the, now defunct, Limelight disco. The Limelight featured thousands of lights that danced to and sang with the music every night of the year in an environment that made Studio 54 in New York it's younger brother. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Right before Palmer his 62nd home run, the announcer says "Everyone is standing here in Atlanta Fulton County Stadium." We then see a full stadium with a very unexcited and seated crowd (although it could just be announcer's hyperbole). more
Quotes:
Burly DeVito: I'm a manager, not a pimp! more
Movie Connections:
References Singin' in the Rain (1952) more
Soundtrack:
ALL AMERICAN BOY more

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Stark'ly Boring, 17 September 2008
1/10
Author: Herag Halli from Heraganahalli, India

I must confess that I had an ulterior motive in watching this movie-to see Rebecca De Mornay.I can't believe that this is the Same Ray Stark, who produced the "The World of Suzie Wong." Both the lead actors need some serious drama coaching. There are two scenes-Darrel hitting the ball and Debbie singing at the night club-that are shown over and over like a twister scene on News at Eleven. It is obvious that Rebecca De Mornay matured as an actress as she got older-much older. Here she has all the emotions of a wet-noodle. It is quite obvious that Michael O'Keefe-can't play ball and act at the same time. The movie drags to the point of exhaustion. The confrontation between Darrel and Debbie's manager--what was that all about? all of a sudden this guy is her lover because he gets a recording contract? Did he have an eloping contract too? Then there is this scene of "Debbie" visiting him at Darrel's hospital bed. What kind of weed was Darrell smoking? This must be the worst scene ever filmed on a Hollywood set. This is a kind of movie that should straight not to DVD but extinction-disappear from IMDb and the Movie Lexicon.

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