A middle-aged unknown comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost supernatural talent.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Robert Redford | ... |
Roy Hobbs
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Robert Duvall | ... |
Max Mercy
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Glenn Close | ... |
Iris Gaines
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Kim Basinger | ... |
Memo Paris
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Wilford Brimley | ... |
Pop Fisher
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Barbara Hershey | ... |
Harriet Bird
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Robert Prosky | ... |
The Judge
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Richard Farnsworth | ... |
Red Blow
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Joe Don Baker | ... |
The Whammer
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John Finnegan | ... |
Sam Simpson
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Alan Fudge | ... |
Ed Hobbs
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Paul Sullivan Jr. | ... |
Young Roy
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Rachel Hall | ... |
Young Iris
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Robert Rich III | ... |
Ted Hobbs
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Michael Madsen | ... |
Bump Bailey
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Jon Van Ness | ... |
John Olsen
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Mickey Treanor | ... |
Doc Dizzy
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George Wilkosz | ... |
Bobby Savoy
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Anthony J. Ferrara | ... |
Coach Wilson
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Philip Mankowski | ... |
Hank Benz
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Danny Aiello III | ... |
Emil LaJong
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Joe Castellano | ... |
Allie Stubbs
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Eddie Cipot | ... |
Gabby Laslow
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Ken Grassano | ... |
Al Fowler
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Robert Kalaf | ... |
Cal Baker
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Barry Kivel | ... |
Pat McGee
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Steven Kronovet | ... |
Tommy Hinkle
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James Meyer | ... |
Dutch Schultz
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Mike Starr | ... |
Boone
(as Michael Starr)
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Sam Green | ... |
Murphy
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Martin Grey | ... |
Additional Knight
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Joseph Mosso | ... |
Additional Knight
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Richard Oliveri | ... |
Additional Knight
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Lawrence Couzens | ... |
Additional Knight
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Duke McGuire | ... |
Additional Knight
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Stephen Poliachik | ... |
Additional Knight
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Kevin Lester | ... |
Additional Knight
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Joseph Charboneau | ... |
Additional Knight
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Robert Rudnick | ... |
Additional Knight
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Ken Kamholz | ... |
Additional Knight
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Sibby Sisti | ... |
Pirates Manager
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Phillip D. Rosenberg | ... |
Pitcher Youngberry
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Christopher B. Rehbaum | ... |
Pitcher John Rhoades
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Nicholas Koleff | ... |
Umpire Augie
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Jerry Stockman | ... |
Umpire Babe
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James Quamo | ... |
Memorial Game Umpire
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Joe Strnad | ... |
Final Game Home Plate Umpire
(as Joseph Strnad)
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James Mohr | ... |
Al
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Ralph Tabakin | ... |
Al's Customer
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Dennis Gould | ... |
Carnival Boy
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Joshua Abbey | ... |
Home Plate Photographer
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Gayle Vance | ... |
Maid at Party
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George Scheitinger | ... |
League Official
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Peter Poth | ... |
Dr. Knobb
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Bernie McInerney | ... |
Hospital Doctor
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Elizabeth Ann Klein | ... |
Stern Nurse
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Charles Sergis | ... |
Newsreel Narrator (voice)
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Edward Walsh | ... |
Newsreel Presenter
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Carol Alaimo | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Mark Atienza | ... |
Young Roy Hobbs (uncredited)
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Sean Collins | ... |
Additional Knight (uncredited)
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Darren W. Conrad | ... |
Teen on Railroad Track at Carnival (uncredited)
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Mark Falvo | ... |
Baseball Fan (uncredited)
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Greg Hinaman | ... |
fan in stands at War Memorial & All-High Stadium (uncredited)
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Diane H. Kelly | ... |
One of Gus' Girls (uncredited)
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Darren McGavin | ... |
Gus Sands (uncredited)
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Brian Reingold | ... |
Baseball Fan (uncredited)
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Jack Scalia | ... |
Cubs Pitcher (uncredited)
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Directed by
Barry Levinson |
Written by
Bernard Malamud | ... | (novel) |
Roger Towne | ... | (screenplay) and |
Phil Dusenberry | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Philip M. Breen | ... | executive producer |
Robert F. Colesberry | ... | associate producer |
Mark Johnson | ... | producer |
Roger Towne | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Randy Newman |
Cinematography by
Caleb Deschanel | ... | director of photography |
Film Editing by
Stu Linder | ||
Christopher Holmes | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
Donah Bassett | ... | negative cutter |
Andy Blumenthal | ... | additional editor |
Battle Davis | ... | additional editor |
John Guidone | ... | negative cutter |
Jere Huggins | ... | additional editor |
Neil Kirk | ... | apprentice film editor |
Liz Randol | ... | assistant editor (as Liza Randol) |
Richard Garibaldi | ... | home video mastering colorist (uncredited) |
Casting By
Ellen Chenoweth |
Production Design by
Mel Bourne | ||
Angelo P. Graham | ... | (as Angelo Graham) |
Set Decoration by
John Sweeney | ||
Bruce Weintraub |
Costume Design by
Gloria Gresham | ||
Bernie Pollack |
Makeup Department
Tom Hoerber | ... | makeup artist |
Gary Liddiard | ... | makeup artist |
Bunny Parker | ... | hair stylist (as Bernadette Parker) |
Production Management
Peter Burrell | ... | additional unit production manager (as Peter J. Burrell) |
Robert F. Colesberry | ... | unit production manager |
Tom Razzano | ... | assistant production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patrick Crowley | ... | first assistant director |
Tom Davies | ... | second assistant director |
Thompson O'Sullivan | ... | dga trainee |
Carol Smetana | ... | second assistant director |
Chris Soldo | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
Joe Acord | ... | construction coordinator: New York |
Barry Bedig | ... | property master |
Stan Cockerell | ... | assistant property master |
Joe Garlington | ... | propmaker |
David Goldstein | ... | lead painter |
Speed Hopkins | ... | art director: New York |
James J. Murakami | ... | art director: Los Angeles |
Robert Müller | ... | construction coordinator: Los Angeles |
Gregory Puchalski | ... | sign painter |
Stuart Spates | ... | props |
John Sweeney | ... | set dresser |
Mike Villarino | ... | propmaker |
Sound Department
Gary Alexander | ... | re-recording mixer |
Tod Scott Brody | ... | sound effects editor |
Chris Jenkins | ... | re-recording mixer (as Christopher Jenkins) |
John Keating | ... | sound transfer |
Jimmy Ling | ... | sound effects editor |
Chris McLaughlin | ... | production sound |
Andrew Patterson | ... | sound editor / sound effects editor |
Bill Phillips | ... | supervising sound editor |
Hal Sanders | ... | sound effects editor |
Larry Stensvold | ... | re-recording mixer |
Jim Stuebe | ... | production sound (as James Stuebe) |
Jeff Wexler | ... | production sound |
Paul Pavelka | ... | re-recording engineer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Gregg Bond | ... | special effects prop artist |
Linda Bond | ... | special effects artist |
Roger Hansen | ... | special effects |
Eric Roberts | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
Roger Dorney | ... | visual effects |
Michael Douglas Middleton | ... | visual effects still photographer (uncredited) |
Stunts
Conrad E. Palmisano | ... | stunt coordinator / stunt double: Michael Madson |
Camera and Electrical Department
Bobby Brown | ... | assistant camera (as Bob Brown) |
Craig Denault | ... | camera operator |
Alan R. Disler | ... | assistant camera |
Brian Hamill | ... | still photographer |
Clyde Hart | ... | key grip |
Gary Holt | ... | gaffer |
Bob E. Krattiger | ... | lamp operator |
Gábor Kövér | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
Scott Rathner | ... | additional second assistant camera |
Stephen Vaughan | ... | still photographer |
Jürgen Vollmer | ... | still photographer |
Horace Jordan | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Lisa Clarkson | ... | additional casting |
Louis DiGiaimo | ... | additional casting |
Pamela Guest | ... | casting assistant |
Mary Jo Markey | ... | extras casting |
Una McClure | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jules Melillo | ... | costume supervisor |
Sue Moore | ... | key costumer |
James W. Tyson | ... | costume supervisor |
Donald J. Sutherland | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Location Management
Lynn Goldman | ... | location manager |
Stratton Rawson | ... | location manager |
Gary Stanek | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Michael Boddicker | ... | musician: synthesizer |
Tom Boyd | ... | musician: oboe soloist |
David Foster | ... | song producer |
Jack Hayes | ... | orchestrator |
James Thatcher | ... | musician: french horn |
Joe Tuley | ... | music editor |
Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Ana Maria Quintana | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Rick Mercier | ... | transportation coordinator (as Richard Mercier) |
Additional Crew
Ted Bafaloukos | ... | creative consultant |
Robert Bean | ... | production consultant |
Jason Bensley | ... | grip intern |
Sherrie Bradshaw | ... | assistant production accountant |
Casey Brown | ... | production assistant |
R.J. Cavallaro | ... | key set production assistant |
Rick Cerrone | ... | baseball consultant |
Joe D'Alessandro | ... | production assistant |
Kevin Duncan | ... | production assistant |
Anthony J. Ferrara | ... | baseball trainer |
Ann Guerin | ... | publicist |
Jack W. Haddox | ... | production auditor: Los Angeles shoot |
Ken Hendler | ... | baseball trainer |
Shelley Houis | ... | production coordinator |
Ricky Jay | ... | technical consultant |
Malcolm Kahn | ... | production consultant |
Gene Kirby | ... | baseball consultant |
Kathy Kristich | ... | production assistant |
Ann Luly | ... | misc crew |
Patrick Markey | ... | production executive |
Tom Paolucci | ... | craft service |
Jay Scherick | ... | production assistant |
Frank 'Spec' Shea | ... | baseball throwing instructor |
Donald Bensley | ... | location contact (uncredited) |
Timothy Klein | ... | stand in: Richard Farnsworth (uncredited) |
Burke Mattsson | ... | title designer (uncredited) |
Kathy Porter | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Stephen R. Powell | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Bob Richthammer | ... | set production assistant (uncredited) |
David Lee Walton | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
Lynnanne Zager | ... | adr voice (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- TriStar Pictures (presents)
- Delphi II Productions
Distributors
- TriStar Pictures (1984) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia-EMI-Warner (1984) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Film (1984) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1984) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Film (1984) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1984) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Films (1984) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Fox Columbia TriStar Films (1984) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Filmayer (1984) (Spain) (theatrical)
- CBS Electronics (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
- LK-TEL (Argentina) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox Video (1985) (Belgium) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (Australia) (video)
- CBS/Fox (West Germany) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- Rai 2 (1991) (Italy) (tv)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001) (Australia) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001) (Spain) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001) (Italy) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Pioneer Entertainment (1991) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Canada) (DVD) (director's cut)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD) (director's cut)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Canada) (Blu-ray)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Sweden) (Blu-ray)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Sony Pictures Television (2014) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Madman Entertainment (2016) (Australia) (Blu-ray)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2016) (Canada) (DVD) (studio classics)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2016) (United States) (DVD) (studio classics)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2019) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- HBO Max (2021) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Alixandre Furs (furs)
- Dolby Stereo (in selected theatres)
- Hollywood Rental Company (lighting)
- Market Street Studios (post-production facilities)
- Panavision (lenses and Panaflex® Camera by)
- Sports Studio (Wardrobe)
- Sportsrobe (costumes)
- Technicolor (prints by)
- Warner Bros. Records (soundtrack)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league in this magical sports fantasy. With the aid of a bat cut from a lightning struck tree, Hobbs lives the fame he should have had earlier when, as a rising pitcher, he is inexplicably shot by a young woman.
Written by Keith Loh |
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Taglines | The best there was! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $28,000,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $5,088,381, 13 May 1984 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The bat that bat boy Bobby Savoy gives Roy is called the "Savoy Special". The Savoy Special was a brand of beer in the 1930s, and was made by the United States Brewing Company. This bat is now in the collection at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, displayed along with Roy Hobb's jacket in an exhibit titled "Baseball and the Movies". See more » |
Goofs | In the game where Hobbs breaks the Wrigley Field clock, his homer ends the game, as everyone in the stands begins to leave and Hobbs gets mobbed by the press. But since the Knights were the visitors, the Cubs get to bat last. The movie depicts the 1939 season. Prior to the 1950 season the home team had the option to bat first or last so it was possible for the visiting team to bat in the bottom of an inning. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom/The Natural (1984). See more » |
Soundtracks | The Star Spangled Banner See more » |
Quotes |
Iris Gaines:
You know, I believe we have two lives. Roy Hobbs: How... what do you mean? Iris Gaines: The life we learn with and the life we live with after that. See more » |