Robert Redford
Roy Hobbs
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Jun 26, 2023 · Stream On Netflix. At 19 years old, Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) has a lot of ambition regarding his baseball career, and he catches the eye of Harriet Bird, a mysterious woman who’s been following around “The Whammer,” an iconic baseball player Roy meets early on in The Natural.
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May 11, 1984 · The Natural: Directed by Barry Levinson. With Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger. A middle-aged unknown comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost supernatural talent.
- (51K)
- Drama, Sport
- Barry Levinson
- 1984-05-11
Like the novel, the film recounts the experiences of Roy Hobbs, an individual with great "natural" baseball talent, spanning the decades of Roy's career. In direct contrast to the novel, the film ends on a positive tone. It was the first film produced by TriStar Pictures.
- $28 million
- Randy Newman
- May 11, 1984
- Mark Johnson
Summaries. A middle-aged unknown comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost supernatural talent. 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.
May 6, 2019 · Here are the similarities and differences between the heroic Hollywood story of The Natural—the movie player we know—and the actual, forgotten player on whose life it was somewhat based. The movie Natural was named Roy Hobbs. Hobbs was from Nebraska, a young phenom pitcher who had a gift for baseball at an early age.
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Jan 3, 2024 · January 3, 2024. Roy was a big shot as a teenager, and he believed he had a promising future ahead of him. Harriet thought so, too, which is why she only shot Roy after he answered her question about whether being the “best there ever was,” was an accurate assessment. Roy doesn't hesitate, confirming he would be the best in baseball.
Roy Hobbs: Robert Duvall ... Max Mercy: Glenn Close ... Iris Gaines: Kim Basinger ... Memo Paris: Wilford Brimley ... Pop Fisher: Barbara Hershey ... Harriet Bird: Robert Prosky ... The Judge: Richard Farnsworth ... Red Blow: Joe Don Baker ... The Whammer: John Finnegan ... Sam Simpson: Alan Fudge ... Ed Hobbs: Paul Sullivan Jr. ... Young Roy ...
