If the natural were about human beings and not a demigod, glenn close and robert redford would have spoken together, in the same room, using real words, about their child. Cast robert redford, kim basinger, michael madsen, barbara hershey, wilford brimley, mike starr, barry levinson, mark johnson, roger. Robert redford reveals his inspiration for roy hobbs in the. A security pro finds his past coming back to haunt him, when he and his unique team are tasked with retrieving a particularly important item. While an increasingly rare onscreen presence in subsequent years, he remained a.
The story follows roy hobbs, a baseball prodigy whose career is sidetracked when he is shot by a woman whose motivation remains mysterious. While not a baseball movie, this film deserves at least a mention for the famous whos on first routine by abbot and costello. The natural seeks to capture that elusive mysterious quality in roy hobbs robert redford, a natural born baseball player who, like hercules or thor, displays a near superhuman skill that seems. There is no record that redford ever played on his high school baseball team. The 15 best baseball movies of all time, ranked sporting news.
Redford graduated van nuys high school in the same class as hall of fame pitcher don drysdale who is quoted as saying that redford was a great ballplayer. In 1910s nebraska, young roy hobbs learns to play baseball from his father, who suffers an early fatal heart attack near an oak. Most of the story concerns itself with his attempts to return to baseball later in life, when he plays for the. In 1984, barry levinson directed the natural starring robert redford as roy hobbs, a mysterious middleaged rookie with a checkered past who comes out of nowhere to lead the worst team in the national league, the new york knights, to the pennant. Similarly, it is very believable that drysdale would play baseball outside of school, as well especially over the summer. Born august 18th, 1937, the rugged, dashingly handsome robert redford was among the biggest movie stars of the 1970s. Oct 25, 2012 in his first film appearance in four years, robert redford plays roy hobbs, a farm boy with a hankering to be a great baseball player. He was in his mid40s during the filming, but that swing definitely. Why did the natural have to be turned into idolatry on behalf of robert redford. The pair have almost no relationship, but that all changes when addie tries to make a connection with her neighbor. On our website you will find all the todays answers to daily pop crosswords. This time, he embraces the beginning of the baseball season with a comparison of book and film versions of roy hobbs. Robert redford reveals his inspiration for roy hobbs in.
Actor, executive producer, producer, director born. The natural 18 movie clip striking out the whammer. In 1950s cuba, a professional gambler falls for a woman heavily involved in the revolution movement. I was a little kid during the second world war and there was no television, only radio, and the dream was on the weekend to walk to the. The natural marked the first film for redford in nearly four years. With his faithful homemade bat wonderboy in hand, roy heads. Robert redford played high school baseball with don drysdale on the van nuys high school team in his entertaining memoir, bob broeg. It was a leading role in the 1963 broadway production of barefoot in the park that launched redford to prominence and opened the door to hollywood. Mar 04, 2014 robert redford stars in the inspiring fable of a baseball players major league dreams and the mysterious woman who shatters them. The 25 greatest baseball movies of all time bleacher. Classic embroidered knights logo at the left chest improvises true devotion in this n. Like the book, the film recounts the experiences of roy hobbs, an individual with great natural baseball talent, spanning the decades of roys career. Robert redford as roy hobbs cream of baseball film crop opinion. Robert redford, in full charles robert redford, jr.
The 10 best robert redford films in pictures film the. Robert redfords 10 best movie roles, ranked screenrant. It is the eve of the october classic in which americas annual love affair with baseball comes to its bittersweet end, and robert redford is nearly ankledeep in mud on a chilly rainsoaked. Jul 25, 2016 it turns out that robert redford actually wanted to be a bigleague ballplayer when he was growing up in santa monica, california in the 1940s. He is of english, scottish, cornish, and irish ancestry. With robert redford, robert duvall, glenn close, kim basinger. A gifted baseball player whose life has taken some startling turns becomes a 35yearold rookie who helps a cellardwelling team get back in the game. Redford has been nominated for one academy award for best actor for the sting 1973 and two for best director, for ordinary people 1980 and quiz show 1994, winning in 1980. For more than 50 years, robert redford has been one of the biggest stars in hollywoodinitially as a handsome allamerican leading man, and then as a respected director and supporter of. In his first film appearance in four years, robert redford plays roy hobbs, a farm boy with a hankering to be a great baseball player. The natural is a 1984 american sports film based on bernard malamud s 1952 novel of the same name, directed by barry levinson and starring robert redford, glenn close, and robert duvall. Robert redford, american actor and director known for his diverse roles and for founding the sundance institute and film festival.
He became one of hollywoods most popular and bankable stars after he starred with paul newman in the enormously popular comic western butch cassidy and the sundance kid 1969. Robert redford, robert duvall, wilford brimley, glenn close. But i think what makes the movie in the end is the magic of roy hobbs as he hits a baseball. An autographed robert redford script is a fantastic gift for any of your friends or family members who are fans of his work. Screen legend robert redford stars as roy hobbs, a 35yearold rookie who seemingly emerges out of nowhere spoiler alert. Robert redford as roy hobbs cream of baseball film crop. Obsessed woman who shot baseball player, was later portrayed. There is no record that redford ever played on his high school. Louis sportswriter bob broeg related the following story. Yielding his excaliburlike bat, redford is the flawed. Over his more than 60 year career, he has won several film awards, including an academy award for lifetime achievement in 2002. Robert redford is pitch perfect as the title player and is ably assisted by a wonderful supporting cast that includes glenn close, wilfred brimley, robert duvall, and kim basinger, among others. Memories of a hall of fame sportswriter, the late, great st.
The natural is a 1952 novel about baseball by bernard malamud, and is his debut novel. Fonda and redford star as addie moore and louis waters, a widow and widower whove lived next to each other for years. She inspired a novel and a movie starring robert redford when in 1949 she lured a major league ballplayer shed never met into a hotel room with a cryptic note and shot him, nearly killing him. With no opening day, this classic baseball movie is a mustsee. However, with no major league teams in the state at that time, he had to find a team on the east coast to root for and settled on the boston red sox for one reason. While an increasingly rare onscreen presence in subsequent years, he remained a powerful motionpicture industry force as an. The final homerun the natural 88 movie clip 1984 hd.
May 03, 2020 baseball skills redford is 83, and id bet he can still show off that lefthanded swing that sold me in the 1984 film. The natural is a 1984 american sports film based on bernard malamuds 1952 novel of the same name, directed by barry levinson and starring robert redford, glenn close, and robert duvall. I broke away one weekend to watch robert redford and elizabeth ashley in barefoot in the park. Obsessed woman who shot baseball player, was later. Robert redford stars in the inspiring fable of a baseball players major league dreams and the mysterious woman who shatters them. An unknown comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost divine talent. With robert redford, judy greer, jane fonda, bruce dern. Robert redford is pitch perfect as the title player and is ably assisted by a wonderful supporting cast that includes glenn close, wilfred. Arguably the best baseball movie ever made, the natural has the rare distinction of being better than the book it was adapted from. Apr 20, 20 the 10 best robert redford films in pictures. Glenn close and robert redford were part of an allstar cast that came to buffalo to film the natural.
Thirtyfive years ago, robert redford stepped into the batters. He resurfaces many years later and after a shaky start helps the fictitious new york knights get back on track and provides baseball movie fans with two fantastic. Robert s mother died in 1955, the year after he graduated from high school. Redfords early relationship to the game of baseball also had some mystery to it in a different way than the fictional roy hobbs who he portrayed in the natural. With robert redford, dan aykroyd, sidney poitier, jo marr. Mar 18, 20 she inspired a novel and a movie starring robert redford when in 1949 she lured a major league ballplayer shed never met into a hotel room with a cryptic note and shot him, nearly killing him. The lady in white the natural 58 movie clip 1984 hd. Robert redford reflects on his career, sundance, and paul. Baseball skills redford is 83, and id bet he can still show off that lefthanded swing that sold me in the 1984 film. This fun and easytouse crossword puzzle app features new, themed puzzles each day.
Your friends and family members will treasure their authentic script and will not be able to stop thanking you for their newest piece of memorabilia. After spending a year as an oil worker, he traveled to. Raise your hidden fashion voice with the ultimate blend of sports fashion wear taken from the hollywoods classic movie the natural. Did robert redford play high school baseball with don. Based on the 1952 bernard malamud novel of the same name, the natural follows redford as hobbs, a promising baseball phenom whose career is derailed after being shot by a serial killer while on his way to try out for the big leagues. The following list is the filmography of actor, writer, director and producer, robert redford. With robert redford, lena olin, alan arkin, tomas milian. Redford and producer mark johnson look back at making the films iconic finale. The natural 18 movie clip striking out the whammer 1984. The front design of this robert redford jacket includes a rib knit collar design with button closing.
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