Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1984-05-11) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 4 Oscars. 3 wins & 9 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $47,951,979 |
| Screen: | Bernard Malamud, Roger Towne, Phil Dusenberry |
| Productions: | TriStar Pictures, Delphi II Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 4135: Robert Redford - Roy Hobbs
- 3087: Robert Duvall - Max Mercy
- 515: Glenn Close - Iris Gaines
- 326: Kim Basinger - Memo Paris
- 11065: Wilford Brimley - Pop Fisher
- 10767: Barbara Hershey - Harriet Bird
- 10360: Robert Prosky - The Judge
Crews
- 1389310: Gary Liddiard - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 8246: Barry Levinson - Director - Directing
- 69202: Bernard Malamud - Novel - Writing
- 28865: Roger Towne - Screenplay - Writing
- 69203: Phil Dusenberry - Screenplay - Writing
- 69204: Philip M. Breen - Executive Producer - Production
- 5162: Mark Johnson - Producer - Production
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Reviews
John Chard
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The Wonder of Wonderboy. The Natural is directed by Barry Levinson and adapted to screenplay by Roger Towne & Phil Dusenberry from the novel written by Bernard Malamud. It stars Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Pros ....
Continue reading ->Peter McGinn
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Many, many years ago when I was a bit of a sports fan, I remember reading stories about scouts who had seen athletes in the olden days like Roy Hobbs. Players who could hit a ball a mile or throw a hundred mile per hour fastball, but who never made it to the big league for some reaso ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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If you ever saw how Josef von Sternberg photographed Marlene Dietrich then you'll appreciate a similar style of camera adulation from Barry Levinson with Robert Redford in this touching adaptation of Bernard Malamud's complex and characterful novel. Every opportunity is taken to glis ....
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