The Natural
Year | 1984 |
Starring | Barbara Hershey, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Richard Farnsworth, Robert Redford |
Director(s) | Barry Levinson |
Rating | PG |
Genre(s) | Drama, Sport |
Runtime | 134 min |
Baseball player Roy Hobbs wants to be “the best that ever was,” but his career is abruptly halted when he meets a mysterious woman on a train. Sixteen years later, he tries to put his life back together and comes back into the game to play for the New York Knights. Armed with his childhood “Wonderboy” bat, Hobbs must win over a new baseball generation and learn how to deal with the ghosts of his past.