The Slugger's Wife (1985)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Hal Ashby

Writer:

Neil Simon (written by)

Release Date:

29 March 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

How can a woman walk out on a love like this? Just Watch!

Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Baseball Psychopath | Beautiful Woman | Superstition

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Neil Simon's The Slugger's Wife (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:L | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures

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.

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).

Quotes:

Burly DeVito: I'm a manager, not a pimp!

Movie Connections:

References Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Soundtrack:

ALL AMERICAN BOY

Stark'ly Boring

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.