The Slugger's Wife (1985)

A major league star who is on the verge of breaking a record, meets a singer and they get married, but they have different goals, so they separate, jeopardizing his opportunity in sports and the possibility of making up with his wife.

Director:

Hal Ashby

Writer:

Neil Simon

Stars:

Michael O'Keefe, Rebecca De Mornay, Martin Ritt

1 nomination.

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

Storyline

A major league star who is on the verge of breaking a record, meets a singer and they get married, but they have different goals, so they separate, jeopardizing his opportunity in sports and the possibility of making up with his wife.

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Plot Keywords:

baseball | superstition | baseball psychopath

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Music | Romance | Sport

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 March 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Neil Simon's The Slugger's Wife

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Rastar Films, Delphi II Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Herbert Ross, a frequent helmer of Neil Simon written productions, was first choice as director but was unavailable.

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Goofs

In the last game of the season, at the end of the movie, Palmer makes a catch in right field to end the top of the 9th Inning. The score at that point of the game was Houston 2 - Atlanta 1, but the scoreboard in the background of the catch shows Atlanta leading the game 1 - 0.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

References Singin' in the Rain (1952)

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Soundtracks

"ALL AMERICAN BOY"
Written by Van Stephenson and David Robbins (as Dave Robbins)
Produced by Richard Landis for Outland Productions
Performed by Van Stephenson
Courtesy of MCA Records Inc.

User Reviews

A very bad Baseball movie.

By the 1980's there were few good and even fewer great Baseball movies.

Then films like The Natural, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams and Eight men out came along. There was even a good HBO baseball film called "Long Gone." In the middle of these came "The Slugger's wife" and I sure wish it hadn't. This is a terrible movie. Bad story, bad acting and unrealistic baseball scenes. You should watch the other films I mentioned instead.