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The Slugger's Wife (1985)

PG_13 105 min  -  Comedy | Music | Romance  -   29 March 1985 (USA)
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A love story about two of America's favourite pastimes.

Director:

Hal Ashby

Writer:

Neil Simon

Stars:

Michael O'Keefe, Rebecca De Mornay and Martin Ritt
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael O'Keefe ...
Darryl Palmer
Rebecca De Mornay ...
Debby (Huston) Palmer
Martin Ritt Martin Ritt ...
Burly DeVito, Braves Manager
Randy Quaid ...
Moose Granger
Cleavant Derricks Cleavant Derricks ...
Manny Alvarado
Lisa Langlois ...
Aline Cooper
Loudon Wainwright III ...
Gary
Georgann Johnson Georgann Johnson ...
Marie DeVito
Danny Tucker Danny Tucker ...
Coach O'Brien
Lynn Whitfield ...
Tina Alvarado
Al Garrison Al Garrison ...
Guard
NiCandra Hood NiCandra Hood ...
Nurse (as Nicandra Hood)
Ginger Taylor Ginger Taylor ...
Sherry, Hired Date
Kay McClelland Kay McClelland ...
Peggy, Hired Date
Julie Kemp Julie Kemp ...
Paloma, Hired Date
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Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Baseball Psychopath | Beautiful Woman | Superstition

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A love story about two of America's favourite pastimes. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Music | Romance | Sport

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Neil Simon's The Slugger's Wife See more »

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,314,993 (USA) (31 March 1985) (898 Screens)

Gross:

$1,878,561 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Rastar Films, Delphi II Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

In a article that appeared in the October 2008 edition of the Sports Collectors Digest, there was a brief feature of a 1984 Topps baseball card for Darryl Palmer. Topps produced the card as a promotional item for the film. Even though it's unclear how many of these cards are in existence, there is no addition value for the card because of the film's box office failure. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: 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. See more »

Quotes

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

References Singin' in the Rain (1952) See more »

Soundtracks

"HUMAN RACING"
Written and Performed by Nik Kershaw
Courtesy of MCA Records Inc. See more »