The Natural
A film by Barry Levinson
w/ Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close
Rated PG
2hr 18min
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 as a rookie for the last-place New York Knights. Despite early arguments with his manager, Pop Fisher (Wilford Brimley), Hobbs becomes one of the best players in the league, and the Knights start winning. But this upsets the Judge (Robert Prosky), their owner, who wants Hobbs to lose games, not win.
The Natural has everything going for it--directing, acting, cinematography, and especially Randy Newman's iconic score.
Danielle Solzman
Dugout Dirt
It shouldn't work, but it does. It’s a great-looking movie with a true movie star at its center and a cast chock-full of fantastic character actors.
Stephen Silver
The SS Ben Hecht
w/ Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close
Rated PG
2hr 18min
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 as a rookie for the last-place New York Knights. Despite early arguments with his manager, Pop Fisher (Wilford Brimley), Hobbs becomes one of the best players in the league, and the Knights start winning. But this upsets the Judge (Robert Prosky), their owner, who wants Hobbs to lose games, not win.
The Natural has everything going for it--directing, acting, cinematography, and especially Randy Newman's iconic score.
Danielle Solzman
Dugout Dirt
It shouldn't work, but it does. It’s a great-looking movie with a true movie star at its center and a cast chock-full of fantastic character actors.
Stephen Silver
The SS Ben Hecht
