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:

Romance is a lot like baseball. It's not whether you win or lose. It's how you play the game.

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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

In their confrontation outside the bar, Crash tells Nuke, "I hear you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a fucking boat." Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda said this in 1984, in reference to weak-hitting San Diego Padres infielder Kurt Bevacqua.

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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

[Opening narration]
Annie Savoy: I believe in the Church of Baseball. I've tried all the major religions, and most of the minor ones. I've worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I heard that, I gave Jesus a chance. But it just didn't work out between us. The Lord laid too much guilt on me. I prefer metaphysics to theology. You see, there's no ...

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Connections

Referenced in Jeopardy!: Episode #26.30 (2009)

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Soundtracks

"ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK"
Written by James E. Myers (as Jimmy DeKnight) and Max Freedman
Performed by Bill Haley and the Comets
Courtesy of MCA Records

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.