The Natural
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The 1984 film The Natural, directed by Barry Levinson, stars Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs. Hobbs is the central character of Bernard Malamud's 1952 novel of the same name. The film portrays Hobbs as an ambitious, talented, yet flawed baseball player. Levinson is known for his versatile work in film, including directing Diner and Rain Man.12
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Kim BasingerBarry Levinson’s baseball film The Natural (1984; starring Robert Redford) and won praise for her role in Robert Altman’s Fool for Love (1985; based on a play by Sam Shepard). Basinger costarred with Mickey Rourke in the controversial and explicitly sexual 9 1/2 Weeks (1986). She costarred
Read MoreBarry Levinson’s baseball film The Natural (1984; starring Robert Redford) and won praise for her role in Robert Altman’s Fool for Love (1985; based on a play by Sam Shepard). Basinger costarred with Mickey Rourke in the controversial and explicitly sexual 9 1/2 Weeks (1986). She costarred
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Glenn CloseAcclaim on the stage and entry into films…The Big Chill (1983) and The Natural (1984). In 1987 and 1989 she received best actress Academy Award nominations for her roles as a psychopathic temptress in the thriller Fatal Attraction and as the scheming Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons.
Read More…The Big Chill (1983) and The Natural (1984). In 1987 and 1989 she received best actress Academy Award nominations for her roles as a psychopathic temptress in the thriller Fatal Attraction and as the scheming Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons.
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Robert RedfordStardom: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Way We WereHe starred in The Natural (1984), an adaptation of the Bernard Malamud novel about mythical baseball hero Roy Hobbs, which earned four Oscar nominations. Out of Africa (1985), in which he appeared opposite Meryl Streep, won 7 of the 11 Oscars for which it was nominated.
Read MoreHe starred in The Natural (1984), an adaptation of the Bernard Malamud novel about mythical baseball hero Roy Hobbs, which earned four Oscar nominations. Out of Africa (1985), in which he appeared opposite Meryl Streep, won 7 of the 11 Oscars for which it was nominated.
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