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Robert Redford
Glenn Close
Kim Basinger
Wilford Brimley
Barbara Hershey
Richard Farnsworth

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08/19/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

On of the best sports movies of all time.

Barring the darker portion of the film where the protagonist is shot by a wayward female, this is a great film for anyone of any age. It has adultish stuff in the background but does not tamper with the game. In a time when baseball is plagued with the problem of steroid use this movie makes clear right and wrong. A young man starts out to become a player and his career is seemingly cut short. He resurfaces again only to meet resistance from a second-rate team. His character and attitude allow him to take the field and that is what a great story is all about. Second chances, beating the odds, and of course, great women played by Glenn Close, no less. I love the clothes, the scenery and the directing. A remake of this film would not be possible, as Redford probably shows his best here. Per...

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4/4 

04/24/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Roy Hobbs swings and delivers at #28

Most people would have Field of Dreams, Bull Durham or Major League as their best baseball movie...not me....I am a huge Robert Redford fan and this movie is my all-time favorite about America's Pastime. Roy Hobbs faces all odds and the dramatic ending still gives me goosebumps like no other. Other strong performances include Robert Duval as the trivial sports reporter, Wilford Brimley as the tough as nails manager and Glenn Close as Hobb's childhood sweetheart who he reunites with. The only flaw in this well directed Barry Levinson flick would be how sultry Kim Basinger would bring you bad luck and somehow the less enticing Close would make things better. Anyway you slice it this film is a triumph and one of the best sports movies ever put on screen. Being a Dodger fan this movie speaks ...

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4/4 

03/12/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

The Naturlal

More Movies should imitate this excellent movie with the simplicity of an inspirational topic and the triumph of good over evil. Don't get me wrong, I love a good art cinema flick, but for my money, when Roy Hobbs homers for the last time, assuring his victory over the evil forces of the commercialized money-driven Judge, there is no better film ending. Some of the scenes can be a little hokey at times, but nostalgia is for the most part blended masterfully with the tale of Hobbs's return to the bigs, accompanied by his faithful bat, the mana of our hero's rise from the grave, Wonderboy. Watching this movie kinda makes me wish i'd appreciated my little league years a little more.....

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3.5/4