Bull Durham (1988)

A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.

Director:

Ron Shelton

Writer:

Ron Shelton

Stars:

Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Costner	...	Crash Davis
Susan Sarandon	...	Annie Savoy
Tim Robbins	...	Ebby Calvin 'Nuke' LaLoosh
Trey Wilson	...	Skip
Robert Wuhl	...	Larry
William O'Leary	...	Jimmy
David Neidorf	...	Bobby
Danny Gans	...	Deke
Tom Silardi	...	Tony
Lloyd T. Williams	...	Mickey (as Lloyd Williams)
Rick Marzan	...	Jose
George Buck	...	Nuke's Father
Jenny Robertson	...	Millie
Gregory Avellone	...	Doc (as Greg Avelone)
Garland Bunting	...	Teddy - Radio Announcer (as Carey 'Garland' Bunting)

Storyline

Veteran minor-league catcher Crash Davis is assigned to the Class A Durham Bulls to handle the team's star rookie, wild pitcher "Nuke" LaLoosh. Team groupie Annie Savoy romances both players, creating a comic triangle.

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Plot Keywords:

pitcher | baseball | minor league baseball | sports team | wedding | 

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Taglines:

It's all about sex and sport. What else is there?

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Sport

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 June 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Annies Männer

Filming Locations:

Arlington, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$50,888,729 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Mount Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both Jeff Bridges and Don Johnson turned down the role of 'Crash'.

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Goofs

When Nuke leaves Annie to board the bus for the road trip, she is standing well behind the bus. In the next shot, as the bus pulls out of the parking lot, she is next to the fence, ahead of the bus.

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Quotes

Crash Davis: Come on, Rook. Show us that million-dollar arm, 'cause I got a good idea about that five-cent head of yours.

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Connections

Referenced in The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989)

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Soundtracks

"LOVE AIN'T NO TRIPLE PLAY"
Written and Performed by Bennie Wallace & Dr. John (as Mac "Dr. John" Rabennack)

User Reviews

A Comedy with much more to offer

It is nice to see a movie that attracts more than one kind of audience. This is a comedy, then again a love story. This can be placed in the baseball genre as well as a coming of age drama. Most movies claim to be one or the other and sometimes fail to be. Then again, when a good movie hits a homerun it can not only become a money maker and a box office smash, it can also become timeless. Before they became giants of Hollywood, Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins stars in this great movie as some of the most interesting, yet simple characters. Costner plays an aging baseball player who meets with rookie, soon to be great major league pitcher Tim Robbins. Out of the rafters comes Susan Surandon who, in her own may, is a Muse of the religion of baseball. Together, the three introduce three different worlds upon the audience. Each are believable characters even though they are in a way, fantasy like. A great story with a perfect ending, Bull Durham is one of those hard to find movies that is a crowd pleaser with just about every audience out there.