Bull Durham (1988)

Directed by

Ron Shelton

Genre

drama film, romantic comedy, sport film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 683 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A veteran minor league catcher is brought in to mentor a talented but wild rookie pitcher. A baseball groupie gets involved with both men as the team plays out its season.

lightheartedromanticwittyearthyrelaxedplayfulaffectionate

What happens

Bull Durham is a 1988 American romantic comedy sports film written and directed by Ron Shelton. The film stars Kevin Costner as "Crash" Davis, a veteran catcher from the AAA Richmond Braves, brought in to teach rookie pitcher Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh (Tim Robbins) about the game in preparation for reaching the major leagues. Baseball groupie Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon) romances Nuke, but finds herself increasingly attracted to Crash. Also featured are Robert Wuhl and Trey Wilson, as well as "The Clown Prince of Baseball", Max Patkin. The film is partly based upon Shelton's experience in minor league baseball, and depicts the players and fans of the Durham Bulls, a minor-league baseball team in Durham, North Carolina. Bull Durham was released by Orion Pictures on June 15, 1988 and was a commercial success, grossing over $50 million in North America, well above its estimated budget, and was a critical success as well. Sports Illustrated ranked it the #1 Greatest Sports Movie of all time. The Moving Arts Film Journal ranked it #3 on its list of the 25 Greatest Sports Movies of All-Time. In addition, the film is ranked #55 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies." It is also ranked #97 on the American Film Institute's "100 Years...100 Laughs" list, and #1 on Rotten Tomatoes' list of the 53 best-reviewed sports movies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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