The Natural ★★★ 1984 (PG) A beautifully filmed movie about baseball as myth. A young man, whose gift for baseball sets him apart, finds that trouble dogs him, particularly with a woman. In time, as an aging rookie, he must fight against his past to lead his team to the World Series, and win the woman who is meant for him. From the Bernard Malamud story. 134m/C VHS, DVD, Wide. Robert Redford, Glenn Close, Robert Duvall, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Richard Farnsworth, Robert Prosky, Darren McGavin, Joe Don Baker, Michael Madsen;
Director:
Barry Levinson;
Writer:
Roger Towne, Phil Dusenberry;
Writer:
Caleb Deschanel;
Cameo:
Randy Newman.
