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The Natural is a 1984 American sports film based on Bernard Malamud's 1952 novel of the same name, directed by Barry Levinson, and starring Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky and Richard Farnsworth.
May 11, 1984 · Roy Hobbs, a mysterious middle-aged batter with a magical bat, leads a losing 1930s team to glory. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Oscar-nominated drama sport film.
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- Drama, Sport
- Barry Levinson
- 1984-05-11
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the baseball drama The Natural, based on Bernard Malamud's novel. See the full cast and crew list, including Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, and more.
On the way to a tryout with the Chicago Cubs, young baseball phenom Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) is shot by the unstable Harriet Bird (Barbara Hershey). After 16 years, Hobbs returns to pro baseball...
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- Barry Levinson
- PG
- Robert Redford
Roger Ebert criticizes the film for turning Robert Redford into a god-like hero and ignoring his supporting cast. He finds the plot contrived, the baseball scenes unrealistic, and the ending cheap and phony.
The Natural is a 1952 novel about baseball by Bernard Malamud, and is his debut novel. The story follows Roy Hobbs, a baseball prodigy whose career is sidetracked after being shot by a woman whose motivation remains mysterious.
The Natural. Nothing was going to stop Roy Hobbs from fulfilling his boyhood dream of baseball superstardom. Robert Redford stars in this inspiring fable that begins when...
